Federal President Steinmeier honours the DAAD

In his speech, DAAD President Professor Dr Joybrato Mukherjee emphasised the responsibility of science in a changing world. The ceremony was not only a moment to look back, but also a call to actively shape the future: ‘In a world in upheaval, it is important to take planetary responsibility and to vigorously utilise and shape all opportunities for exchange and cooperation.’ Mukherjee recalled the founding of the DAAD in Heidelberg in 1925 with US support and the new beginning after the National Socialist tyranny. He traced its development into the world’s largest funding organisation for international academic exchange and paid tribute to the vision of co-founder Carl Joachim Friedrich, who saw exchange as a path to understanding and excellence.

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