Indian Chairs Abroad
ICCR, in consultation with Indian Missions abroad, establishes Chairs of Indian Studies (Political Science, Philosophy, History, Sociology& Economics) & Hindi, Sanskritin different foreign universities / institutes across the globe. Thepurpose of these Chairs, apart from familiarizing students about India its history and cultural Polity is to become a nucleus around which Indian Studies and Indian languages as given above to develop in academic institutions abroad. Indian faculties deputed to these Chairs not only teach courses on various aspects of India from Politics / Economy to Society & Culture, but through other academic activities like guidance research, conduct seminars other co-ordinations, publications, delivering public lectures generate scholarly interactions with the academics of that country as well as students and assist in disseminating information on India and in creating a better appreciation of various India related issues.The Council establishes Chairs based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Council and the host University/ Institution.
ICCR Operational Chairs List
Sr. No. | Country | University/Institute & City | Subject |
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1 | Australia | University of Wollongong, Wollongong | Economics |
2 | Austria | University of Vienna, Vienna | Indian Studies |
3 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan University of Language, Baku | Hindi |
4 | Bangladesh | Dhaka University, Dhaka | Hindi |
5 | Bangladesh | University of Dhaka, Dhaka | Bengali Folk Dance |
6 | Bangladesh | Dhaka University, Dhaka | Urdu |
7 | Bulgaria | Sofia University, Sofia | Hindi |
8 | Cambodia | Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, Phnom Penh | Sanskrit & Buddhist Studies |
9 | Croatia | University of Zagreb, Zagreb | Hindi |
10 | Croatia | University of Zagreb, Zagreb | Sanskrit |
11 | Denmark | University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen | Indian Studies |
12 | Germany | Rotating Chair | Indian Studies |
13 | Germany | Rotating Chair | Indian Studies |
14 | Germany | Rotating Chair | Indian Studies |
15 | Germany | Rotating Chair | Indian Studies |
16 | Germany | Rotating Chair | Indian Studies |
17 | Germany | Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover | Indian Studies |
18 | Guyana | University of Guyana | Indian Studies |
19 | Hong Kong | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Indian Studies |
20 | Iceland | University of Iceland, Reykjavik | Hindi |
21 | India | Centre for African Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | Nelson Mandela Chair of African Studies |
22 | India (Bangabandhu Chair of Bangladesh) | University of Delhi, Delhi | As per academic requirements of the University |
23 | Indonesia | Udayana University, Bali | Sanskrit Teacher |
24 | Ireland | Dublin City University, Dublin | Indian Studies |
25 | Italy | L’Orientale University | Hindi |
26 | Jamaica | University of West Indies, Kingston | Indian Philosophy |
27 | Lebanon | Lebanese American University, Beirut | Economics |
28 | Mauritius | Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka | Hindi |
29 | Mauritius | Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka | Sanskrit |
30 | Morocco | Mohd. V. University, Rabat | Hindi |
31 | Morocco | Mohd. V. University, Rabat | Indian Studies (History) |
32 | Palestine | Al-Quds University, Abu Dis | Indian Studies |
33 | Papua New Guinea | PNG university of technology, UnitechLae | Indian studies (Economics) |
34 | Philippines | University of Philippines, Manila | Indian Studies |
35 | Poland | Jagiellonian University, Krakow | Indian Studies (History) |
36 | South Korea | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul | Indian Studies |
37 | Spain | University of Valladolid, Valladolid | Indian Studies |
38 | Sri Lanka | University of Kelaniya, Colombo | Hindi |
39 | Switzerland | University of Lausanne, Lausanne | Hindi |
40 | Tajikistan | Tajik National University, Dushanbe | Hindi-cum-Urdu |
41 | Tanzania | University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Indian Studies |
42 | Thailand | Silpakorn University, Bangkok | Sanskrit |
43 | Thailand | Thammasat University, Bangkok | Hindi |
44 | Turkey | Ankara University, Ankara | Hindi |
45 | Turkmenistan | Turkmen National Institute of World Languages, Ashgabat | Hindi |
46 | UAE | New York University in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi | Indian Studies |
47 | USA | Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | Indian Studies |
48 | USA | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh | Indian Studies (Eco/History/ Philosophy) |
49 | Uzbekistan | Samarkand State University , Samarkand | Indian Studies |
50 | Uzbekistan | University of World Economy, Tashkent | Indian Studies |
51 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies (TSUOS), Tashkent | Indian Studies |