Malaysian-German HE cooperation in mobility for students and academics and DAAD funding programmes Dr. Guido Schnieders DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Information Center Kuala Lumpur
The DAAD: Who we are and what we do 2 Dörthe Hagenguth
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is A self-governing organisation of German universities: 239 member universities 121 student bodies 3
Budget 2014 : 441 million Euro (appr. 1.8 bn RM) Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF): 103 million = 23 % BMBF Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ): 41 million = 9 % BMZ European Union (EU): 65 million = 15 % EU Total: Federal Foreign Office (AA): 177 million = 40 % 441 million Other Other funding bodies: 55 million = 13 % AA *Figures: 2014 4
Our task is to promote academic cooperation between Germany and the world. Scholarships for the best Structures of internationality Expertise for academic collaboration Hans-Joachim Zylla 5
Wolfgang Hübner-Stauf Scholarships for the best Since 1950, 860.000 international academics came to Germany with support from DAAD 6
Scholarships for the best Since 1950, 1.175.000 German academics have been around the world with DAAD Matthias Brucker 7
Origins and destinations of DAAD scholarship holders* IN 1,758 OUT 5,741 North America IN OUT 3,965 43,002 Western Europe and Turkey Central and Eastern Europe, CIS IN OUT 14,834 10,034 North Africa / Middle East IN OUT 6,360 1,923 IN 8,144 Latin America Sub-Saharan Africa IN 4,783 OUT 6,799 Asia-Pacific IN 8,410 OUT 1,923 OUT 3,416 Foreigners Germans 48,254 72,857 *in 2014, including EU programmes 8
Structures for Internationalisation: We create structures for higher education in Germany and throughout the world. Universities are our partners. The DAAD provides support and advice. David Ausserhofer / Peter Himsel 9
Expertise for academic collaboration: Regional competence and expertise in internationalisation Services and contacts with partners worldwide Support from a global network of more than 60 offices Jan Jacob Hofmann 11
DAAD worldwide: Regional Offices, Information Centres and Lectureships (DAAD-Lektors) North America : 21 Toronto New York San Francisco Mexico City San José Caracas Bogotá Latin America: 36 St. Petersburg Western Europe and Turkey: 149 Moscow Riga Kazan Novosibirsk London Minsk Bonn Berlin Warsaw Brussels Prague Kiev Paris Budapest Rome Bucharest Tbilisi Madrid Belgrade Istanbul Tashkent Almaty Baku Bishkek Athens Ankara Yerevan Dushanbe Beijing Seoul Tehran Tunis Erbil Tokyo Tel Aviv Islamabad Amman Kabul Cairo Shanghai East Jerusalem New Delhi Guangzhou Abu Dhabi Taipei City North Africa and the Middle East: 34 Hanoi Hong Kong Pune Chennai Bangkok Addis Ababa Ho Chi Minh City Accra Kuala Lumpur Yaoundé Singapore Nairobi Asia-Pacific: 66 Jakarta Sub-Saharan Africa: 20 Central and Eastern Europe, CIS: 151 Santiago de Chile Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Buenos Aires Johannesburg Sydney Regional Offices Information Centres (ICs) Lectureships (DAAD-Lektors) 12
German - Malaysian Academic Exchange Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Information Center (IC) Lektor
Malaysian students in Germany (HE degree programmes) Number of students 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ca. 65% of the Malaysian students in Germany study in UAS Quelle: Wissenschaft Weltoffen
Malaysian students in Germany: What do they study? 2015 No. in % Engineering 774 76% Mathematics, Natural Sciences 90 9% Law, Economics and Social Sciences 69 7% Language and Cultural Sciences 30 3% Medicine 19 2% Agriculture, Forestry, Food Sciences 16 2% Arts 13 1% TOTAL 1011 100%
DAAD-funding for study and research Germany-Malaysia Exchange statistics (DAAD-funding) from recent years (including grants for individuals and project funding) 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Malaysians 26 38 25 43 12 20 27 45 66 37 41 73 108 111 135 Germans 50 40 31 47 48 41 28 34 41 65 81 90 138 108 142
Double degree programmes between Malaysia and Germany degree at least 16 double-degree programs (DAAD-support = red) UniKL - UAS Rosenheim: MGEEB UTM - TU Ilmenau: MA, PhD Biomedical Engineering UKM - Univ. Duisburg-Essen: BA, PhD Engineering UTHM Univ. Bremen: PhD Vocational Education UMP - UAS Karlsruhe: BA Automotive, BA Mechatronics UM - UAS Konstanz: Business German & Tourism UMP - UAS Reutlingen: BA Business Engineering (new) UiTM - UAS Heidelberg: MA Business Engineering (new) UiTM - UAS Stuttgart: MA General Management (new) UiTM - Univ. Stuttgart: MA Water Resources Engineering USM/UTAR - UAS Regensburg: Microsystems Engin. (new) UTeM - UAS Hannover: BA Mechatronics (new)
Higher education institutions in Germany ca. 380 public universities (state funded) 106 Research & Technical Universities 212 Universities of Applied Sciences 53 Colleges of Art and Music unity of research and teaching wide range of subjects cooperation with industry (UAS)
Financial Aspects World-class education at competitive costs! no (or very moderate) tuition fees generally no tuition fees at PhD level Living cost: ca. Euro 8.000 (= RM 36.000) per year
Working in Germany Studying is a full-time occupation, but students may find a part-time job on or off-campus in order to gain practical experience and to improve their financial situation. Up to 120 full days or 240 half days per year are allowed! After graduating from a German university, you may stay on for another 1,5 years to search qualified employment. Those successful in their search can have their residence permit extended.
DAAD Funding Opportunities: Scholarships for Malaysian individuals Research Grants for PhD candidates, PhD in Germany Research Grants for PhD candidates, bi-national supervised PhD Research Stays for Scientists Re-Invitations for DAAD-Alumni Postgraduate Courses for Professionals Study Visits for Groups of Students Check out: www.funding-guide.de Foto Hagenguth, DAAD
Options for PhD Studies Traditional guidance model (by research) Individual mentoring by thesis supervisor International Postgraduate Programmes (IPP) Structured 3-4 year programmes Supervisor will be provided English as language of instruction www.daad.de/international-programmes In most subjects PhD can be written in English
DAAD PhD Scholarships p research projects at a German university for the purpose of gaining a doctorate in Germany (3 years research, PhD awarded by the German university) requirements: p Master s degree, good Bachelor s degree p no more than 6 years between Master s degree and start of PhD studies p admission to a structured PhD-programme or confirmation of supervision by a German professor Application deadline: October 31 www.funding-guide.de
Bi-nationally supervised doctorate p support for a bi-national doctorate combining periods of study / research in Germany with those in the home country (between 12 and 24 months research in Germany, PhD awarded by Malaysian university) requirements: p Master s degree, good Bachelor s degree p no more than 3 years between start of PhD studies and commencement of scholarship p enrolled as a PhD-student in University in Malaysia p confirmation of supervision by a professor in Germany Application deadline: October 31 www.funding-guide.de
Research stays for scientists / alumni p support to conduct a research project at a German university or state-recognised research institution in cooperation with a German research partner (one to three 3 months) requirements: p usually Doctoral degree p convincing and well-planned research project p invitation by a German cooperation partner Application deadline: November 30 www.funding-guide.de
Selection process p Selection always by independent committees of scientists from the relevant fields p most important selection criteria: a convincing and well-planned research project a well-established contact to the German supervisor / research partner
Leibniz-DAAD scholarships p for postdocs (PhD-completion not more than two years prior to application) p for research at one of the 86 Leibniz Institutes (very wide range of subjects) p 12 months Application deadline: usually in March www.daad.de/leibniz
Funding options for cooperation with German universities: institutional funding preparatory visits guest lecturers alumni conferences, summer schools subject-specific university partnerships joint or double degree programmes export of German study programmes... Applicant is always the German partner.
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