President of Nepal visited the Telegrafenberg
Group photo in front of the Einstein Tower on Potsdam's Telegrafenberg: Nepalese President Paudel with his wife and the delegation as well as the host research institutions GFZ, AIP, PIK and RIFS.
Credit: Reinhardt und SommerOn June 16, 2024, the President of Nepal, Ram Chandra Paudel, visited the research institutes on Potsdam's Telegrafenberg, including the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), and the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics (AIP), during his state visit to Germany. President Paudel, who was accompanied by his wife and a delegation, was welcomed by GFZ Executive Board Prof. Dr. Susanne Buiter and Dr. Stefan Schwartze, Dr. Ludwig Stroink and Prof. Dr. Matthias Steinmetz, Scientific Director of the AIP.
The focus of the visit was based on future and existing research cooperation in the areas of climate change, environmental protection and natural disasters. Nepal, a country in the Himalayas, is particularly affected by earthquakes and flood disasters, which trigger glacier melting and heavy rainfall. President Paudel emphasized the importance of cooperation and was impressed by the wide range of research carried out on the Telegrafenberg.
The discussions with President Paudel's delegation took place in the Telegrafenberg Historical Library. Afterwards, the delegation visited the AIP's Great Refractor, which was presented by Matthias Steinmetz. Another stop on President Paudel's tour was the AIP's historical solar telescope the Einstein Tower.
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Group photo in front of the Einstein Tower on Potsdam's Telegrafenberg: Nepalese President Paudel with his wife and the delegation as well as the host research institutions GFZ, AIP, PIK and RIFS.
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Nepalese President Paudel with his wife and the delegation together with Matthias Steinmetz and Samir Nepal in front in the Einstein Tower.
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Matthias Steinmetz in the Great Refractor with the delegation of Nepalese President Paudel and his delegation.
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Matthias Steinmetz in the Great Refractor with the delegation of Nepalese President Paudel and his delegation
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Matthias Steinmetz welcomes Nepalese President Paudel and the delegation in front of the Great Refractor.
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Group photo on Potsdam's Telegrafenberg: Nepalese President Paudel with his wife and the delegation as well as the host research institutions GFZ, AIP, PIK and RIFS.
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