LAPP HOLDINGS AG.

CULTURE

HONORARY CONSUL OF INDIA ANNOUNCES EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

 BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN INDIA AND GERMANY

(L-R) : Mr.  J. Kurzhals, Deputy Consul, German Consulate General,  Mrs. Isabel Fezer, Deputy Mayor of City of Stuttgart for Social Welfare, Youth and Public Health, Mr. Sunil Prabhu, Mayor of  Mumbai, Mr. Andreas Lapp, Honorary Consul of India and Chairman of The Board LAPP HOLDING AG,  Mrs. Elisabeth Margret Mergen, Deputy Mayor of City of Karlsruhe,  Mr. Rolf W. Hauser, Principal of Weinsberg Viniculture

Exchange Program aimed at strengthening and extending relationship in the education sector

Mr. Andreas Lapp, Honorary Consul of India and Chairman of The Board LAPP HOLDING AG announced his support for a student exchange programme between BRJD Public School, Bhorugram, India and Fanny-Leicht-Gymnasium, Stuttgart, Germany at the 9^th Stuttgart Meets Mumbai Wine Festival which was held over the weekend at a suburban five star hotel. The landmark annual Wine Festival Stuttgart meets Mumbai is organized in celebration of the over 45-year long and enduring partnership between the sister cities of Stuttgart and Mumbai. Mrs. Isabel Fezer, Deputy Mayor of City of Stuttgart for Social Welfare, Youth and Public Health, Mr. Sunil Prabhu, Mayor of Mumbai,  Mr. J. Kurzhals, Deputy Consul, German Consulate General, Mrs. Elisabeth Margret Mergen, Deputy Mayor of City of Karlsruhe,  Mr. Rolf W. Hauser, Principal of Weinsberg Viniculture and Mrs. Martina Kammerer, Teacher at Fanny-Leicht-Gymnasium were some of the eminent speakers at the event. Speaking on Indo-German relations, Mr. Sunil Prabhu, Muncipal Mayor of Greater Mumbai,  we (India and Germany) continue to strengthen our socio-economic ties and leverage each other potential, the future will be very promising and may aid the countries in becoming very important economic players.Visitors at the festival were treated authentic Swabian specialties (prepared by a German cook) and wine connoisseur had an overwhelming variety of award winning wines to savor with over  1000 bottles of assorted wines especially flown down from Germany by the six vineyard owners from the region of Baden-Württemberg .

The Exchange Programme: Mr. Lapp said that on the occasion of the completion of 60^th year of successful business and cultural relationship between India and Germany, we are happy to announce our support for an exchange program between two schools. This is to strengthen and extend our relationship in the education sector resulting in an exchange of knowledge between the two countries. This is a dedicated initiative under the motto Education needs Communication hat helps support the exchange of knowledge, further strengthening relations between the two countries. He went on to add - Globalisation will play a major role in the future and we need to be prepared for an inevitable development. Moreover, familiarising ourselves with other cultures will be the key to sustainability, along with the major topic of education.The programme which is taking place for the first time will have participation of approximately 20 pupils from each country. The German partners will visit Bhorugram for two weeks and live with their Indian partners in the boarding school and the Indian partners will visit Stuttgart for the same time period and stay with the families of their German partners. All participants will work together on a common project which will involve the study of English, Economics and Biology and cover the interdisciplinary topic of sustainable handling of water resources.

 Stuttgart Meets Mumbai Wine Festival: Stuttgart, the state capital of Baden-Württemberg, Germany is surrounded by amazing vineyards that produce prize-winning wines and as a token of appreciation and good regards for India, Chairman of The Board LAPP HOLDINGS AG., Mr. Andreas Lapp who is also the Honorary Consul of Republic of India since 2001 initiated this signature event eight years ago. Focused on deepening this existing relationship the wine-fest brought together people from politics, across industries and cultural domains. Some of the other programs organized at this event were- jewellery workshop on modern German jewellery and design culture, Student exchange program workshops, entertainment program, Stuttgart specialities buffet, wine tasting sessions with experts from Stuttgart accompanied by typical Swabian music. The Stuttgart meets Mumbai Wine Festival is the ideal platform for networking with people from all walks of life be it from business, culture and  politics.