A high ranking German delegation visited University of Tehran

On August 10, 2016 , a high ranking German delegation led by Dr. Volker RIEKE, Deputy Head and Acting Director General of Directorate-General & European and International Cooperation in Education and Research(Federal Ministry of Education and Research) and also the representatives from DAAD, the Leibniz Association and the Helmholtz Association visited College of Science, University of Tehran. 

They took part in a meeting in the presence of Prof. Ghahramani, Vice President for International Affairs and a number of faculty members of the College of Science from departments of biology and physics at the venue of the mentioned college. Afterwards, the delegation visited some specialized labs.

During the meeting and visit to the labs, both sides exchanged ideas on the ways to promote bilateral academic and research cooperation between University of Tehran and German universities and research centers.

Further information about the DAAD, The Leibniz Association and The Helmholtz Association can be found in the following lines and their related  homepages.

About the DAAD

The DAAD supports over 100,000 German and international students and researchers around the globe each year – making it the world’s largest funding organization of its kind. It also promotes internationalization efforts at German universities, help developing countries build their own systems of higher education, and support German Studies and German language programms abroad.

https://www.daad.de/der-daad/ueber-den-daad/en/

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The Helmholtz Association

The Helmholtz Association is dedicated to pursuing the long-term research goals of state and society, and to maintaining and improving the livelihoods of the population. In order to do this, the Helmholtz Association carries out top-level research to identify and explore the major challenges facing society, science and the economy. Its work is divided into six strategic research fields: Energy; Earth and Environment; Health; Key Technologies; Matter; and Aeronautics, Space and Transport. The Helmholtz Association brings together 18 scientific-technical and biological-medical research centers. With more than 38,000 employees and an annual budget of more than €4 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organization. Its work follows in the tradition of the great natural scientist Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894).

https://www.helmholtz.de/en/about_us/

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The Leibniz Association

The Leibniz Association connects 88 independent research institutions that range in focus from the natural, engineering and environmental sciences via economics, spatial and social sciences to the humanities. Leibniz institutes address issues of social, economic and ecological relevance. They conduct knowledge-driven and applied basic research, maintain scientific infrastructure and provide research-based services.

The Leibniz Association identifies focus areas for knowledge transfer to policy-makers, academia, business and the public. Leibniz institutions collaborate intensively with universities – in the form of “Leibniz ScienceCampi” (thematic partnerships between university and non-university research institutes), for example – as well as with industry and other partners at home and abroad.

They are subject to an independent evaluation procedure that is unparalleled in its transparency. Due to the importance of the institutions for the country as a whole, they are funded jointly by the Federation and the Länder, employing some 18,500 individuals, including 9,300 researchers. The entire budget of all the institutes is approximately 1.7 billion EUR.

http://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/about-us/