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German Ambassador Michael Steiner awards Ramesh Chandran with German honour

May 7, 2013 | German Embassy New Delhi
German Ambassador bestowing the award to Ramesh Chandran

At a ceremony hosted in his Residence, The German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner on Monday, May 6, conferred the prestigious ‘Bundesverdienstkreuz’, Germany’s Cross of the Order of Merit, to Executive Director of India-German Forum of Parliamentarians, Ramesh Chandran.

Online masses flock to re:publica 13 conference

May 7, 2013 | Deutsche Welle
Re:publica 2013 opened for online masses in Berlin

Over the past few years, the re:publica conference developed into a meeting of bloggers, activists, researches and others interested in the potential of what the Internet has to offer.

Europe: Consolidation and reforms

May 7, 2013 | 2013 The Press and Information Office of the Federal Government
The European Commission has released the spring economic forecast

After the continued recession in 2012, the economy of the European Union is expected to recover gradually in the second half of 2013. Growth is projected to become more robust in the course of 2014, according to the European Commission’s spring economic forecast.

Workshop in Kolkata: Vocational education and training in focus

Apr 29, 2013 | German Embassy New Delhi, BIBB
Representatives of BIBB during the workshop in Kolkata

Representatives of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) held a two-day workshop together with the Indian Central Staff Training and Research Institute (CSTARI) in Kolkata on April 18th and 19th.

Conference on dual vocational training abroad opens in Berlin

Apr 24, 2013 | Federal Foreign Office
Ralf Mayer, Head of Apprenticeship and Technical Training at Volkswagen India, training apprentices at the Milling Machine

German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle and education minister Johanna Wanka open the conference “German businesses – Pioneers of the dual system of vocational training abroad” together with Eric Schweitzer, President of the German Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce. Some 300 participants from the fields of business, vocational training, diplomacy and politics are taking part in the conference on 24 April at the Federal Foreign Office.

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