The DAAD and its Alumni Activities and Networks

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1 The DAAD and its Alumni Activities and Networks Cay Etzold Head of Division 434 Co-operation & Projects in Higher Education Berlin, 22 nd January 2009

2 Content 1 Overview of the DAAD 1.1 DAAD 1.2 Budget 1.3 Goals and Activities 2 DAAD s Alumni Activities and Networks 2.1 Funding and Distribution 2.2 Definition and Objectives 2.3 Programmes and Networks 2

3 DAAD stands for... Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst DAAD is... a self-governing organisation of the German universities: 232 member universities 124 student bodies DAAD Budget Goals and Activities 3

4 The DAAD at a glance 232 member universities 425 DAAD Lektorships 14 Regional Offices and DAAD scholarship holders the Berlin Office 48 Information Centres (IC) 600 professors as peer reviewers DAAD Budget Goals and Activities 4

5 The DAAD s international network DAAD Budget Goals and Activities 5

6 DAAD Budget 2008: aprox. 300 Mio EUR EU European Union 50 mio EUR = 17 % BMZ Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development 26,2 mio EUR = 8 % Other funds Private Foreign Governments 21,9 mio EUR = 7 % 300 mio. EUR AA German Foreign Office 136,9 mio. EUR = 46 % BMBF Federal Ministry of Education & Research 65,9 mio EUR = 22 % DAAD Budget Goals and Activities 6

7 Goals and Expenditures of the DAAD in 2008 Scholarships for foreigners Promoting young foreign elites at German universities and research institutes 68 mio euros Scholarships for Germans Promoting young German leaders of the future in their studies and research abroad (including ERASMUS) 83 mio euros Internationalisation of German universities Increasing the international appeal of German universities (including marketing) and promoting the international dimension in German higher education 60 mio euros Promoting German studies and the German language abroad Promoting German studies, German language and area studies programmes (including lectors) at foreign universities 37 mio euros Educational cooperation with developing countries Promoting academic, economic, and democratic development in developing and reform countries 51 mio euros DAAD Budget Goals and Activities 7

8 DAAD Group 43: Co-operation with Developing Countries (Budget 2008: 26,2 Mio) Higher education excellence in the field of Development Co-operation Scholarships for professional PhD and Master Courses Co-operations and Structural Programms DIES Higher Education Management Programmes Alumni programmes 70,48% 6,6% 4,59% 18,33% Development Co-operation 8

9 Alumni-Programmes for foreign scholars, students and researchers, who stayed in Germany at a German Higher Education Institution or Research Center for at least 3 months for educational and research reasons or who have been supported by a German sponsorship or qualified by another German mediator organisation Prof. Wangari Maathai, DAAD-Alumna, Nobel Peace Price 2004 Award WHO is an alumni? WHY alumni activities? WHICH kind of alumni activities? 9

10 Alumni-Programmes Objectives: Creating and maintaining potential contacts with alumni, between alumni themselves and with their host university Share of experiences and knowledge between alumni Creating subject-specific alumni network Multidisciplinary summer schools aiming at starting new alumniactivities in the partner countries Supporting teaching, research and development at foreign institutions of higher education by an equipment grant scheme Finally winning this target group as partners for the German economy and for development co-operation WHO is an alumni? WHY alumni activities? WHICH kind of alumni activities? 10

11 Alumni-Programmes Activity A Expert seminars / Summer schools (Germany or Home country) - Advanced training max per event (at least 15 alumni, 3-10 days) Activity B Network (subject related) max per event Improving and extending networks (database, internet, information, clubs, training) => Applicant: German Universities (and Alumni Clubs) WHO is an alumni? WHY alumni activities? WHICH kind of alumni activities? 11

12 Alumni-Programmes Funded Alumni Projects ( ) number year Alumni Programmes 12

13 Alumni-Programmes Regional Distribution ( ) Africa/ Sub-Sahara Latin Am erica Europe Northern Africa/ Middle East Asia w orldw ide Alumni Programmes 13

14 Alumni-Programmes 33 Subject-Related Distribution ( ) Agriculture/ Environmental Science Sciences Engineering Medicine Jurisprudence/ Economic and Social Sciences Linguistics Interdisciplinary Alumni Programmes 14

15 Alumni-Programmes Exchange of information: - DAAD Letter - Alumni-Internet-Performance - -Adresses Individual programmes: - Book donations - Equipment grants - Re-invitation Group programmes: - Alumni associations - Alumni seminars - Alumni special projects - Alumni regional and professional networks - Alumniportal Deutschland - APD WHO is an alumni? WHY alumni activities? WHICH kind of alumni activities? 15

16 WHICH kind of alumni activities? DAAD Letter Scientific topics and topics from the field of higher education Print run approx Appears 3 times a year world wide Especially for foreign Alumni and present sponsored students For German Alumni sponsered by the DAAD with costs (15 a year) 16

17 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumni internet performance Web-based -Service incl. modulated forwarding for Alumni and scholarship holders Free of charge 17

18 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumni internet performance Personal data Creating and maintaining contacts Sharing experiences Discussing Looking for accomodations, jobs, internships etc. Address: Alumni-Events: in Germany and world wide Chronological or regional sorted events Accompanying documents 18

19 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Equipment Grants Objectives: Support for projects of higher education institutions in developing countries in the field of teaching, research and development Capability of higher education institutions from developing countries to act as counterparts for measures of the German development cooperation Measures: Equipment grants for alumni Max. funding for small scale projects: Max. funding for large scale projects: New Applications Grantings Grantings 19

20 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Equipment Grants Regional Distributions ( ) Asia Europe Northern Africa/ Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America 20

21 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Equipment Grants Subject-Related Distributions ( ) Human Medicine Sciences Language and Culture Studies Engineering Jurisprudence/ Economics/ Social Sciences Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Sciences 21

22 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumni associations More than 130 associations in more than 70 countries Independent organizations according to national law DAAD Alumni and Alumni of other organizations (AvH, InWEnt) Goals: Subject-related networks on regional level Consultancy and information about Germany and its study and research possibilities DAAD: Funding of a) Association establishments b) Events 22

23 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumni associations Examples: Society of former German ENA-students DAJV (German-American Jurist Association) Rhenish International Jurist Association Forum former students in their theological studyyear Dormition Abbey Jerusalem e.v. Fulbright Alumni e.v. (German Fulbright Alumni Association) CSP netzwork for international policy and collaboration Overseas America Alumni Club (OAC) 23

24 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumni seminars Examples: 2007: 11 big alumni seminars (Egypt, Brasil, Germany (2), France, Georgia, Ireland, Russian Federation, Mexico, Slowakia) 2007: ca. 200 smaller alumni activities (sommer schools, workshops, expert seminars) 2008: 13 big alumni seminare (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, China, India, Japan, Kazakstan, Kenya, Slovenia, South Korea, Syria, Ukraine and USA) 2008: more than 200 smaller alumni activities (summer schools, workshops, expert seminars) 24

25 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumni special projects = Advanced Training for experts, qualified in Germany for further cooperation with German scientists and representatives of industry Combined project structure: Advanced Training for one week at a German University & Visit of a Trade Fair Five MDG goals in the main focus: Water Food Medicine Renewable Energy Education e.g.: Anuga Food Tec Fair & Water Berlin 25

26 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumni regional and professional networks Example 1: German Alumni Water Network (GAWN) Start = Capacity Building 5 Postgraduate courses at German universities 2005 IFAT Munich, 3 Summerschools and 1 Forum with 75 Alumni 2006 / 2007 Regional activities in Tunesia, Jordan and Syria, Kenya and Tanzania, Philippines and Brazil Well Drilling Fair Geofora 2007 in Hof IFAT 2008 in Munich Participating 9 universities Co-operation with DWA Website: Contact: gawn@uni-siegen.de 26

27 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumni regional and professional networks Example 2: German Alumni Food Network (GAFooN) Start = Capacity Building - 6 Postgraduate courses at German universities AnugaFoodTec 2006 in Cologne, 3 Summerschools and 1 Forum with 75 Alumni AnugaFoodTec 2009 in Cologne To include existing networks like SEAG, RECALL, GIAN, GEAR etc. Creating regional expertise Participating German universities: U Göttingen, U Hannover, U Hohenheim, Co-operation with DLG Website: in construction 27

28 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumniportal Deutschland - APD For all German Alumni worldwide Establishing and keeping contact Linking Alumni with Germany Linking alumni among each other Information about advanced training and carrier opportunities Cooperation 28

29 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumniportal Deutschland - APD WHO? 29

30 Example Martha Shitsama 36 years old, Kenya 4 years studies in Germany Economics (VWL) in Bonn Enterpreneur 30

31 Information She is searching for information on economics in Germany She finds... 31

32 ... articles on Economy and Jobmarket 32

33 Events She is searching for interesting events in her region. She finds... 33

34 ... an alumni-event in Kenya 34

35 Events She is searching for networks in her region. She finds... 35

36 ... two interesting networks... two networks on trade in Africa 36

37 She logs herself into My portal And finds... 37

38 ... the group Bonner Alumni 38

39 ... the group Knowledge and Research for Development, Nairobi 39

40 She is searching for interesting jobs. And finds... 40

41 ... a virtual job fair for Germany- Alumni 41

42 WHICH kind of alumni activities? Alumniportal Deutschland - APD A Portal for all German Alumni worldwide A Platform for Communication and Contact (linkedin, facebook, xing, studivz) Getting to know the alumni and setting up contacts Finding counterparts and experts with Germany experience Job advertisements and job fairs Announcing events Presenting their institution/ company via a profile Initiating cooperations between their institutions/ companies and the alumni Receiving information on the alumni networks Reading news and articles Studying a language 42

43 Vielen Dank für die Aufmerksamkeit! Thank you for your attention! More information? Visit our website: Cay Etzold 43

44 Almuni-Programmes Relation between DAAD and Alumni DAAD German Higher Education Institutions 130 Associations 20 Networks Alumni Programmes 44

45 Alumni-Programmes Alumni-Groups: Overview DAAD-Alumni University-Alumni - Alumni from higher education institutions German-Alumni - 2 years work experience - Alumni Programmes 45