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Dr. Andreas Jäger Australian representative of the DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst German Academic Exchange

Dr. Andreas Jäger Australian representative of the DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst German Academic Exchange Service. The DAAD and the Academic Exchange with Australia. The University of Sydney. Lecturer for German Studies / German as a Foreign language / German Linguistics at the

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Dr. Andreas Jäger Australian representative of the DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst German Academic Exchange

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  1. Dr. Andreas JägerAustralian representative of theDAADDeutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst German Academic Exchange Service

  2. The DAADand the Academic Exchange with Australia

  3. The University of Sydney Lecturer for German Studies / German as a Foreign language / German Linguistics at the Department of Germanic Studies

  4. DAAD stands for ... Deutscher Akademischer Austausch-Dienst German Academic Exchange Service The DAAD represents ... ... more than 229 German member universities and equivalent institutions of higher education.

  5. The DAAD also is ... …an Intermediary Organisation for the- Implementation of Foreign Cultural Policies,- German Higher Education Policies, and- Development of Co-operation Measures.As such the DAAD is the major organisation in Germany responsible for the management of the country's government-sponsored programmes for the support of higher education cooperationand exchange with all other parts of the world.In fact the DAAD is one of the largestacademic exchange institutions worldwide.

  6. The DAAD has... 63 Regional Offices and Information Centres (IC) all over the world an annual budget of around 300 Mio Euro 475 DAAD Lecturers 55.000 DAAD scholarship holders around 600 professors on 90 selection committees Introduction to the DAAD • The DAAD is... • National Agency for EU-Mobility Programmes • National IAESTE Secretariat (traineeships and internships) • (Co-)responsible for the Marketing Consortium GATE • (Co-)responsible for the TestDaF Institut • (Co-)responsible for “uni-assist”

  7. Structure and Organisation • PresidentProf. Dr. Stefan E. Hormuth • Secretary GeneralDr. Christian Bode • Vice-PresidentProf. Dr. Max Huber • Executive • Committee • Offices inBonn and Berlin • Selection Committees Board of Trustees General Assembly • Regional Offices Information Centres • Universities • Student Bodies

  8. Scholarshipsfor foreigners • Promoting young foreign elites • at German universities andresearch 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 • Educational • cooperation with • developing countries • Promoting academic, economic, • and democratic development • in developing and reform countries • 51 mio euros • Promoting • German studies and • the German language • abroad • Promoting German studies, German • language and area studies • programmes (including Lektors) • at foreign universities37mio euros Goals and expenditures of the DAAD (2008)

  9. DAAD Funding with Australia • Persons participating in the • academic exchange in 2007: • Expenses for the academic exchange in 2007: Number of academics and scientists on the big rise since 2008 (due to new programs) So far around 1.300 Australians have been funded by the DAAD. • about • € 2,8 Mio

  10. The DAAD's international network

  11. International Exchange - Germany Host Country No. 3 and Country of Origin No. 4 (in total numbers) • Main Countries of Origine • Target Countries • Source: Wissenschaft Weltoffen 2008

  12. Development of International Students in Germany • 1999 = 100% • % • International Students: • 188,436(2007) • Students inGermany: • 1,98 Mio. (2007) • Source:Wissenschaft Weltoffen 2008

  13. German Students in Australia • Rank 8 • Increase of 500% in 5 years Quelle: Wissenschaft Weltoffen 2008

  14. German Students in Australia and Australian Students in Germany by subject groups • Germans in Australia 2005 • Australians in Germany 2007 • 341 • 2.764 Quelle: Wissenschaft Weltoffen 2008

  15. DAADGerman Academic Exchange ServiceInformation Centre Sydneyc/o Goethe Institut

  16. Studying or doing research in Germany – 1001 opportunities at universities ! Research and technology enjoy high priority in Germany. In many fields the work accomplished here is world-leading. One reason for this is the broad range of educational and research institutions. • 370institutions of Higher Education (Universities, Universities of Applied Sciences, Colleges of Art, Film and Music) with almost 2m students, 10% of foreign countries • Bologna-Process in order to have degrees equally structured throughout Europe: 3 – 2 – 3 (Bachelor – Masters – PhD) • Internationalisation of German universities – more exchange on all levels to mutual benefits, better service • Excellence Initiative in order to make excellence in certain fields at certain unis more transparent

  17. Studying or doing research in Germany – 1001 opportunities at research institutes ! Over 100 research institutes • Max Planck Institutes, world leading, perform basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. English spoken research environment.MPIs claim 16 Nobel Price Laureats among their ranks. • The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft conducts contract research in all fields of the engineering sciences. Europe's leading organization for technical and organizational innovations. ~ CSIROs • With its 15 research centres and annual budget of approx 2.2 billion euros the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest research institution. 24 000 employees. The Association identifies and takes on the grand challenges of society, science and the economy, in particular through the investigation of highly complex systems. • The Leibniz Association with their 1700 national and 1200 international scientific cooperations contribute considerably to Germany’s research potential. Members: 84 non-university research institutes and service facilities. The research work carried out and services provided are of national significance. • The German Research Foundation (DFG) is the central, self-governing research funding organisation that promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research institutions in Germany. ~ ARC

  18. Sources of funding for a study or research stay in Germany • International exchange programmes from university to university • Several international exchange programmescholarships by Australian universities • There's a range of German university scholarship programs available. At http://www.study-in-germany.de/german/1.24.1.1.html you’ll find 370 German universities listed. Please look up their offers. Most post graduate programs (Graduiertenkollegs) as well as jobs at universities and research institutes can be found at: http://www.academics.com, the biggest online job market for universities and research in German speaking countries. • WorkandStudy – German universities are very cheap (max 500 EUR/mth) or don’t cost anything. It is possible to study and have a well paid job that finances a significant part of the study and living costs. Please contact the International offices for exchange and university based funding programmes. There is additional funding administered by the International Office, the “OS-HELP Loan”. This is an Australian Government loan worth up to a maximum of $5,299 in 2009 for a six month study period. A second loan can be requested for a second six month study period. Strict eligibility criteria apply, as outlined by government policy.

  19. Australian students, u/grads and p/grads, can apply for several DAAD scholarships, eg.: • Brushing up(your good) German? Adding areal and cultural studies? > German University Winter Course grants (€ 1,850 + tuition fee + health insurance) • Studying German? > One semester scholarships for uni students reading German Studies (€ 650/month + lump sum for flight, insurance, books) • Studying European Studies? > Encounter Europe Program • Doing a Master’sdegree, partly or fully in Germany? > 1 yr study scholarships for Graduates of all Disciplines (€ 750/month + flight, insurance) • Are you an artist with a first degree in Australia, seeking for further studies in Germany? > 1 yr study scholarships for Artists (€ 715/month + flight, insurance)

  20. Towards a PhD: • Doing research in Germany for your PhD? > Research grants (for Doctoral Candidates, in exceptional cases also for postgraduate research students – € 1,000/month + flight, insurance) • DLR-DAAD-Research Fellowships in the fields of Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research >offer outstanding scientists and researchers the opportunity to conduct special research at the institutes of the DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) in Germany (1-36 months)

  21. Funding possibilities for Australian academics or researchers 1: • Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists - These scholarships aim to provide foreign academics and scientists working in higher education or at research institutes with an opportunity to carry out a 1-3 month research project at a university or research institute in Germany (€1,840 – 1,990/mth + travel lump sum). • Already having been funded for 1 year by the DAAD? > Re-invitation Programme for Former Scholarship Holders • Doing research as a Group of Eight university member? > Group of 8 Australia-Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme (The scheme aims to foster research collaborations between Australian researchers from Go8 universities and German researchers by supporting exchanges between Australian and German researchers, for more, cf: http://www.go8.edu.au/) The current round (applications for stays in 2010) has closed on the 30 June 2009. Please note: To be successful, Australian applicants must ensure that their German collaborators submit a corresponding application with the same title to the DAAD in Germany! • Visiting Professorships Programme > aims to enable foreign academics on longer term visiting lectureships or professorships to teach at universities in Germany, at the same time acting as important disseminators who enable their German host university to deepen and develop its international relations and who help to encourage foreign students to study in Germany. (3 months up to a max. of 2 years, in the case of visiting university chairs up to four years)

  22. Funding possibilities for Australian academics or researchers 1: • Working in an European Cooperation in the Fields of Scientific and Technical Research? > COST offers Travel Scholarships of € 2,500 to support travel and living expenses for Australians going to Europe (cf. http://www.cost.esf.org) • EU: Industrialised Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Programme (ICI ECP)> a multi-country call for proposals launched by the European Commission, Australia and other countriestosupport international curriculum developmentprojects that involve short term mobility between the EU and the partner ICI countries Consortia applying for projects under this call are formed by at least 3 institutions from the EU and 2 institutions from a given partner country. Selected consortia will set up a framework for student mobility whereby EU students will typically spend one semester in the partner country institution and vice versa with full recognition of the study period abroad by the home institution. Support includes mobility grants for students and members of the academic and administrative staff.

  23. Funding possibilities for Australian academics or researchers 2: • Humboldt Research Fellowshipfor postdoctoral researchers - Being a highly-qualified Australian PhD holder (max 4yrs after PhD) and wanting to go to Germany to work on a research project? > The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) enables to complete a long-term research project (6-24 months, € 2,250 /month + travel lump sum + family allowances + language fellowship (incl. partner) + monthly research costs allowance). You may apply directly at any time (http://www.avh.de/en/programme/stip_aus/stp.htm). • Sofja Kovalevskaja Award - for successful top-flight junior researchers who may use the award to spend five years carrying out research of their own choice at research institutions in Germany and building up their own working groups. Value of the award: 1.65 million EUR.

  24. Funding possibilities for Australian academics or researchers 3: • Being a highly-qualified Australian Assistant Professor or Junior Research Group Leader(max 12ys after PhD) and wanting to go to Germany to work on a research project? > A Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers allows you to carry out a long-term research project (6-18 months) you have selected yourself in cooperation with an academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution in Germany.You may apply directly at any time. The fellowship is worth 2.450 EUR /month including mobility costs and health insurance + family allowances + language fellowship (incl. partner) + monthly research costs allowance + evtl. Travel expenses (http://www.avh.de/en/programme/stip_aus/stp.htm). • Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award - for academics who have already gained international recognition in their fields. Award winners are invited to spend a period of six to twelve months on academic collaboration with specialist colleagues in Germany. Value of the award: 45,000 EUR.

  25. Funding possibilities for Australian academics or researchers 4: • Humboldt Research Award - for outstanding academics at the peak of their careers. Award winners are invited to spend a period of six to twelve months on academic collaboration with specialist colleagues in Germany. Value of the award: 60,000 EUR. • Helmholtz-Humboldt-Research Award - for academics at the peak of their careers who are world authorities on fields of research within the remit of Helmholtz Centres. Award winners are invited to spend a period of six to twelve months on academic collaboration in Germany with a colleague at a university and at a Helmholtz Centre respectively. Value of the award: 60,000 EUR. • Max-Planck-Research Award - to sponsor international collaboration between excellent academics in annually changing disciplines. Every year, the award is granted to one researcher working in Germany and one working abroad with the aim of initiating and carrying out research with partners in Germany and abroad respectively. Value of the award: 750,000 EUR. • Reimar Lüst Award - for distinguished humanities and social science scholars who have made an exceptional contribution to the enduring promotion of bilateral relations between Germany and their own countries as multipliers in and through the field of academic study. Award winners are invited to spend a period of six to twelve months in Germany. Value of the award: 50,000 EUR.

  26. Besides … • Germany is no boring place at all to go to ...

  27. Some well-known places

  28. ... and there’s a lot to do ...

  29. As well as some interesting people … Explore the origins of Mozart and Einstein, of Goethe and Karl Marx, of Martin Luther and the pope, and of Hansel and Gretel …

  30. Some well-known people

  31. Some good reasons to get into some German • German is the language of 100m mother tongue speakers and thus number ONE mother language in the EU. • German is the number TWO 2nd languagein the European Union. • 2nd most internet pages to almost any question are written in German • German is the language of the world’s leading export nation • German is the language in which many inventions are being thought up or discussed. Some of the most important ones only of the last century were the car, Aspirin, tooth paste and tea bag, periodic table, miniature camera, TV, rocket, jet engineand helicopter, computer, scanner, chip card, The Greens, airbag, mp3 format, CFC-free fridge …

  32. Deutscher Erfindergeist Protestantismus Motorrad AIRBAG Telefon Kernspaltung / nuclear fision Museum Hubschrauber / helicopter Gummibärchen Künstliche Spinnenseide / artificial spider silk Christbaum Fernsehen / TV Kleinbildkamera Kaffeefilter Dynamo Handball AUTO Dieselmotor Zahnpasta Aspirin Thermoskanne / - flask MP3 Rakete Magnet-Schwebebahn / maglev Chipkarte Periodensystem / periodic table Dübel / dowel, stud Mundharmonika / harp Bier Relativitätstheorie FCKW-freier Kühlschrank Glühbirne / elec. bulb Computer C-Leg (Knieprothese) Buchdruck Comics Kommunismus Wankelmotor Jeans Düsentriebwerk / jet engine Bakteriologie Homöopathie

  33. All together … Aims of the DAAD: • More exchange on all student and academic levels (to mutual benefits) • Seek partners for special tuition fee arrangements for German scholarship holders • Enhance opportunities for double degrees • Provide assistance for learning German • Collect and connect our alumni (26-28 March 2010!!!)

  34. The DAAD in Australia • http://ic.daad.de/sydney • Get more information on study and research in Germany: • Homepage of the Australian DAAD Information Centre: http://ic.daad.de/sydney • Dr Andreas JaegerDAAD Information Centrec/o Goethe-Institut SydneyPO Box 37Woollahra, NSW 2025E-Mail: daad.australia@gmail.com

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