Past EventInternational Higher Education Dialogue
4th – 6th May 2022, Online
The DAAD and the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) organised a three-day virtual iHED conference, which brought together academics and working professionals from universities in Germany, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It aimed to discuss the future of international exchange in higher education, share good practices and enabled to connect key stakeholders and network with prospective collaborators across higher education and research spectrum. The conference included Keynotes, Panel Discussion and Higher Education Fair for students and researchers. The event was coorganised with The German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH) consortium members where B2B meetings and student interactions took place across three days. Heidelberg Centre South Asia (HCSA) being a consortium member of DWIH help coorganised, set up an information both and conducted online meetings with scientists and students from across South Asian countries. This had tangible results in form of building connections with institutions looking for cooperation and international exchange, learning about the latest developments in internationalization, networking with prospective collaborators, scientist visits and student applications to Heidelberg University.