High Level German Delegation from University of Frankfurt visits Amity University

A 25 member delegation consisting of 14 delegates and 11 students from the University of Frankfurt, Germany visited Amity University, Noida. The delegation was welcomed by Dr. Gurinder Singh, Additional Group Vice Chancellor, Amity University; Mr. R M Aggarwal, Additional Director General, International Affairs Department and Dr. Manohar Sajnani, Director, Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism.

Welcoming the guests, Dr. Ashok K Chauhan, Founder President,Amity Group said that Amity University has a long association with Germany and has various collaborations of with numerous German Universities and educational institutes. Dr. Chauhan commended University of Frankfurt for its achievements and proposed for student and faculty exchange programmes between both the Universities.

Prof. (Dr.) Korn, Researcher, University of Frankfurt (UF) said that the university is known as Citizens' University as it was established by the citizens of the country which is a unique feature in the history of German Universities. She added that at present, the University has over 46,000 students studying various courses in 4 major campuses within the city. She remarked that the University is not just limited to offering traditional courses but also provides Degrees and Diplomas in languages. She mentioned that both ancient and modern languages of the world are taught to the students in University of Frankfurt. Dr. Korn apprised the participants about their special research on Sanskrit language named as Thesaurus Indogermanischer Text- und Sprachmaterialien (TITUS).

Source: Prerna, click4college Specialist