Freie Universität Berlin India & South Asia office participated in the 38th International Ethological Congress - Behaviour 2025 held in Kolkata to promote Veterinary Medicine and networking with FUB Alumni.

It was also interesting to attend a lecture by Professor Dr. Michael Brecht, Humboldt University Berlin, on Large-Brain Neuroscience in Elephants at the Bose Institute, Kolkata. Prof. Dr. Brecht received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize from the DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft in 2012.

Ms. Vibhuti Sukhramani, Head, FUB liaison office, conducted an Info-session for Master and PhD students at Jadavpur University and guided them about opportunities, application requirements and funding options for study and research at FUB.

We also visited the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science and S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences where we conducted info-sessions with other German organisations like Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and Heidelberg University and had interesting discussions about potential collaborations.