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How can international relations be explained without reducing them to rigid binaries such as friendship and enmity or cooperation and competition? Indian political scientist Professor Deepshikha Shahi addressed this question in a public guest lecture at the University of Würzburg.

How do understandings of age and gender change across different social and cultural contexts? This question was at the heart of the international ICAS:MP workshop "The Challenge of Gender", held in Würzburg on 2–3 July 2026. Scholars from Germany, India, and other countries came together to discuss gender, age(ing), and social change from historical, social scientific, and cultural studies perspectives.

In autumn 2025, young researchers from India were guests at the University of Würzburg, and in December a Würzburg delegation made a return visit. The Institute of Anatomy organised the exchange.

Getting Indo-German research projects off the ground: This is the aim of a joint programme of the Indian Ministry of Education and the German Federal Foreign Office. The University of Würzburg is represented with two projects.

Doris Fischer, Vice President for Internationalisation, visited partner institutions in India together with a delegation from the University of Würzburg. The purpose of the trip was to strengthen research-related collaborations.

The Chair of Indology is collaborating with the Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC, University of Würzburg) to help CNC students navigate Indian customs and social norms during their study period in India. This intercultural training is designed to help students adapt, connect, and make the most of their time abroad.

At an anniversary celebration in Delhi, Würzburg chemistry professor Frank Würthner and his Indian colleague Mahesh Hariharan presented their joint Graduate College (DFG-Graduiertenkolleg).

Third-party funding success for the Chair of Indology at JMU: With funding for three more years, ICAS:MP can continue and expand its contribution to Indo-German exchange.

The Institute of Political Science and Sociology maintains close contact with India. The India Forum has arisen from numerous activities. Its members and their Indian partners participate in joint research projects, organize events and issue publications.