DAAD Presentation DST, 12 December 2007 Mrs Samia Chasi DAAD Information Centre Johannesburg

a self-governing organisation of German universities: 231 member universities 124 student bodies Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst / German Academic Exchange Service The DAAD is... DAAD stands for...

The DAAD's aims and objectives  To advance international academic exchange  To promote the German system of higher education through participation in higher education fairs; print and electronic publications as well as special events (alumni meetings etc.)  To establish networks in Germany and abroad  To grant organisational and (limited) financial support to universities  To award scholarships and grants  To provide information and counselling

45 Information Centres (IC)14 DAAD Regional Offices The DAAD worldwide Auckland Kiev Buenos Aires Accra Ankara Istanbul St. Petersburg Prague Novosibirsk San Francisco Sao Paulo Seoul Auckland Sydney Bangkok Caracas Santiago de Chile Bucharest New Delhi New York Mexico City Rio de Janeiro Nairobi Moscow London Paris Tokyo Beijing Jakarta Cairo Warsaw Chennai Taipei Hong Kong Hanoi Kuala Lumpur Ho Chi Minh City Singapore San José Johannesburg Jerusalem Toronto Budapest Guangzhou Havana Athens Teheran Shanghai Minsk Khartoum Tiflis Baku Yerevan Tashkent Almaty Bishkek Dushanbe Rome Barcelona Riga

DAAD programmes in Sub-Sahara Africa  Inter-university partnerships  Visiting lecturers from Germany  Bilateral exchange of academics (DAAD-NRF)  In-region/In-country scholarships for postgraduate studies (DAAD- NRF)  In-region/Third-country scholarships for postgraduate studies  Research grants for doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists, including the “Sandwich” model  “Studies and Research in Sustainability” scholarships

DAAD programmes in Sub-Sahara Africa (cont.)  Postgraduate courses for professionals with relevance to developing countries  Practical traineeships (IAESTE)  Study visits to Germany  Summer academies  Alumni programmes (e.g. re-invitation programme)

Other DAAD activities in South Africa  DAAD-VWSA International Chair in Automotive Engineering at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University  Willy Brandt Chair, currently at the University of Stellenbosch  DAAD lecturer and language assistant at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Other DAAD activities in South Africa (cont.)  DAAD-supported African networks of excellence Human Rights; Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria Development Management; Institute for Social Development (ISD) at the University of the Western Cape Two new networks in 2008?  German - South African Research Lecture Series 2007  German Pavilion INSITE 2004 and 2006

Contact details DAAD Information Centre Johannesburg Dr Andreas Hettiger (from February 2008: Dr Ralf Hermann), Mrs Samia Chasi PO Box 269, Wits 2050 Tel011 – Fax011 – WWWhttp://ic.daad.de/johannesburg,