DAAD Funding for Mobility within Africa and beyond · and Turkey IN Central 1,758 OUT 5,741 North America IN 8,410 OUT 3,416 Latin America Sub-Saharan Africa IN 4,783 OUT 1,923 North

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DAAD Funding for Mobility

within Africa and beyond

PD Dr. Gerald Heusing, Director, DAAD Information Centre Addis Ababa

Scholarships for the Best

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Many world-famous artists, scientists, literary figures

and political representatives are DAAD alumni

Harald zur Hausen

Mario Vargas Llosa Wangari Maathai

(† 2011)

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Scholarships for the Best

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2015 African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award

Prof. Yalemtsehay Mekonnen

Origins and destinations of DAAD scholarship holders

2014*

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3,965 IN

43,002 OUT

Western Europe

and Turkey

1,758 IN

5,741 OUT

North America

8,410 IN

3,416 OUT

Latin America

Sub-Saharan Africa

4,783 IN

1,923 OUT

North Africa /

Middle East

Central and Eastern

Europe, CIS

Asia-Pacific

14,834 IN

10,034 OUT

8,144 IN

6,799 OUT

6,360 IN

1,923 OUT

48,254 Foreigners

72,857 Germans *including EU

programmes

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The DAAD supports …

the internationalisation of German universities

developing countries in establishing effective

universities

and advises decision makers on matters of cultural,

education & development policy

German studies & the German language abroad

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The DAAD is …

… a self-governing organisation

of German universities:

238 member universities

107 student bodies

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Budget 2014

Federal Ministry for Economic

Cooperation and Development (BMZ):

€ 41 million = 9 %

European Union (EU):

€ 65 million = 15 %

Other funding bodies:

€ 55 million = 13 %

Federal Foreign Office (AA):

€ 177 million = 40 %

Federal Ministry of Education and

Research (BMBF):

€ 103 million = 23 %

€ 441

million Other

EU

BMZ BMBF

AA

Total:

DAAD worldwide: Regional Offices, Information Centres

and DAAD-Lecturers

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Buenos Aires Santiago de Chile

São Paulo

Bogotá

Caracas San José

San Francisco

Toronto

Rio de Janeiro

Mexico City

New York

London

Brussels Paris

St. Petersburg

Riga Minsk

Moscow

Kiev Warsaw

Prague

Rome Bucharest

Novosibirsk

Budapest

Madrid

Tunis

Accra Yaoundé

Nairobi

Athens

Belgrade Istanbul

Ankara

Addis Ababa

East Jerusalem

Abu Dhabi

Amman

Yerevan

Erbil

Tbilisi Almaty Baku

Tehran

Bishkek Tashkent

Dushanbe

Islamabad Kabul

Pune Chennai

New Delhi

Tokyo Beijing

Shanghai

Seoul

Taipei City

Hong Kong

Guangzhou

Hanoi

Bangkok Ho Chi Minh City

Kuala Lumpur Singapore

Sydney

Information Centres (ICs)

Regional Offices

Bonn Berlin

Johannesburg

Cairo

Jakarta

Tel Aviv

Kazan

North America : 21

Western Europe and Turkey: 149

Central and Eastern Europe, CIS: 151

Latin America: 36

North Africa and the Middle East: 34

Sub-Saharan Africa: 20

Asia-Pacific: 66

DAAD-Lecturers

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In-Country/In-Region Scholarships for Eastern Africa

Scholarships for African Networks & Centres of

Excellence

Funding of Individuals: Intra-Africa

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Who can apply?

Staff of HEI in the region

What is supported?

Individual scholarships for selected Master & PhD courses

at universities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda

Courses & universities

75 different postgraduate courses in 7 thematic areas at

38 universities

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Engineering, Technology, Urban Planning,

Environmental and Resources Management

• 16 courses, e.g.

• Ardhi University, Land/Environment/Human Settlement (Tanzania)

– Master and PhD

• Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City

Development (Ethiopia) – Master and PhD

• Kenyatta University, Environmental Planning and Management

(Kenya) – Master and PhD

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• Kenyatta University, Integrated Watershed Management (Kenya) –

Master

• Makerere University, Integrated Watershed Management (Uganda)

– Master

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Communication, Computer Science and IT

• 5 courses

Health Sciences, Medicine, Psychology, Veterinary

Medicine

• 12 courses

Law

• 4 courses

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Mathematics, Economics, Business, Management

• 9 courses

Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics,

Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Earth Sciences,

Natural Resources, Food Science)

• 17 courses

Social Sciences, Governance, Development,

Education

• 12 courses

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Find all courses here:

http://nairobi.daad.de/en/22515/index.html

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Scholarships for African Networks

&

Centres of Excellence

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Scholarships for African Networks &


Who can apply?

Staff of African HEI & particularly qualified students

13 Networks & Centres

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Basic / Natural Sciences & Mathematics

• AIMS - African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (South Africa)

• IMSP - Institut de Mathématique et de Sciences Physiques (Benin)

• PTCI - Programme de Troisiéme Cycle Interuniversitaire en

economie (Burkina Faso)

• CERAAS - Centre d'Etudes Régional pour l'Amelioration de

l'Adaption à la Sécheresse (Senegal)

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• ICIPE/ARPPIS - African Regional Postgraduate Programme in

Insect Studies (Ghana)

• WACCI - West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (Ghana)

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Engineering & Water

• 2iE - Institut Internationald'Ingénieurs de I'Eau et de

I'Environnement (Burkina Faso)

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Social Sciences and Law

• CESPAM - Centre of Specialisation in Public Administration and

Management (Botwana)

• CAPACS - Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Faculty of Social

Sciences at the University of Ibadan (Nigeria)

• Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria

(South Africa)

• ACMS - African Centre for Migration and Society (South Africa)

• CESAG - Centre Africain d'Etudes Supérieures en Gestion

(Senegal)

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Medicine

• APFP - African Paediatric Fellowship Programme (South Africa)

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Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)

Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy

and Good Governance - PPGG)

DLR/DAAD Research-Fellowship-Programme

Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowships

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Germany For Former DAAD In-Region/In-

Country Scholarship Holders from Sub-Saharan Africa

Funding of Individuals: To Germany

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Re-invitation Programme for Former DAAD Scholarship Holders

Research Grants – Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees

Research Grants – Doctoral Programmes in Germany

Research Grants – One-Year Grants

Research Grants – Short-Term Grants

Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists


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Staff Exchange in Sub-Saharan Africa

Stipendien für afrikanische Germanisten - Anfertigung einer

Maîtrise/Master-Arbeit

Study Scholarships for Foreign Graduates in the Field of Architecture

Study Scholarships for Foreign Graduates in the Field of Music

Study Scholarships for Foreign Graduates in the Field of the

Performing Arts


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Study Scholarships for Foreign Graduates in the Fields of Fine Art,

Design/Visual Communication and Film

Study Visits by Groups of Foreign Students

University Summer Courses offered in Germany for Foreign Students

and Graduates


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Bilateral or multilateral

Subject-related Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education in

Developing Countries

Partnerships for the Health Sector in Developing Countries

Quality Network Biodiversity

Excellence Centers for Exchange and Development (EXCEED)

University-Business-Partnerships

Partnerships for Sustainable Solutions with Sub-Saharan Africa

Funding of Institutional Co-operations

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DAAD Bonn: www.daad.de

DAAD Scholarship Database: www.funding-guide.de

DAAD Accra: http://ic.daad.de/accra

DAAD Addis Ababa: http://www.daad-ethiopia.org

DAAD Johannesburg: http://www.daad-southafrica.org/de/

DAAD Nairobi: http://nairobi.daad.de

DAAD Yaoundé: http://ic.daad.de/yaounde

For DAAD elsewhere in Africa check:

http://nairobi.daad.de/en/25473/index.html

Contacts & Information

Documents

DAAD Funding for Mobility within Africa and beyond · and Turkey IN Central 1,758 OUT 5,741 North America IN 8,410 OUT 3,416 Latin America Sub-Saharan Africa IN 4,783 OUT 1,923 North