Gerhard Albert

DAAD – Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD activities
and scholarships
in Sub- Saharan
Africa and
Ethiopia
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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Introduction to DAAD
Deutscher
Akademischer
Austausch
Dienst
The DAAD is...
- a self-governing organisation of German
universities:
- 231 member universities
126 student bodies
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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Introduction to the DAAD
The DAAD has...
• 14 Regional Offices and 48
Information Centres (IC) all over the
world
• an annual budget more than
300 Mio Euro
• 440 DAAD Lecturers
• 56.533 DAAD scholarship holders
• around 600 professors
on 85 selection committees
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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DAAD Budget
Other funds
(priv./foreign gov.)
18.7 mio EUR = 7.11 %
EU
43.6 mio EUR = 15.27 %
BMZ
(Federal Ministry of
Economic
Cooperation and
Development)
24.7 mio EUR = 8.92 %
AA
(German Foreign Office)
130.7 mio EUR = 46.32 %
> 300 Mio. EUR
BMBF
(Federal Ministry of
Education & Research)
62.9 mio EUR = 22.38 %
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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Goals and expenditures of the DAAD (2008)
Internationalisation
of German universities
Scholarships
for foreigners
Scholarships
for Germans
Promoting young foreign elites
at German universities and
research institutes
Promoting young German
leaders of the future
in their studies and research
abroad (including ERASMUS)
63 mio euros
Increasing the international
appeal of German universities
(including marketing) and promoting
the international dimension in
German higher education
77 mio euros
Promoting
German studies and
the German language
abroad
Promoting German studies, German
language and area studies
programmes (including Lektors)
at foreign universities
57 mio euros
Educational
cooperation with
developing countries
Promoting academic, economic,
and democratic development
in developing and reform countries
46 mio euros
37 mio euros
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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DAAD in Sub-Saharan Africa
48 countries
200 Universities and Polytechnics
2.862 Scholarships for Africans per year
1.186 Scholarships for Germans per year
17.000 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
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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Programmes (Part I)
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Research grants for doctoral candidates
Scholarships for up to three years for a doctorate in Germany or in
the home country („Sandwich“-type)
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Short-term research grants (junior staff level)
Scholarships for up to six months
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In-country/in-region postgraduate scholarships
For university staff development

Scholarships for students of German language
One semester scholarships or grants for doctoral candidates
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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Programmes (Part II)

Postgraduate degree courses with relevance to developing
countries
for experts and executives from developing countries
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University partnership programmes
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German and African visiting lecturers
Long-term or short term teaching assignments
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Bilateral Exchange of Academics
For the exchange of scientists from both sides for a stay of up to
three months
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Re-invitation fellowships for former DAAD fellows
Stay of up to three months for research projects

Follow-up contacts with former DAAD fellows
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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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 (UniversityPresidents, Directors, Deans, Visiting Professors)
 Short term experts
 Building up University cooperations
 Monitoring
 Support the overall reform process through different activities
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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Alumni-Programmes
Alumni follow-up measures
• Workshops
• Re-invitations
to Germany
• Networking
• Conference
Funds
• Provision of
Scientific Literature
• Equipment Donations
More than 17 000 former African DAAD-Scholars are registered by DAAD
Prof. Dr. Jana Zehle, Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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More Information
More Information can be currently found under:
DAAD Homepage

DAAD Office Addis Ababa
www.daad.de
www.daad-ethiopia.org
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Albert / DAAD Addis Ababa University (AAU)
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