Switzerland & India: the future perfect combo
2009-Year of Science and Education of Switzerland in India
After successfully completing the celebration of 60 years of the Friendship Treaty between India and Switzerland in 2008, the celebration of this great friendship is being carried forwards in the year 2009, under the theme of Science and Education.
The first bi-lateral treaty in the field of science and technology-the Indo-Swiss Agreement on Technical and Scientific Cooperation was signed in 1966. This was followed by a number of other bi-lateral treaties in this field. The appointment of a Counsellor for Science and Technology at the Embassy and an Executive Director, swissnex, for India, emphasized the commitment towards strengthening ties between both countries and especially in the field of S&T. The year 2009 has been commenced with various projects, planned and finalized, under the theme of science and education with the objective of expanding the horizons of synergies between both countries.”
Source:
www.indiaswitzerland.ch
http://www.indiaswitzerland.ch/jubilee/index.php?link_id=88&parent_id=88&type=general
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ISJRP
Indo Swiss Joint Research Programme
ISJRP supports cutting edge research that brings together faculty and students from Switzerland and India.
ISJRP was founded in 2004 by the Swiss State Secretariat of Education and Research (SER) and the Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST) with the goal of furthering cooperation in strategic scientific and technical areas relevant to Switzerland and India.
This purpose is achieved primarily by supporting research partnerships between Swiss and Indian scientists, by promoting faculty and student exchanges between the two countries, and by facilitating access to specialised equipment and resources in the counterpart country.
ISJRP has three programme priorities:
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to catalyse the formation of Indo Swiss research partnerships and institutional links;
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to facilitate the mobility of scientists and students between Switzerland and India; and
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to enhance excellence in research and research capabilities through combining the resources of both countries.
On the Indian side, ISJRP is directed and coordinated by DST. In Switzerland, ISJRP is implemented and managed by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the Swiss Leading House for India. Since 2008, EPFL is assisted by the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the Associated Leading House for India.
ISJRP operates on the principle of reciprocal funding. Swiss funds made available by SER are being matched by funds from DST.
Since its inception, ISJRP has issued two calls for joint proposals, one in January 2005 and one in December 2007. Both calls aroused strong interest among Swiss and Indian scientists, reflecting the high demand for such an opportunity.
A specific call for exchange grants (Research Fellowships & Joint Utilisation of Advanced Facilities) is slated to be repeated on a yearly basis over the period 2008-2011.
Source: http://indo-swiss.epfl.ch/
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