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Germany open for employment of Indians: Dr Jürgen Morhard, Consulate General


Lifting the ban of several decades on blue collar workers securing a job in Germany, the country is not only opening its door for non-European countries but already in process of preparing Indians to take up jobs in Germany. In discussion with Dr Jürgen Morhard, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, noted that the law lifting the ban will be in force from March 2020.
Preparing ahead, nurses in Kerala are being taught German in partnership with hospitals to fill up the vacancies in the country. In face-to-face interview, Morhard shared more details about the Indo-German alliance.

Ques: Do you see an opportunity to invest in Indore and nearby industrial area?
Morhard: Definitely! Indore is inspiring with a good image. From becoming the cleanest city of India to lesser issues of traffic and indiscipline, it is definitely a city to look for investing. The only issue has been air connectivity. With good air connectivity that is currently developing, Germany would definitely form alliances in Indore and nearby areas.
Ques: The number of Indian students in Germany is rising, but why are German students not choosing to study in India?
Morhard: Currently, we have 17,800 Indian students in Germany, which is rising every year. The reason behind Indian students opting for studies abroad is the lack of capacity in universities in India to accommodate the students. About 70 percent of Indian students are going abroad for completing their education and post education employment. In recent, developments the number of Indian students in Germany bypassed students in UK. There are not a lot of administrative reasons for German students not opting for India, because we do allow transfer of credits. However, most German students don’t know much about studying in India, as it is not promoted enough.
Ques: What is the status of alliance between India and Germany in the sector of research?
Morhard: There is a lot of work that Indian and German researchers are collaborating on. However, we don’t bring it much to limelight. The latest research projects taken by the countries together are in the field of electro-active materials. The latest tie-up was established with a technical university in Pune, where the amount invested is in double digits in Euros. Further, there are investments in the sector of developing a simulation of a brain tumour and Indian Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (ISEER)/
Ques: What can Indian and German system of education learn from each-other?
Morhard: The Indian system of education emphasizing on compulsion of doctorate degrees is definitely inspiring. Germany has almost an equal and standard delivery of education irrespective of institutes, which could be a goal for India.
Ques: What is the current trend of foreign direct investment (FDA) of Germany in India?
Morhard: The trend had seen a spike from 2010 to 2016 due to lack of opportunities in Europe. However, the investment is not jumping as it did that time, but it is still on a steady rise.
Ques: What are the major industries where Germany is investing?
Morhard: We are not investing into a particular sector. Rather, most of Germany’s investment in India is in small and medium scale industries that are working on providing component parts. Some of the examples where we have our major investments are hinges, bottle caps and springs.
Ques: What are the possible alliance opportunities in Indore for Germany?
Morhard: There are many component firms. Further, the packaging machinery is quite strong here. There could many other industries, but we need to analyse them first.

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