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08/23/2018 | Berichte aus den Bereichen

Visiting Scientist from Kassel with the Federal Chancellor

Image: Barik.
Ashkay Barik, shown here on a visit to America.

Great honor for a visiting scientist of the Uni-Kassel: Akshay Barik, currently working at the ICDD, was recently received by Chancellor Angela Merkel together with other German Chancellor Fellows.

The German Chancellor Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables prospective leaders from overseas to spend time on projects in Germany. Barik (27) has been researching working conditions in the Indian transport industry since July 2017 and will continue until November 2018. He holds a degree from the Tata Institute of Social Science and works as a policy advisor in India.