* In line with the policy of the Government of India, the Max Weber Stiftung India Branch Office has now reopened. However, due to the uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 related crisis, we continue to operate with restricted public access and limited hours. Most of the staff are still working from home but they can be reached via email.
If you need to visit the office, please send an email to info@mwsindia.org beforehand to check the opening hours.
Publication of Working Paper 8
The eighth paper of our Education and the Urban in India working paper series has just been published:
Razak Khan, Place of Knowledge: Education and Urban History in Rampur. Click to read or download the paper
Indo-German Research Day
Thursday, 3 December 2020
Meet premier Indian and German universities, funding bodies and research organisations under one roof!
For a list of participating institutes, registration and more details click here
Internship at DWIH
The DWIH New Delhi is looking for an Intern from January 2021 to support its online activities and communications work.
A Discussion on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
Organised jointly by DWIH and MWS IBO
Date: 14 October
Time: 14:00- 15:00 IST
Moderator: Dr. Katja Lasch
14:00- 14:30: Presentations by project partners of MWS IBO
Geetha B Nambissan (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)
Nandini Manjrekar (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai)
Shivali Tukdeo (National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru)
14:30- 15:00: Discussions and Q&A
ICAS:MP advertises the position of Programme Assistant [closed]
The M.S. Merian-R. Tagore International Centre for Advanced Studies “Metamorphoses of the Political” (ICAS:MP), a project of the Max Weber Stiftung India Branch Office, is looking for a Programme Assistant. The position is for two years with the possibility of extension.
The candidate will be employed by the Max Weber Foundation, which is a family-friendly, equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering workplace equality for both men and women.
DWIH Web Talk Series: Social Impact of COVID-19, Indo-German Perspectives
Date: 15-17 September 2020. Organiser: DWIH New Delhi
The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be one of the greatest challenges that the modern world has ever faced. Its impact has been felt on all areas of life – personal and professional, social and political, economic and academic. Since it is a global crisis, it requires a global response. Through this web-talk series, DWIH New Delhi and its supporters sought to utilize perspectives from India and Germany to understand several aspects that have had an impact on the society.
Video Recordings of the Web Talk Series
Day 1: Authoritarianism and Democracy in Times of the Pandemic
Day 2: What about us? The Migrant Labour Dilemma during the Pandemic
ICAS:MP Short-Term Fellowships for the academic year July 2021-June 2022 [Closing date: 31 October 2020]
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, has published the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020:
https://www.mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/NEP_Final_English_0.pdf
In May 2020 the Max Weber Stiftung appointed the first official Academic Advisory Board for its India Branch Office.
The Max Weber Stiftung is now a supporter of the German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH): https://www.dwih-newdelhi.org/en/
Vacancy for an Administrative Assistant
[Closed]
The Max Weber Stiftung is looking for an Administrative Assistant for its India Branch Office (MWS IBO) in New Delhi. The post shall begin as soon as possible but no later than 1 November 2020.
Our latest Annual Report is out (see below)