The SEENET-MTP Workshop JW2011 Scientific and Human Legacy of Julius Wess 27-28 August 2011, Donji Milanovac, Serbia

1. DAAD Information Center Belgrade
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst
(DAAD)
Nemačka služba za akademsku razmenu
DAAD Informativni centar Beograd
Cara Uroša 35
www.daad.rs

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Introduction to the DAAD
 Deutscher
 Akademischer
 Austausch
 Dienst
Agency for
Academic Internationalization and
Exchange

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Branch offices and Information Centers

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DAAD at a glance
The DAAD is... The DAAD has...
a self-governing organisation of the an annual budget of around
German institutions of higher education 397m Euros
the German institution for promoting 67.000 DAAD scholarship
international academic relations holders annually
the National Agency for 64 Regional Offices and
EU-Mobility Programmes Information Centres (IC) all over
National IAESTE Sekretariat the world
(traineeships and internships)
more than 475 DAAD Lecturers
DAAD’s Presence in SEE:
Information Offices in Belgrade, Budapest and Bucharest, 28 DAAD lecturers at
universities in the region

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Goals and expenditures of the DAAD (2011)
Scholarships Internationalisation
Scholarships of German universities
for foreigners for Germans
Increasing the international
Promoting young German
Promoting young foreign elites appeal of German universities
leaders of the future
at German universities and (including marketing) and promoting
in their studies and research
research institutes the international dimension in
abroad (including ERASMUS)
German higher education
83 m. € 111 m. €
75 m. €
Promoting Educational
German studies and cooperation with
the German language developing countries
abroad
Promoting academic, economic,
Promoting German studies, German and democratic development
language and area studies in developing and reform countries
programmes (including Lektors)
at foreign universities
76 m. €
47 m. €

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Origins and destinations of DAAD scholarship holders*
(2009)
* EU-programs excluded

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DAAD scholarship holders 2009 (SEE*): nearly 3.800 p.
Albania
Bosnia
Hungary 4%
7%
31%
Bulgaria
Slovenia
29%
4% Serbia Kosovo
Macedonia Croatia
12% 7% 1%
Montenegro 4%
1%
*Other SEE-countries in different DAAD departments

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Internationalization of German HE institutions

9. 9 / 37 Higher Education in Germany Information Center Belgrade
Internationalisation of German HE institutions
 International degrees:
“International Degree Programs” (IDPs) in English:
Around 1.000 IDPs are being offered
> great international mix of students
> special services: academic and personal support, tutoring
 Improvement of student services at German universities:
>> National Code of Conduct
 PhD-net: bi-national PhD programs and joint degree programs
 In 2009, 181.249 foreign students were enrolled at German
universities (244.776 non-German students)

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Increase of Students and Young Researchers

11. 11 / 37 Scholarships and Grants Information Center Belgrade
Funding Mobility: DAAD Scholarships and Grants (individual)
Researchers Research Stay
Research project
1-3 months
Postdocs
Research Grants
Research project or
PhD-program
PhD- 1-10 months / up to 3
Students years
Study Scholarships
Master-Students
Master Programme:
10-24 months
Summer-/ Language
Bachelor-Students Courses, Traineeships,
Group Travels

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Research Grants for Young Scientists and Academics
 Period: 1-10 months, up to 36 months for doctoral candidates
 Specialization: all
 Target group: doctoral candidates, young scientists and academics
 Requirements:
• Master or Diploma degree
• Excellent research proposal
• Invitation by German university teacher
• Good knowledge of German or English
Rate: monthly award of 750 €
(graduates holding a first degree) or
1.000 € (doctoral candidates).

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Research Stay for Academics and Scientists
Period: 1-3 months
Specialization: all
Target group: Scientists and Academics
Requirements
• Age Limit 65 years
• Excellent research proposal
• Invitation by a German Colleague
• Good knowledge of German or English
•Rate: monthly award between 1,840 and 2,240 €

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Another Funding Opportunity for Post-Docs and Academics :
• Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Grants
>> Grants and Awards for Post-Docs and excellent
Scientists of all disciplines >> www.humboldt-foundation.de

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DAAD Funding for University/Faculty/Department Partnerships:
• Project-related Partnership Program (PPP)
>> Mobility for Scientists (up to 2 months) within a 2-years project (maximum)
• Network: Academic Reconstruction of South-Eastern Europe
Trans-regional network with a German partner institution
• Germanistische Institutspartnerschaften (GIP)
• East-Partnerships / Ostpartnerschaften
• Kratkoročna and „Herder“ docentura (minimum: 1 semester)
• Research Internships (RISE) worldwide 2011
> www.daad.rs > Kooperacija visokoobrazovnih institucija
 In 2009, 287 Serbian students and researchers were funded within these
programs !

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Stabilitätspakt für Südosteuropa
Network Activities in SEE Gefördert durch Deutschland
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
Sponsored by Germany
Figures & Objectives:
 17 subject based networks currently
 150 institutes from SOE and Germany involved
 2009: 1.440 individual grants, 70% within SEE
 Total amount of funds since 2000: 27,8 m. €
 Strengthening and internationalisation of academic teaching
 Establishing regional networks and centres of MA/PhD formation
 Building partnerships for larger scaled European projects and EU-funding

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DAAD funding for institutional/ Stabilitätspakt für Südosteuropa
Gefördert durch Deutschland
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
strategic partnerships in SEE Sponsored by Germany

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Stabilitätspakt für Südosteuropa
Strategic Subjects Gefördert durch Deutschland
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
Sponsored by Germany
 Economics
 Law
 Health related subjects
 Engineering
 Natural and computer sciences
 Agriculture and forestry
 Regional and European
studies
 Since 2009 the programme has been opened for all fields of expertise !

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Stabilitätspakt für Südosteuropa
Network Activities in SEE
Gefördert durch Deutschland
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
Sponsored by Germany
Participating countries:
Mainly support for Western Balkan countries, also
cooperation with neighbouring countries
Activities:
 Curricula development and teaching modules
 Professional training of university teaching staff
 Symposia, crash courses and summer schools
 Individual scholarships (Sur-place and third country), study
and research stays abroad, traineeships
 Set-up of centres of excellence with regional implications

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Introduction of a Law School Network in SEE (2011)
Based on a long-
lasting DAAD
committment to law
faculties in the
region
U Skopje was
chosen as
Coordination Center

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Search for your opportunities and inform yourself as detailed as
possible: >> www.daad.rs

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Information and contact
 www.daad.rs DAAD Informativni centar Beograd
Official website of the Serbian Cara Urosa 35
DAAD Information Centre
Consultation:
www.daad.de Mon: 13:00-17:00
Tue: 11:00-15:00
 International DAAD website
Thu: all day
 www.funding-guide.de (dt./engl.) > info@daad.rs
Scholarship database
www.hochschulkompass.de (dt./engl.) • U Novi Sad, Germanistika:
Overview of programs at German
• Dr. Claudia Mueller
universities (database)
clagnesmueller@yahoo.de
 www.belgrad.diplo.de • U Beograd, Germanistika:
GER embassy for Serbian applicants
Dr. Roger Fornoff: fornoff@gmx.net