Using National and Regional Organizations

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• Using National and Regional Organizations
• How DAAD Can Help You
• Dr. Sebastian Fohrbeck
• Director, New York Office
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• AIEA Atlanta Feb. 24th, 2009

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DAAD Some Facts and Figures

• The worlds biggest agency for international
  academic cooperation and exchange
• Association of the German universities
• Budget 2009 340 million / US 460 million
  (85 federal government)
• 55,000 individuals supported in 200

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A Decade Ago Losing Ground?

• Germany fourth destination worldwide
• Little growth in emerging markets in Asia
  (except China)
• No German Harvard or Berkeley
• The challenge international student flows as a
  benchmark for domestic quality

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Three Areas of Action

• Reshape programs and degrees (Bologna)
• Foster excellence in research (Excellence
  Initiative)
• Internationalize institutions and market German
  higher education worldwide2001-2003 gt 100 m
  special public funding

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70 More International Students in 10 Years
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Hundreds of International Degree Programs

• Taught in English
• 84 Bachelors, 444 Masters, 186 PhD programs
• ERASMUS Mundus

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The DAAD network 60 Offices Info Centers
Information Centres (IC) (46)
Regional Offices (14)
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Transatlantic Student Flows
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New Trends in DAAD Programming

• Undergraduates
• Science and Engineering
• Information Marketing

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New Funding Programs for Undergrads

• Undergraduate Scholarships (since 2002)
• 4 to 10 months during German Academic Year
• Study, internships, thesis research
• 50 60 grants per year

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Research Internships in Science and Engineering

• Undergrads work with German doctoral students at
  top labs across the country
• 6-12 weeks in summer
• Web-based matching
• Scholarships and housing assistance
• 269 interns placed in 2007

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RISE professional

• For undergraduate DAAD alumni, or any recent
  graduates or graduate students.
• 6-12 week summer placements in industry
  internships with leading German companies.
• Scholarships and housing assistance are provided.

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InternXchange for Journalism Majors

• Launched in 2008
• 6 weeks course work 6 weeks internship with
  media in Berlin
• 20 students per year

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Anything else?

• Undergraduates, Graduates, PhD Candidates,
  PostDocs, Faculty and Researchers
• From Summer Course Grants to short Reseach
  Grants, to full semester, year or full degree
• Group Study Visits for student groups in both
  directions
• Teaching and Research Stays for faculty,
  possibility to invite German faculty, Learn
  German in Germany for faculty
• etc.

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Information Outreach

• DAAD Young Ambassadorsundergraduate returnees
  spread the word on their campus
• Six liaison offices of universities and
  university consortia in New York, now joined by
  DFG
• Germany alumni

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Thank you for your attention

• More information at
• www.daad.de (international)
• www.daad.org (North America)