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DAfricAD | The DAAD and Africa
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DAAD | Scholarships
• Largest funding organisation in the world supporting the international exchange of students and scholars
• Registered association; its members are German institutions of higher education and student bodies
• Since it was founded in 1925, more than 1.5 million scholars in Germany and abroad have received DAAD funding
DAAD | Beyond Scholarships
• Support of the internationalisation of German universities
• Promotion of German studies and the German language abroad
• Assistance for developing countries in establishing effective universities
• Consultancy for decision makers on matters of cultural, education and development policy
DAAD | Offices & Information Centres
DAAD | DAAD-Lecturers
America (Latin)
Asia / Australia / Oceania
Europe (Central, East)
Europe (West)
Africa / Subsahara
Africa (North) / Near East
America (North)16
30
28
156
154
20
76
480 DAAD-Lecturers in 105 Countries
DAAD | Budget 2010
Higher Education Co-operation
with Developing Countries
72 Mio. €
Internationalisationof German Universities
68 Mio. €
Promotion of German Studies
and German Language
48 Mio. €
Grants & Scholarshipsfor Foreigners
87 Mio. €
Grants & Scholarshipsfor Germans
109 Mio. €
DAAD | Grants & Scholarships for Africans
• Research scholarships for doctoral candidates, young academics & scientists
• Research stays for university academics & scientists• Postgraduate courses with relevance to developing countries• Public Policy & Good Governance Programme• African Good Governance Network• Alumni programmes• In-Country & In-Region scholarships• Etc.
DAAD | Grants & Scholarships for Germans
• Research scholarships for doctoral candidates, young academics & scientists
• German studies & German language lectureships• Long-term & visiting lectureships• Short-term lectureships• Partnership programmes• Fact-finding missions• Etc.
DAAD | Grants & Scholarships 2010*
5.403
3.275
1.541
4.817
5.979
15.727
6.817
7.395
2.080
5.152
6.834
3.144
1.764
3.732
America (North)
America (Latin)
Europe (West)
Europe (Central, East)
Asia / Australia / Oceania
Africa (Subsahara)
Africa (North) / Near East
Germans 31.613Foreigners 42.047
*excl. EU-Programmes
DAAD | Grants & Scholarships for Africa 2010
3.732 (2.761) Africans+ 1.764 (1.676) Germans
5.496 (4.437)
Total amount in EUR: 32.445.631
DAAD | Internationalisation of German Universities
• Export of German Study Programmes• Public Policy and Good Governance• African Good Governance Network• Etc.
DAAD | Internationalisation of German Universities
• Export of German Study Programmes (example):
Uni Bochum > Uni Western Cape (MA Development Management)
DAAD | Co-operation with Developing Countries
• Subject-related partnerships• DIES – Dialogue on Innovative Higher
Education Strategies (dialogue, training, partnerships)
• exceed – Excellence Centers for Exchange and Development
• Etc.
DAAD | Co-operation with Developing Countries
• Subject-related partnerships (examples):
Uni Gießen – Ethiopia – Namibia – South Africa – Uganda (Academic Partnership for Environment and Development Innovations in Africa APEDIA)
Uni Siegen – Zambia (M.Sc. Environmental Engineering, Monitoring and Management)
TUni Berlin – Brazil – South Africa – Chile – Botswana (Global Engineering Teams GET)
DAAD | Co-operation with Developing Countries
• DIES (examples):
DIES-Partnership: Unis Moi – Bayreuth (SEED – New ICT Strategies for the Enhancement of Higher Education Management)
DIES-Training: Unis Berlin – Bonn – Göttingen – Hohenheim – Makerere (Proposal Writing Courses)
DIES-Project: DAAD – HRK – Inter University Council for East Africa (Quality Assurance)
DAAD | Co-operation with Developing Countries
• exceed (examples):
Food Security Center: Uni Hohenheim – Tanzania – Uganda – Costa Rica – Thailand – Philippines
Center for International Health: LM Uni München – Ethiopia – Tanzania – Chile – Vietnam
International Center for Development & Decent Work: Uni Kassel – Kenya – South Africa – Brazil – Mexico – India – Pakistan
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