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Federal President Steinmeier honours the DAAD

The DAAD celebrated the highlight of its anniversary year with a festive ceremony at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin on 6 May 2025. Around 500 guests from academia, politics and society, including numerous DAAD alumni, came together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world's largest organisation for international academic exchange.

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The DAAD is Celebrating100 Years of Change by Exchange

The DAAD is Celebrating 100 Years of Change by Exchange

In 1925, the DAAD was founded as a student initiative to enable students at German universities to spend time abroad. Today, 100 years later, the DAAD, as an association of German universities and their student bodies, is the world's largest organisation for the promotion of international academic exchange.

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Europe meets Kenya: Promoting Global Connections and Study Opportunities

With the support of the European Union, DAAD Nairobi, the Delegation of the European Union to Kenya and representatives of EU Member States organized a two-part event with the aim of strengthening academic bridges between Europe and Kenya. The event started with a networking event under the theme “Bridging Borders”, followed by the highly anticipated Study in Europe Fair.

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Extended Deadline!! CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: DAAD PhD Proposal Writing Workshop

The DAAD invites researchers for a DAAD PhD Proposal Writing Workshop on Friday, May 23, 2025 in Kakamega (Kenya) to prepare for funding opportunities to do a PhD in Germany. The deadline for application is now April 28, 2025 Apply NOW!!

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The Call for the DAAD-funded scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” in East Africa is now open!

This year the targeted countries are SouthSudan and Uganda. The deadline for application is 10 June 2025. Apply now!

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: DAAD PhD Proposal Writing Workshop

The DAAD invites researchers for a PhD Proposal Writing Workshop on Friday, May 23, 2025 in Kakamega, Kenya. This proposal writing workshop will prepare you for funding opportunities to do a PhD in Germany. The deadline for application is April 15, 2025

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The Call for In-Country/In-Region Fellowships for Intake Beginning Spring 2026 is out!

In this application round, In-Country/In-Region scholarships are available for Master's and PhD programs at selected Southern Africa institutions across various disciplines, including Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (MBHG), Urban Studies – Southern Urbanism, Development Studies at ISD, Computer Science, and Aquaculture and Fisheries.

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Brenda Akia, DAAD alumna, becomes first Ugandan to be elected to UN CEDAW leadership

We congratulate Dr. Brenda Akia, DAAD alumna, who has become the first Ugandan to be elected at the United Nations as the Vice Chair and Rapporteur of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee, as well as the Chair of the African Group.

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Job Vacancy at DAAD Addis Ababa

The DAAD Information Centre in Addis Ababa is looking for a committed and multi-skilled full-time employee for study counselling, administration and programme coordination starting from 1st of March 2025.

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The new DAAD Strategy 2030

In January of the anniversary year 2025, the DAAD has presented its new strategy. The DAAD Strategy 2030 analyses the conditions for international academic cooperation in challenging times and, on this basis, formulates the DAAD's priorities and objectives for the next five years.

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