The NAMASTE+ Kick-Off Meeting took place in Pune, India in March 29, 2019. IISER Pune, one of the 12 NAMASTE+ Partners hosted the venue, which was organized by Mr. Netra Bhandari, Regional Coordinator for Central-, East-, and Southeast Asia and Director of the India Office of the University of Göttingen.

Ten Indian Higher Education Institutions attended the Meeting with the objective of organizing the implementation of the NAMASTE+ Project.