1. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Its Institutional Form, Internal Structure, and International Strategy Dr. Siegbert Klee Head of DAAD Information Center Kiev EXPERT Congress „Higher Education and Labor Market: Partnership between Universities, Business and State“ Kiev, March 26, 2010

2. 2 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul a self-governing organization of the German institutions of higher education (“Verein”) founded in 1925 and re-founded in 1950 with 229 member institutions and 124 student bodies Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst The DAAD is... llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

3. 3 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul The Role of National (Funding) Agencies Government Science Organizations International Partners llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

4. 4 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul The Principle of Self-Governance Fundraising Independent commissions Grant Allocation of funds Promotion of new ideas and…? Negotiation of programs and projects llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

5. 5 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD – Autonomy and Accountability Federal Government sets strategic guidelines and program design ------------------------------------- controlling / audit ------------------------------------- budgeting DAAD 90 committees 600 professors provides advice, concepts, service ------------------------------------ takes the individual decision by independent peer review ------------------------------------- reports and accounts individual recipients institutional recipients H.E.I. The DAAD negotiates with different federal departments (and other donors) over the annual budget and the respective programme design. The individual allocation decisions are left to independent academic committees which evaluate the quality of people and projects llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

6. 6 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD: Synergies for the Federal Ministries German Universities DAAD Foreign Networks EU, Federal States, Partner Countries Federal Depts. DAAD is the bridge to other departments active in development cooperation and activities focused on specific countries (40% of DAAD funding is directed towards developing countries) DAAD is the bridge to the German universities as actors in the development cooperation in education and research as forum for German executive elites DAAD is the bridge to the international DAAD network (250,000 alumni, 80 alumni-clubs) and to universities abroad llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

7. 7 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Regional Offices Information Centers Advisory Board General Assembly President Prof. Dr. Stefan E. Hormuth † Vice President Prof. Dr. Max Huber Secretary General Dr. Christian Bode Structure and Organisation Head Office Bonn Berlin Office Executive Board Selection Committees Student BodiesUniversities llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

8. 8 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD Boards: the General Assembly llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The general assembly decides in all matters of the organization unless the statutes determine another board as being in charge. Participants of the general assembly entitled to vote are: all universities, 36 universities of applied sciences, 6 specialized universities (of pedagogy, art, music, philosophy/theology, confession, other field) and their student bodies. Each university has two votes cast by the rector or his deputy. The student bodies of the universities entitled to vote have one vote each. The general assembly elects the executive body and two members of the advisory board. The general assembly has a quorum if at least half of the total number of votes is represented.

9. 9 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD Boards: the Advisory Board llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The advisory board gives advice to the executive board and is entitled to file petitions and claims in the general assembly. The advisory board finalizes the budget and verifies the annual accounts. The members of the advisory board are nominated or elected. Nominated members (27) are: 1 representative of each of the German ministries: Foreign, Interior, Education and Research, Economic Cooperation and Development, Labor and Social Affairs, Economy, Culture; 3 politicians nominated by the Conference of Ministers of Culture (KMK), 5 professors nominated by the Conference of University Rectors (HRK), 3 students of member universities, 1 representative of each of the following academic or educational institutions: AvH, DFG, DSW, German UNESCO Commission, Goethe-Institut, Hochschulverband, Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Deutscher Verband Technisch-Wissenschaftlicher Vereine von Inter Nationes The general assembly elects two more representatives. The terms of office are 4 years (student representatives 2 years). The executive board and the secretary general participate in the meetings of the advisory board without the right to vote. The president takes the chair.

10. 10 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD Boards: the Executive Board llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The executive board consists of 15 members: president, vice-president, 9 personalities experienced in foreign relations, 1 representative of the Funding Organization of German Science (Stifterverband) und 3 student representatives. The students are nominated by the student representatives of the general assembly. The other members of the executive board are nominated by the advisory board. All members of the executive board are elected by the general assembly. The term of office is 4 years (for students 2 years). The president is chairman of all boards. The executive board passes its resolutions by majority. Each member of the executive board has 1 vote. In the event of a tied vote the president has the casting vote.

11. 11 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul The Central Office in Bonn llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The president establishes a central office headed by a general secretary. The secretary general leads the running business. The secretary general represents the organization in court and out of court. The organization is serving exclusively and directly non-profit- purposes and is therefore entitled to tax relief. It serves the cultivation of academic relations to foreign countries, fosters spiritually as well as financially the exchange of researchers and students and supports the activities of German universities serving the same purposes. Full members of the organization are universities which joined the University Rectors´ Conference (HRK) and their student bodies. The employees of the DAAD are employed and paid according to the principles of the public sector.

12. 12 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD Profile Data in 2009 356 mio € budget 250 programs 140 partner countries 57,500 grantees llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

13. 13 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD Budget 2009 / Results in 2008 20% students 60% graduates, PHD 20% staff 250 programs About 550 professors in 88 selection committees 356 mio EUR Foreigners (DAAD: 36,200) Germans (DAAD: 21,300) ERASMUS/LEONARDO grants for Germans (EU: 30,000) llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

14. 14 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Development of DAAD Budget from 1987 to 2010 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

15. 15 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Goals and Expenditures of the DAAD in 2009 Educational cooperation with developing countries Promoting academic, economic, and democratic development in developing and reform countries 70 mio € Internationalisation of German universities Increasing the international appeal of German universities and promoting the international dimension in German higher education 64 mio € Promoting German Studies and the German language abroad Promoting the German language and German Studies at foreign universities 43 mio € Scholarships for foreigners Supporting future foreign elites at German universities and research institutes 83 mio € Scholarships for Germans Supporting future German leaders in their studies and research abroad (including ERASMUS) 96 mio € llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

16. 16 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Strategic Areas Based on Financial Sources BMZ AA BMBF Scholarships for Foreigners Scholarships for Germans Internationalisation of German universities BMBF AA Promoting German Studies and the German language abroad Educational cooperation with developing countries llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

17. 17 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD Program Areas Financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2009) Total Funding by Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 171 Mio. € Sponsorship of German studies / Germanistik and the German language at universities abroad 31.5 Mio. € Institutional sponsorship by the DAAD 22.4 Mio. € Internationalisation of German universities 17.3 Mio. € Sponsorship of foreign cultural and educational politics in developing countries 29.1 Mio. € Sponsorship of new generation of academics from foreign countries for a study or research stay in Germany 70.7 Mio. € [Basis: Sollzahlen aus dem WPL 2009, 3. Fassung] llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

18. 18 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD Programs Financed by the Federal Ministery of Education and Research (2009) Scholarships for Germans: 56.4 Mio. Euro BMBF-Specialized Programs: 3.8 Mio. Euro Marketing: 4.3 Mio. Euro EU-Programs: 1.9 Mio. Euro Export of German higher education: 5.3 Mio. Euro 78 Mio. Euro Internatio- nali- sation of German universities Individual Scholar- ships for academic elites [Basis: Sollzahlen aus dem WPL 2009, 3. Fassung] Internationalisation of research and teaching: 6.3 Mio. Euro llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

19. 19 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul 78 Mio. DAAD Programs Financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (2009) llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

20. 20 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Development of budgetary posts (Planstellen) and externally funded positions (Projekt-/Drittmittelstellen): 1989 - 2008 Stand: Juni 2009 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

21. 21 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul The DAAD Network Worldwide llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

22. 22 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Development of Number of Scholarship Holders 2000 - 2008 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

23. 23 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Origins and Destinations of DAAD Scholarship Holders in 2008 3,051 2,265 1,053 3,569 4,959 14,082 4,058 6,510 1,733 4,220 4,704 2,751 1,232 3,327 North America Latin America Western Europe Central & Eastern Europe/CIS Asia/ Australia/ Oceania Africa/Sub Sahara North Africa/ Middle East Germans: 21,322 Foreigners: 36,192 *excluding EU programmes 05/09 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

24. 24 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul “Higher Education Projects Abroad” Funded by the DAAD Bangkok Seoul Santiago de Chile Cape Town Hanoi Shanghai Singapur Qingdao Cairo Kiew Nowosibirsk Almaty Amman Teheran Suzhou Sumy Moscow Beppu Rio de Janeiro Hangzhou Curitiba Kolkata Kaunas Riga Ankara Antalya Muscat Tallinn St. Petersburg Buenos Aires Bengaluru Bischkek Hefei Chiang Mai 10.000 Students 38 Projects 17 Projects in Asia 9 Projects in Eastern Europe 7 Projects in Middle East 4 Projects in Latin America 1 Project in Africa llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

25. 25 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Destination Germany 2008 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

26. 26 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Syria Indonesia Kirghizia Azerbaijan Panama Costa Rica Egypt Mexico Latin America Kuwait Chile Iraq New Matching Funds Programs with Co-Financing by Governments of Other Countries Government scholarship holders taken care of by the DAAD in 2008: 2,135 persons llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

27. 27 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul Internationalization of Universities: Marketing Campaigns since 2001 Education Marketing 1.256 exhibits at education fairs, among these 178 big fairs in more than 80 countries 50 Information Centers abroad Research Marketing 90 projects; 2008/2009: 60 projects in 21 countries GATE Seminars for Continuing Education Testimonial Campaign 63 testimonials from 35 countries 02/10 108 workshops and seminars ECOGERMA: Leitmesse Umwelttechnologien, Sao Paulo, März 2009 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

28. 28 Dr. C. Bode, Sercretary General DAAD, December 1st, 2009, Istanbul DAAD Representatives in the Ukraine 2009/10 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Thank you very much for your attention! For more information see: www.daad.org.ua