The aim of this cooperation network is to strengthen veterinary education, research and practice in both countries, and to promote the health of both animals and humans. The Embassy of India in Germany played a key role in bringing this Indian-German initiative to fruition.
Leipzig University is hosting an InDeVet workshop from 28 to 30 April 2025 under the patronage of the Indo-German Science & Technology Centre. Participants include representatives of Leipzig University, the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover and Freie Universität Berlin, and, on the Indian side, the West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, and the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.
The Ambassador received a detailed briefing on the InDeVet programme. Joint research priorities within the network include animal health and welfare, public health, clinical veterinary medicine – with a particular focus on the application of artificial intelligence – and the One Health approach, which links human, animal and environmental health.
Following a meeting with the Rector of Leipzig University, Professor Eva Inés Obergfell, Ajit Vinayak Gupte visited the Paulinum – Assembly Hall and University Church of St. Paul.
