INSA and the Academia Brazileira de Ciencias, Brazil; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany; Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS),Budapest, Hungary; the Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities, Israel; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo, Japan; the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation(KOSEF), Seoul, Korea ; the Russian Academy of Sciences, (RAS), Moscow, Russia organise joint seminars alternately in India and abroad from time to time for interaction of scientists to develop joint research activities / research projects. In general, 5-6 scientists are nominated for participation in the seminars under the bilateral exchange programme. The international travel is borne by the nominating organisation and the local hospitality is covered by the host organisation.The topics of the seminar are decided jointly by the nominating and host Academy based on the proposals received from the coordinating scientists from both the countries. The details of the topics under which the joints seminars have been held are as follows:

  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany
  10 seminars 5 on `Electrochemistry', 1 on `Fracture Mechanics', 1 on 'Leishmaniasis', 1 on 'Better Harvest-through Plant Biotechnology', 1 on 'PDE Scientific Computing & Optimization in Applications', and 1 on 'Immune Diseases'

The Finnish Academy of Science & Letters, Finland
1 Seminar on 'Low Temperature Physics'

  Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS),Budapest, Hungary
  3 Seminars on `Material Sciences', `Catalysis' and `Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy'

  the Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities, Israel
  2 seminars on `Condensed Matter and Materials Science'

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo, Japan
  1 seminar on `New Materials'

  the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation(KOSEF), Seoul, Korea
  7 seminars on "High Performance Polymers" 'Chemistry of Natural Products' 'Liquid Crystals' 'Electronic Ceramics' 'Organic   Synthesis: An interfacial Science', "Organic Synthesis" and Adsorbent and Adsorption Technologies'

  the Russian Academy of Sciences, (RAS), Moscow, Russia
  2 seminars on `Aeronomy & Geomagnetism' and `Organometallic & Catalytic Chemistry'