DOORS OF INDO FRENCH AND INDO GERMAN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH VENTURES
TO BE EXPLORED FOR PU
National Tele24 News
Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh
The Prestigious Indo French workshop
under the banner of Indo French Center, which is created jointly by the
Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India and Ministry of External and Culture Affairs,
Govt. of France concluded today after
brain storming sessions during last three days. During the three
day workshop, various noted and eminent scientists spoke on the topics of
Nuclear Physics. The prominent speakers included Prof. Joerg Aichelin from
Nantes, France, Prof. Christoph Hartnack from France, Prof. Leifels from
Germany, Prof. Bratkovskaya from Germany, Prof. Lopez from France, Prof.
Napolitani from France. Prof. Rajeev Puri, Chief
coordinator of the workshop told that the French and German delegates including
the Director of Indo French Center had
series of meetings with Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice- Chancellor, Panjab University(PU).
Apart from Physics, another important part was that both French/ German and
Indian delegate stressed need for joint collaborative projects. Prof. Rajeev
Puri, The Indian Chief Coordinator along with Vice Chancellor Prof. Raj Kumar,
Prof. Devender Mehta, Dean Sciences and Prof. Aichelin, French Chief
Coordinator will initiate platform for French-Indo and German –Indo MOU and
also collaborative projects that will benefit students and faculty of Panjab
University. It was further agreed upon to explore
the possibility of joint Indo-French Research center at PU which can be a milestone for the faculty and
students of the region. Prof. Puri and Prof Aichelin agreed to also explore
possibility for joint Ph.D. Programs with France and India so that students can
work in both countries. It was also
discussed to look for the Nuclear Engineering program of the France where M.Sc/
BTech students of PU can participate. The European Union also offers more than
20 Scholarships for Nuclear Engineering programs Prof. Leifel who
is head of the many giant projects at GSI, Germany, the world largest facility
for Nuclear Physics along with Indian Chief Coordinator, Prof. Puri will
explore for possibility of MOU with Panjab University so that local faculty and
students can also work at GSI. Large number of countries have pumped thousands
of crore of rupees in the facility of GSI. This Indo French
workshop, which was first of its kind at Panjab University, has set the ball
for large research possibilities with initiatives of Prof. Rajeev Puri from
Panjab University and Prof. Aichelin from Nantes, France. It is worth
mentioning that Prof Rajeev Puri was the first scientists who was awarded Indo
French project worth of Rs. 1 crore in
2012.
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