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Contact details

Coordinator India Platform UGent

Ms. Nele De Gersem

[email protected]

European Representative, India Platform

Mr. Alexander Naessens

[email protected]

Samyoga Matchmaking Event

The India Platform brings its stakeholders together

A brief report

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1. PARTICIPANTS

The following institutions and people, listed here in alphabetical order, participated in the Samyoga

matchmaking event:

From the European Embassies:

The Embassy of H.H. the King of the

Belgians to India

Mr. Antoine Evrard, Minister-Counsellor,

Deputy head of Mission

The Embassy of the Czech Republic Mrs. Radka Calábková,

First Secretary Commercial & Consular Affairs

The Embassy of the Kingdom

of the Netherlands to India

Mr. Jelle Nijdam,

Counsellor for Science and Technology

From the India Platform partner institutions:

Alva’s Education Trust Vivek Alva

Dr. Madhumala

Dr. Shenoy

Dr. Watson

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University Dr. Amelendu

Dr. Shekar Babu

Dr. Savita Bhat

Dr. Deepika

Dr. Shyam Diwakar

Dr. Priya Gupta

Dr. B. Krishnan

Dr. Prem Nair

Dr. Shanti Nair

Dr. Raghu Raman

Dr. Maneesha V. Ramesh

Dr. Pooja Sharma

Dr. Prasannavadanan Thampi

Artevelde Hogeschool Joke Knockaert

BMS College of Engineering Dr. Mallikarjuna Babu

Dr. Ravishankar Deekshit

Dr. B. Kanmani

Dr. M. Rajyalakshmi

Dr. M. Ramachandra

Dr. Satyanandini

Dr. H. N. Suma

Dr. Samita Maitra

BNM Institute of Technology Dr. Mahendra Babu

Dr. Bhanuprashanth

Dr. Jayanna

Dr. G.N. Krishnamurthy

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Dr. Nagalingappa

Dr. M.S. Suresh

Dr. Rajashree Narendra

Dr. B.G. Prasad

Dr. Tipperudrappa

Dr. Vidya H.A.

Ghent University and

Ghent University Hospital

Prof. Balu

Prof. Hans De Wulf

Prof. Koen Goethals

Prof. Martin Valcke

Prof. Ludo Veny

Nele De Gersem

Prof. Katharina D'Herde

Prof. Jan Gerris

Prof. Ingrid Kerckaert

Dr. Tom Van Hoof

Prof. Dirk Van Roost

Prof. Hilde Van Waelvelde

Prof. Hubert Vermeersch

Gokula Education Foundation Dr. Ashwini Nayak U. Dr. Avinash Dr. N. Balasubramanya Dr. Guruprasad D.V. Dr. Hariharan Dr. Hegde Dr. Jayaram M.R. Dr. Roopa Kulkarni Dr. Kumar Dr. Kumaraswamy, Dr. Vijaya Mysorekar Dr. Ashwini Naik Dr. Pruthvish Dr. Ramakrishnan Dr. D.N. Rao Dr. Savitha Ravindra Dr. N. Sriraam Dr. Suryanarayana Dr. Uma Dr. Venkatesh Dr. Vijayakumar Dr. Vinay Maka

Hogeschool Gent Dr. Claudia Claes

Dr. Els Van Mechelen

Institute of Finance and

International Management (IFIM)

Dr. Anand Dr. Madhumita Dr. D.N. Murthy Sanjay Padode Dr. Sridevi

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Jyothy Group Dr. Suma Jagadish

Dr. Mahendra K.V.

Dr. N. Narasimhan

Dr. B.K. Ramesh

Karnataka State Women’s University Dr. Meena Chandawarkar

Dr. G. R. Naik

Karnataka Veterinary, Animal

and Fishery Sciences University

Prof. Indrani Karunasagar

National Law School of India University Dr. V.S. Elizabeth Sahyadri College Dr. Timothy Lenihan

Dr. Ramesh

Dr. Vidyavathi

University of Agricultural Sciences

Bangalore

Dr. M. G. Chandrakanth

Dr. Dhanapal

Dr. N. R. Gangadharappa

Dr. Sharanappa Jangandi

Dr. B. Krishnamurthy

Dr. H. C. Lohithashwa

Dr. Nagaraj

Dr. C. Ramachandra

Dr. S. Ramesh

Dr. Sarvagna Salimath

Dr. H. E. Shashidhar

Dr. H. B. Shivaleela

Dr. M. Shivamurthy

Dr. Srinivasappa

Dr. Sujith

Dr. K. B. Umesh

University of Antwerp Prof. Thalia Kruger

Dr. Samir Kumar Singh

University of Groningen Prof. Inge Hutter

Prof. Robert Lensink

Drs. Anita Veltmaat

University of Pardubice Prof. Monika Cerna

Prof. Martin Farek

Prof. Sarka Jezkova

Prof. Jiri Malek

Prof. Tatiana Molkova

Zuzana Tutalkova

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2. INAUGURATION AND ENCOURAGING WORDS FROM THE EUROPEAN EMBASSIES PRESENT

The matchmaking event was inaugurated by the representatives of the Dutch and the Belgian Embassies

and by Bramachari Jayakantha Swamiji from Amrita University. After an inspiring welcoming speech by Dr. P.

Venkatrangan (Amrita University), encouraging words were spoken by the Dutch and Belgian Embassy

representatives. Mr. Antoine Evrard (Belgian Embassy) emphasised the importance of building bridges

between Europe and India and the special role that the India Platform can play here by stimulating the

clustering of single institutions and companies into consortia. Mr. Jelle Nijdam (Dutch Embassy) pointed out

that this initiative will encounter many difficulties along the road, mainly because of cultural differences and

misunderstandings. Nevertheless, he emphasized his firm belief and absolute confidence not only in

Samyoga and the matchmaking process but also in the India Platform as a broader initiative. Both

dignitaries promised to support the collaborations between the different institutions of the India Platform.

Mrs. Radka Calábková (Czech Embassy) unfortunately

missed the inauguration but participated in the event

and in several working groups during the three days.

Speaking for the Czech Embassy in the closing

session, she promised full support to make the

collaborations between India and the Czech Republic

more intense, more worthwhile and easier to sustain.

3. CHALLENGES FOR INDIA AND FOR EUROPE

In the afternoon session of the first day Professor Balu, Director of the India Platform, gave a presentation of

the purposes of Samyoga. One of the purposes, he explained, is for Samyoga to be a first step toward very

intense long term collaboration. This long term collaboration should be based on an understanding of the

problems that European institutions and society on the one hand, and Indian institutions and society on the

other hand, are facing today. An elaborate description of these problems can be found in the India Platform

Vision Document (see www.india-platform.org/pages/policy_note). A brief summary of some of the

problems follows here.

Photo: Mr. Jelle Nijdam, Dr. Koen Goethals, Dr. P. Venkatrangan, Mr. Antoine Evrard

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Europe is facing a shortage of researchers, intellectuals and a highly skilled labour force. This is due mainly

to the demographic situation of the continent. In most European countries, the population is ageing quickly

and the retirees cannot be replaced easily. This will have its effects on academia – not in the least because

students in Europe tend to prefer disciplines like psychology, arts or philosophy to disciplines that currently

face a shortage of researchers (engineering,

bioscience engineering, pharmaceutical

sciences,...). European institutions will not be

able to solve this problem by merely setting

up student and faculty exchange programmes

with foreign universities.

India too is facing problems in higher

education which are different in nature. One

of the main problems, for example, is a lack of

research culture. India faces a shortage of

research know-how, and an absence of a research culture, where professors mainly teach and do not do

much research. Here too, the problem cannot be solved by simply organising student and faculty exchange

programmes. Nor are the suggested solutions– (1) inviting foreign universities to set up campuses in India or

(2) attracting non-resident-Indian researchers to come back to India –adequate answers for the challenges

India is confronted with.

What, then, would be an appropriate approach to these problems? Based on his analysis, Professor Balu

encouraged the institutions present at the matchmaking event to begin interacting with each other at

multiple levels and to develop out-of-the-box collaborative projects. It is important to commit ourselves to

joint endeavours, he said, whatever form these may take. The current group of stakeholders should function

as a robust core group, setting examples of pioneering collaborations between India and Europe in the 21st

century.

4. MATCHES MADE

Many matches were made during the matchmaking event. Evidently, most of the collaborations are still in a

preliminary stage. Other collaborations have taken a more concrete shape. We would like to emphasize that

these collaborations are not exclusive. Therefore, as a reader of this report, do not hesitate to contact us or

one of the partners in case you are interested in joining an on-going project.

Medicine

Anatomy Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, Ghent University (Hospital)

Optimization of the Thiel-embalming method for bodies used for surgical training and scientific

research by the Ghent group.

Optimization of the conservation of brains in situ in thiel-embalmed bodies for neurosurgical and

ORL workshops with colouring of cerebral bacteria and veins by the Ghent group.

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Introduction of zinc-chloride embalming

method at the M.S. Ramaiah department of

anatomy, for Bachelor training.

Plans to develop a tool for osteology

education, with integration of 3D

manipulation of bone structures in a pdf-

course. This enables students to study bone

structures in a virtual way, through e-

learning. The CT-datasets used to develop

this tool will be partially provided by the M.S.

Ramaiah group. A local collaboration with engineers for technical input is planned.

In the framework of evolving from mainly descriptive research to more clinically oriented bio-

mechanical research, research has begun on the variations of the cervical arch and the cervical

pedicle. Here, CTs, 3D reconstructions and Statistical Shape Models and Analyses are being used.

PhD-research for Dr. Ranganath (M.S. Ramaiah), guided by Prof. Vermeersch (Ghent University),

will involve simultaneous studies (in both anatomy departments) concerning the eluviation of

the temporo-mandibular joint.

Possibilities:

Collaboration with the Cadaver Surgical Anatomy Training Lab for the organisation of

surgical workshops

Master students of Ghent University Hospital (6th year) may come to M.S. Ramaiah

Memorial Hospital and M.S. Ramaiah Medical College for internships

Collaboration for optimization or implementation of software – developed by M.S. Ramaiah

Engineers – for the development of an efficient cadaver reservation system (for research

and for workshops)

Plastic Surgery Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, Ghent University (Hospital)

Prof. Hubert Vermeersch will be a visiting professor at the M.S. Ramaiah Hospital, preferably starting from November 2013. His time at M.S. Ramaiah will be divided between:

teaching postgraduates in plastic surgery, dental medicine and maxillofacial surgery (2 days)

assisting in surgery one day cadaver workshop including flap dissection for 10-12 people from other

colleges in Karnataka

One of the aims of the collaboration would be to see how the three departments (ENT, maxillofacial surgery and plastic surgery) can work together maximally.

Gynaecology Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, Ghent University (Hospital)

A match was made between Prof. Gerris, also talking on behalf of Prof. De Sutter (Ghent

University), and Dr. N. Sundari and Dr. A. Nayak (M.S. Ramaiah) with respect to the initiation of

an up-to-date Centre for Reproductive Medicine, comprising the full range of clinical and

laboratory activities related to in vitro fertilisation (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

and cryopreservation. For this centre, the following steps are being prepared:

A gynaecologist and at least one embryologist from M.S. Ramaiah will spend one month at

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the division of reproductive health in the Ghent University Hospital.

On the basis of that visit, the M.S. Ramaiah Hospital will build an IVF unit.

When the IVF unit is ready Dr. Jan Gerris will visit the unit with a team from Ghent

University and will treat a first batch of about 15-20 patients, clustered over a 7-10 days

period.

Short additional visits to Ghent or to Bangalore may be needed to have the IVF unit fully

operational.

Beside and on top of these combined efforts, there

are also other domains of interest, namely:

The creation of opportunities for Belgian

specialists-in-training to gain experience in

specific clinical and surgical domains in India.

Designing of co-doctorates.

Focus on research on cervical cancer.

Didactical opportunities, following the wish to

enlarge research-culture in India.

In parallel to this project, the IVF unit of M.S. Ramaiah will seriously consider introducing the

innovative technology of S(elf) O(perated) E(ndovaginal) T(elemonitoring), developed by prof.

Gerris and collaborators at Ghent University, in which women perform sonograms themselves

at home using tablet-PC, a vaginal probe with USB technology and specific software developed

by Ghent University. This will the M.S. Ramaiah IVF centre more attractive because patients

need not travel to and fro to the centre or stay for prolonged periods of time at the hostel.

Neurosciences Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, Ghent University (Hospital)

Representatives of Neurology, Neurosciences and Anatomy from Ghent University (UG) will visit the M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Neurosciences (MSRINS) to get first-hand knowledge of the type of clinical work being done, the clinical spectrum, the postgraduate training program and the research interests. This visit will open up areas of collaboration and will further reinforce the value of such partnerships.

First Clinical Priority: Endoscopic Neurosurgery MSRINS would like to invite Prof. Dr. J. Caemaert of the UG Neurosurgery department (an

expert in endoscopic neurosurgery) to visit the Bangalore institution and to help it start the

subspecialty of Endoscopic Neurosurgery, once the faculty is trained.

MSRINS would also like to organise a workshop on Neuroendoscopy in Bangalore with Prof

J. Caemaert as a Course Director. This will help train many neurosurgeons from the region

who want to learn Neuroendoscopy.

Second Clinical Priority: ‘Stroke Unit’

Visit of the Ghent University Stroke Unit is being planned to help MSRINS build their own

stroke unit.

Research priority: collaboration with Anatomy:

Study of Microsurgical and Endoscopic Anatomy of various neurosurgical approaches in the

brain and spine - Cadaver Study.

Workshops and Training courses organised by UG Department of Anatomy and MSRINS in

Bangalore covering various neurosurgical approaches for neurosurgeons and residents.

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Third Clinical Priority: Epilepsy Program:

Training of one neurologist and one neurosurgeon from MSRINS at the Ghent University

Epilepsy Program.

Surgery collaboration in epilepsy surgery: live

operations by Prof. Van Roost in M.S. Ramaiah

Hospital for 1 week.

Endoscopy

Endoscopy course in M.S. Ramaiah Hospital.

Endoscopy PhD by Dr. Ranganath, guided by

Prof. Van Roost.

Highly specialised ear implant extension

operations by Van Roost at the M.S. Ramaiah

Hospital.

Physiotherapy Partners: Alva’s Education Trust, Ghent University (Hosptital)

Opportunities for collaboration with Alva’s College of Physiotherapy, in the domains of sports

physiotherapy. Contact: Dr. Watson.

Physiotherapy Partners: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Ghent University (Hospital)

Opportunities for collaboration with Amrita’s Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research and

the Centre for Digital Health. (To be confirmed)

Physiotherapy Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, Ghent University (Hospital)

Opportunities for research collaboration between the Ghent University Department of

Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy and the M.S. Ramaiah Department of Physiotherapy.

Focus on physiotherapy for the elderly, and on Musculoskeletal and Sports Injury Physiotherapy.

Research topics in paediatric physiotherapy: (a) are the clinical balance tests used at Ghent

University applicable in India? And (b) are the AIMS norms applicable for Indian children?

Prof. Hilde Van Waelvelde would like to invite Dr. Prutvish as a guest lecturer in autumn 2013, for 4th year students preparing to go abroad.

She would also like to send students on an internship for 8 weeks.

Cell Biology and histology Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, Antwerp University

Interest in joint research on cancer of cervix.

Collaboration between Dr. Samir Kumar Singh (University of Antwerp) and Dr. A.S. Hegde, K.N.

Chidambara Murthy and Dr. Nandakumar (M.S. Ramaiah Medical College)

Prof. John-Paul Bogers will engage in research training

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Microbiology Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, Antwerp University

Dr. Surabhi Malhotra is doing research on drug resistant bacteria and hospital infections and over-

prescription of antibiotics and infection from ICUs. She is coming to India in September to visit M.S.

Ramaiah Memorial Hospital & Medical College. The institutions will start joint PhD programs.

Community Medicine Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, Ghent University (Hospital),

University of Groningen, Hogeschool Gent

Development of a common research program on quality of life and possibility of developing a

common course:

Research on geriatrics and community

based rehabilitation. Quantitative and

qualitative research methods.

Introduction of qualitative research,

subjective assessments and assessments

of quality of life of vulnerable groups.

Comparative research on ‘elderly people’

in India, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Short courses on demographic analysis +

biostatistics; qualitative research, and

perhaps anthropology.

Contribution to community orientation and education materials.

Community Medicine Partners: Sahyadri College, University of Pardubice

Following previous two visits of Pardubice teams at Sahyadri Colleges in Mangaluru, prof. Farek discussed with Dr. Lenihan, Dean Research at the Sahyadri College of Engineering and Mangement possible collaborations. Project proposals in the fields of Social and Health Care are discussed at the moment.

Health and spirituality Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, University of Pardubice

Discussions on this topic between Dr. Prutvish and Prof. Martin Farek. A concept note is in the

making.

Natural Sciences

Chemistry Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, University of Pardubice

Prof. Malek discussed with Prof. D. N. Rao, head of the Department of Chemistry at MSRSAS, Prof. G. A. Shareef, head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, and their teams about further collaborations. Follow up of Prof. Bures activites from November 2012.

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Law

All disciplines Partners: National Law School of India University, Ghent University,

University of Antwerp

A research Centre for Comparative Law will be set up in the coming years, with a double focus:

Fundamental comparative research focused on

the development of jurisprudence for Indian

culture and Indian thinking, and how this might

impact Western jurisprudence;

Comparative research between Europe and

India on corporate law, environmental law,

intellectual property law, constitutional law,

medical law, criminal law, etc.

A 3 year conference cluster on “Rethinking Law in

India” will be organised by the same partners. The first international conference will be held in

2014.

All disciplines Partners: National Law School of India University, Ghent University

Intensifying student and staff exchange between the partners.

Social Sciences

Partners: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, University of Groningen

Collaboration in the field of Economics and

Microfinance. Reactivation of an existing MoU.

Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, University of Pardubice

Workshop for medical doctors and engineers from M.S. Ramaiah on intercultural

understanding, by Dr. Martin Farek and Dr. Nanda Kumar.

Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, University of Pardubice

Workshop for the M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Education, on ‘advanced learning methods’ for

students and teachers of English.

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Partners: IFIM Business School, University of Pardubice

Collaboration between the Faculty of Economy of the University of Pardubice and IFIM

Business School. Dr. Radhika Vishwas started as a post-doc researcher in Czech Republic, under

supervision of Prof. Alexander Chlan.

Engineering: A discussion on strategy

The number of participants from the field of engineering was low from the European side while rather high

from the Indian side. This fact itself is indicative of the challenges that both Europe and India are facing. In

Europe, engineering is facing a decline in the number of students and consequently in the number of

researchers. On the other side, the potential in terms of ‘manpower’ in India is huge: the number of

engineering students is very high, and many talented and ambitious young students can be found here. But

they are facing several constraints in the development of their potential, because of which many of the

young students are looking for opportunities to go abroad. A separate meeting was held with the engineers

present in order to assess this situation. This meeting resulted in a plan for a European tour of a delegation

of engineering faculty from the Indian stakeholders to all the European stakeholder cities in autumn 2013.

This tour will include visits to the European engineering facilities as well as close discussions with the local

researchers, students and teaching faculty.

Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, University of Pardubice

In the week following Samyoga meeting Prof. Malek visited BMS College campus and disussed with Dr. Kanmani, head of the Department of Telecommunication Engineering, and with Dr. S. Maitra, head of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Prof. Malek also gave a lecture to the students of these departments.

Partners: Gokula Education Foundation, University of Pardubice

Prof. Molkova visited campus of the Indian partner and discussed possible areas of collaboration.

University Management

Because of the many and interesting different institutions present, a workshop was organized on the topic

of ‘university management’. The following issues were discussed:

Existing or non-existing collaborations across departments and disciplines

Election systems for Vice-Chancellors, Deans, and faculty and student councils

Coherence and vision in institutional thinking

University traditions (their medieval origin in Europe still plays a role here)

Funding of universities and colleges and its consequences on teaching and research. In Europe:

how to escape the publication pressure? In India: how to steer an institution on the basis of

research?

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Quality definition: PhDs and publications versus societal value. How to monitor and follow-up

on societal value?

How to keep a balance between policy impact and good research? Do we need to lobby?

The problem of education in India: students are mainly focused on getting a degree and are

less exposed to extra learning opportunities

What to learn from each other in PhD guidance?

How to collaborate amongst the Indian institutions present?

5. THE STAKEHOLDERS MEETING

On the first day a “stakeholders meeting” was organised in which one or two representatives of each

institution were present. As agreed in the Stakeholder Agreement, a stakeholder invests in the platform and

develops the platform in its own region. A stakeholder institution does not only earmark 40.000 euro a year

in its budget for the next 5 years, but it also participates in elaborating the vision and the future strategy.

Stakeholders have an all-round collaboration with each other which includes that the India Platform acts as

an extension for the stakeholder both in India and in Europe, that the full India Platform network and

contacts are shared, that a joint PR and visibility strategy is developed and that partners are sought

according to the needs.

In the stakeholders meeting the following points were decided upon:

Above all, the India Platform must strive for transparency. The consortium works on the basis

of trust, and this can only be maintained if there is transparency on two levels:

Structural transparency: there is no need for complicated structures. All India Platform

activities will be in the hands of two secretariats: one in Europe, and one in India.

Financial transparency: whenever the India Platform organises an activity, the costs will be

equally divided among the stakeholder institutions. The money will be advanced by one

institution, and the bills will be available for any representative of any of the stakeholder

institutions. (The Stakeholder Agreements also state that the 40.000 euro shall neither be used

for travel nor for hotel costs. The argument here is that the money will be gone in no time if

we allow ourselves to use the budget for those expenditures.)

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The India Platform will assist the partner institutions in building bilateral and multilateral

collaborations. However, we will need to build bigger structures as well, which will take more

time. A proposal for the goals for the India Platform on a middle long term could be to work

toward:

A think tank in Europe

A ‘hub’ in India

The desirability of these goals will be agreed upon each time the stakeholders’ representatives

meet.

6. A WORD OF THANKS

The participants gathered at the Bangalore campus of Amrita Vishwa

Vidyapeetham University. We would like to thank the staff of this campus

for helping us with the local organisation. We would also like to thank

Amma, who is the founder, inspirer and driving force behind this university,

and Dr. P. Venkatrangan, the Vice Chancellor, for welcoming us all.

During the three days of Samyoga, many researchers and officials from all partner institutions visited the

facilities of other nearby partners. Many thanks for making this possible go to Gokula Education Foundation,

the Institute of Finance and International Management, National Law School of India University and the

University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore.

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7. SIGNED AGREEMENTS

Five India Platform Stakeholder Agreements were signed at the matchmaking

event, boosting the number of stakeholders to 14 in India and 6 in Europe. The

signing institutions were:

The Institute of Finance and international Management

BNM Institute of Technology

Jyothy Group

Alva’s Education Trust

Karnataka State Women’s University

8. INDIA PLATFORM FUTURE ACTIVITIES & PLANS

The following activities are planned in 2013:

In June and July 2013, all Indian institutions will be visited by the director of the India

Platform, Prof. Balu. He will discuss with the governing bodies and with the researchers about

how to organize the future collaborations with the European partners.

In October 2013, delegates from all Indian stakeholders with an engineering focus will

undertake a tour around Europe, visiting the engineering departments at the European

stakeholder universities.

In November 2013, a joint activity (conference, seminar, workshop) will be organised in

Bangalore on one of the emerging topics for European-Indian collaboration. The topic will be

confirmed after July 2013.

With the academic projects on the rails, partners from the business community and

governments (local, regional, national) will be approached to join the India Platform in the

course of 2013 and 2014. It is our intention to start linking cities and regions of the

stakeholder countries on several levels, which will strengthen the academic collaborations

and embed them in a larger societal framework.

In order to facilitate more collaborations, the India Platform will also:

Expand and improve on the research inventory that is available on the Samyoga website

(www.india-platform.org/matchmaking > researchers). This inventory will contain

individual research, group research, and contact details.

A newsletter will be created, where the India Platform stakeholder institutions can

communicate about research activities, collaborations, conferences, etc.

The India Platform website will be moulded to accommodate the new relationships and

potential collaborations between partners.

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9. PRESS

Amrita Varsity launches India Platform

Deccan Chronicle: English Daily dated 13 April 2013

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Indo-European Edn Consortia for Research

Collaboration

Indian Express: English Daily dated 13 April 2013

Amrita Vishwa Vidya Peetham Agreement

Kannadaprabha: Kannada Daily dated 13 April 2013

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Agreement with India Platform

Prajavani: Kannada Daily dated 13 April 2013

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Amrita University joins hand with Foreign University

Udayavani: Kannada Daily dated 13 April 2013

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World is looking towards India

Vijaya Karnataka: Kannada Daily dated 13 April 2013

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Change in education at Amrita higher

education institute

Dinakaran: Tamil Daily dated 13 April 2013

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Samyoga: Amrita University Research Forum

Mathrubhoomi: Malayalam daily dated 13 April 2013

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Samyoga: Indo-European cooperation making path for International research

Malayalam Manorama: Malayalam daily dated 13 April 2013