DAAD activities and scholarships in Sub- Saharan Africa and Ethiopia

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1 DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst DAAD German Academic Exchange Service DAAD activities and scholarships in Sub- Saharan Africa and Ethiopia 1

2 Introduction to DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst The DAAD is... - a self-governing organisation of German universities: member universities 126 student bodies 2

3 Introduction to the DAAD The DAAD has Regional Offices and 48 Information Centres (IC) all over the world an annual budget more than 300 Mio Euro 440 DAAD Lecturers DAAD scholarship holders around 600 professors on 85 selection committees 3

4 DAAD Budget EU 43.6 mio EUR = % Other funds (priv./foreign gov.) 18.7 mio EUR = 7.11 % AA (German Foreign Office) mio EUR = % BMZ (Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development) 24.7 mio EUR = 8.92 % > 300 Mio. EUR BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education & Research) 62.9 mio EUR = % 4

5 Goals and expenditures of the DAAD (2008) Scholarships for foreigners Promoting young foreign elites at German universities and research institutes 63 mio euros Scholarships for Germans Promoting young German leaders of the future in their studies and research abroad (including ERASMUS) 77 mio euros Internationalisation of German universities Increasing the international appeal of German universities (including marketing) and promoting the international dimension in German higher education 57 mio euros Promoting German studies and the German language abroad Promoting German studies, German language and area studies programmes (including Lektors) at foreign universities 37 mio euros Educational cooperation with developing countries Promoting academic, economic, and democratic development in developing and reform countries 46 mio euros 5

6 DAAD in Sub-Saharan Africa 48 countries 200 Universities and Polytechnics Scholarships for Africans per year Scholarships for Germans per year DAAD-Alumni 1 DAAD Branch Office in Nairobi 4 DAAD Information Centres 27 DAAD-Longterm-Lecturers 10 Supported Centres of Excellence 40 Supported University Partnerships 6

7 Programmes (Part I) Research grants for doctoral candidates Scholarships for up to three years for a doctorate in Germany or in the home country ( Sandwich -type) Short-term research grants (junior staff level) Scholarships for up to six months In-country/in-region postgraduate scholarships For university staff development Scholarships for students of German language One semester scholarships or grants for doctoral candidates 7

8 Programmes (Part II) Postgraduate degree courses with relevance to developing countries for experts and executives from developing countries University partnership programmes German and African visiting lecturers Long-term or short term teaching assignments Bilateral Exchange of Academics For the exchange of scientists from both sides for a stay of up to three months Re-invitation fellowships for former DAAD fellows Stay of up to three months for research projects Follow-up contacts with former DAAD fellows 8

9 DAAD Activities in the Ethiopian reform project Engineering Capacity Building Programe (ECBP) Since 2006 direct contract between the Ethiopian government and DAAD DAAD responsibilities and activities for ECBP: Recruitment of foreign experts Long term experts (University- Presidents, Directors, Deans, Visiting Professors) Short term experts Building up University cooperations Monitoring Support the overall reform process through different activities 9

10 Alumni-Programmes Alumni follow-up measures Workshops Re-invitations to Germany Networking Conference Funds Provision of Scientific Literature Equipment Donations More than former African DAAD-Scholars are registered by DAAD Prof. Dr. Jana Zehle, Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU) 10

11 More Information More Information can be currently found under: DAAD Homepage DAAD Office Addis Ababa THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST! 11