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„Study and research in Germany“ –
the international way
DAAD
DAAD stands for ...
Deutscher
Akademischer
Austausch
Dienst
DAAD is ...
A self-administrative organisation
of the German institutions of higher education:
232 member institutions
127 member student bodies
DAAD is ...
An intermediary organisation for the implementation of foreign
cultural policy, German higher education policy, and development
cooperation measures.
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13 regional branch offices and
Berlin office
27 Information Centres (IC)
484 DAAD lecturers
over 65.000 scholarship holders
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National office of IAESTE
National agency for mobility
programmes of the EU
DAAD around the world
St. Petersburg
London
Paris
Moskau
Novosibirsk
Warschau
Prag
New York
Istanbul
San Francisco
Kiew
Bukarest
Beijing
Ankara
Seoul
Tokio
Jerusalem
Kairo
New Delhi
Mexico City
Mumbai
Hanoi
Bangkok
Ho Chi Minh City
Kuala Lumpur
Singapur
Chennai
San José
Caracas
Accra
Nairobi
Taipei
Hong Kong
Jacarta
Surabaya
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Santiago de Chile
Buenos Aires
Johannesburg
Melbourne
Auckland
DAAD regional offices
Information Centres (IC)
Objectives and Responsibilities
Individual scholarships
for foreigners
Individual scholarships
for Germans
Internationalising
the higher education
institutions
To promote young, international
elites at German
higher education instituions and
research institutes
To promote young German
academics and scientists
in their studies and
research abroad
To increase the international appeal
of Germany's higher education
institutions and research institutes
for students,academics and
scientists from around the world
Promoting German
Educational cooperation
studies and the German
with developing
language abroad
countries
To promote the academic,
scientific, economic and
democratic advancement of
the developing and reform
countries
To raise interest in the German
language and culture and a knowledge
of and empathy with Germany through
(worldwide) cultural exchange
Scholarship Holders 2001/2002
Germans
Foreigners
5,525
5,246
14,536
22,813
total: 39,540
DAAD focusses on the individual applicant - with a variety of programmes of various length.
total: 28,059
DAAD programmes to internationalise
Germany's instituions of higher education
1. Development of internationally attractive study
and research opportunities, for example:
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International (English-language) degree programmes
Foreign visiting lecturers
Restructuring of doctoral degree programmes
2. Creation of better framework conditions for foreigners
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e.g. TestDaF
Guidance counselling at institutions of higher education
Foreigners and labour laws
DAAD Programmes for Africa South of the Sahara
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Long-term research fellowships (PhD-level)
Sandwich-fellowships (PhD-level)
Short-term fellowships (Junior staff level)
Study (research) visits (senior academic staff)
Re-invitation fellowships for former DAAD fellows
Scholarships for Students of German Language
Scholarships for postgraduate courses in Germany
In-country/in-region postgraduate scholarships for faculty
German and African visiting lecturers
Follow-up contacts with former DAAD fellows
DAAD Programmes for Africa South of the Sahara
Short-term fellowships (Junior staff level)
 Applicants:
PhD candidates or recent post-docs
 Duration:
2-6 months
Study (research) visits (senior academic staff)
 Applicants:
Professors or other senior academic staff member
of universities or research institutions
 Duration:
1-3 months
Re-invitation fellowships for former DAAD fellows
 Applicants:
former DAAD long-term fellowship holders
 Duration:
1-3 months
DAAD Programmes for Africa South of the Sahara
Other programmes of co-operation with African countries:
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Scholarships for Students of German Language and Literature
Scholarships for postgraduate courses in Germany
In-country/in-region postgraduate sholarships for university staff
development
African regional networks for graduate training and research
German and African visiting lecturers
Follow-up contacts with former DAAD fellows (Alumni programme)
DAAD Programmes for Africa South of the Sahara
Support of African Centres of Excellence and regional networks for
graduate training and research:
 ICIPE: International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
 ANSTI: African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions
 NAPRECA: Natural Products Research Network for Eastern and Central
Africa
 AFAA: Association of Faculties of Agriculture in Africa
 CERAAS: Centre d‘Etudes Régional pour l‘Amélioration de l‘Adaptation à la
Sécheresse
 Human Rights Law in Africa
 Mechanical Engineering/Renewable Energy Systems
Cooperation with Ethiopia
General one-year scholarships
Cooperative doctoral programs
Educational cooperation
Postgraduate courses
Sur-place and Third Country
Short term scholarships
Student trainees
Long-term lectureships
Short-term lectureships
Re-invitations programs
Others
Total:
Ethiopians
24
28
11
42
34
4
21
15
179
(Figures for FY 2001, including new awards and extensions)
Germans
7
3
1
3
1
15
Want to know more?
Services and counselling online
University guides, grants/scholarships,
living in Germany, news, FAQs/ links etc.
www.daad.de
University addresses,
degree programmes, doctorates etc.:
www.higher-education-compass.de
Science and research in Germany:
www.bmbf.de
Student affairs, service packages:
www.student-affairs.de