The Bavarian-Indian Centre for Business and University Cooperation (BayIND) has been set-up in order to coordinate and promote the university cooperation between Bavaria and India. In addition, the Centre has also been designed as a central service institution for companies (SMEs). Effort in the university-sector The centre acts as a contact point for students, lecturers or researchers, who are interested in the exchange between Bavaria and India. Interested parties will be supported e.g. in obtaining scholarships, finding the right university or course of studies, internships, mobility allowances or research partners. Assistance for SMEs BayIND also acts as a networking and service platform especially for SMEs in order to support them in terms of establishing or expanding mutual business ventures and to integrate the activities between universities and companies. Therefore, BayIND intends to organize conferences, workshops and seminars on a regular basis, that are tailor-made according to the special needs and information requirements of SMEs.