Hyderabad|India|January'2009: A delegation from Freie University (FU), Berlin visited the University of Hyderabad on 13 and 14 January 2009 to work out modalities implementing the MoU signed during Vice Chancellor, Professor Seyed Hasnain's visit to FU Berlin. The delegation from Freie University (FU), Berlin consisted of Dr. Dorothea Ruland, Ms. Elke Loschhorn, Mr. Ulrich Podewils, Dr. Lutz Mez, Professor Robert Bittl, Professor Lothar Wieler, Professor Hans-Heinrich Limbach, Professor Jochen Schiller and Professor Monica Schafer-Korting.

Prof. Seyed E Hasnain, Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad welcomed the delegation. The delegation interacted with the Deans of Faculty, senior academicians of the different departments in the University and discussed upon mutual areas of interest which included Nanomedicine, Mathematics and Informatics, NMR studies of Hydrogen transfer, Hydrogen bonding and hydration: from Nanosystems and Nanoparticles to Proteins, Molecular Infection Biology, Biophysics and Experimental Physics, Energy policy and climate change etc.

Dr. Dorothea Ruland, Ms. Elke Loschhorn and Mr. Ulrich Podewils of Freie University (FU), Berlin discussed with Prof. B P Sanjay, Pro Vice Chancellor of UoH on issues relating to International Network Strategies and Partnership agreements between both institutions. The delegation also visited the School of Life Sciences, Centre for Modeling, Simulation and Design, School of Chemistry, School of Physics and held discussion with the faculty members of the University. At the end of intense two day meetings and discussions, a calendar has been drawn up for exchange of faculty & students, joint workshops and symposia, research group meetings, short stay programmes for research scholars. Further strategies to work together and collaborate under EU framework were also discussed.

Reachout's News Bureau
 January' 2009