Recently, a delegation from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee visited Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin), and met with President Günter M. Ziegler and other officials to discuss the connection between the two institutions. The delegation consisted of Director K.K. Pant, Dean of International Relations Prof. Vimal C. Srivastava, Prof. P. Arumuganm (Professor of Physics), Prof. Ankit Agarwal (Hydrology, Lead Project Investigation of the Indo-German Project) and the staff members Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Ravi Kumar.

Already several years ago relations between the IIT Roorkee and the Department of Physics of the FU Berlin had been established. The meeting was attended by the President of the Freie Universität Berlin Prof. Dr. Günter M. Ziegler, Prof. Dr. Holger Dau from the Department of Physics, Prof. Dr. Sutapa Chakrabit from the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy and the Director of the Department of Internatioal Relations Dr. Herbert Grieshop as well as the Head of the Student Mobility Unit Ms Gesa Heym and the India Advisor at the Center for International Cooperation Mr. Bertram Welker. The IITR delegation informed those responsible at the FU Berlin about the 175th anniversary of the IIT Roorkee and its international relations. The visit offered the opportunity to reactivate the existing ties between the two universities and to discuss further collaboration formats.