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Prestigious International Award to Prof. Seyed E. Hasnain
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, has selected
Professor Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain, Vice-Chancellor, University of
Hyderabad, for the highly prestigious Humboldt Research Award
2008. This Award is given to eminent non-German researchers
whose fundamental discoveries, insights or new theories have had a
lasting impact on their field of specialization and who are expected
to produce cutting edge results . The Humboldt Research Prize
honours the academic achievements to date of internationally
recognized scientists and is valued at Euro 60000 (~Rs.37 lakhs).
A not insignificant number of Award Winners has subsequently been
granted a Nobel Prize says the release from the Humboldt
Foundation.
Professor Seyed E. Hasnain
