1. DAAD Information Center Erbil – Sulaimani, Monday 6th March 2017
DAAD in Kurdistan:
DAAD Scholarships
In Germany
DAAD Information Center Erbil
Tel:
Web:
facebook.com/DAAD.Erbil

2. DAAD – Definition? Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst
= German Academic Exchange Service
Promotes international academic cooperation and exchange
Funding organisation (65 offices worldwide)
State funded
Offers funding through scholarships for study and research in Germany

3. DAAD Information Center in Erbil
DAAD Information Center Erbil
DAAD Information Center in Erbil
Offers free service to students and academics
Provides information and counselling on:
- DAAD scholarship programmes
- admission requirements
- graduate and postgraduate courses
- research cooperation, research funding

4. DAAD Information Center Erbil
Why study in Germany?
German higher education enjoys an excellent reputation
Generally NO tuition fees & low costs of living
Long university and research tradition
Close link between theory and practice
Strong international focus ( English!)
Excellently equipped universities

5. DAAD scholarship programmes
scholarships on

6. Master‘s scholarships
EPOS
Developement-Related Postgraduate Courses
PPGG
Public Policy and Good Governance
graduates from the fields of
social sciences
political sciences
law
economics
public administration
graduates from the fields of
geography and environmental sciences
economics, BA, political sciences
engineering
regional planning, agriculture
public health
law and social sciences

7. Requirements Master Completed BA-degree not older than 6 years!
DAAD Information Center Erbil
Requirements Master
Completed BA-degree not older than 6 years!
at least 70-75% grade point average
EPOS 2 years of professional experience
Required language certificate
- English at least 550 TOEFL / 6.5 IELTS
- German B1-C1
Requirements of the chosen university!
Varying deadlines!
Application through the university!

8. Doing a PhD Individual PhD Structured programmes www.daad.de/promotion
DAAD Information Center Erbil
Doing a PhD
Individual PhD
Structured programmes
programmes

9. Requirements PhD Completed MA degree not older than 6 years!
DAAD Information Center Erbil
Requirements PhD
Completed MA degree not older than 6 years!
At least 80% of MA degree
Supervisor for individual PhD or
Offer letter for structured PhD-programmes
English proficiency: at least 550 TOEFL / 6.5 IELTS
Deadline 1st September each year!
structured doctoral programmes search on daad international
Individuals: look for professors with your specialty and contact them with your doctoral projects

10. Some scholarships for Faculty Members
Research Stays for University Academics and Scientist
- duration of 1 to 3 month
Study Visits for Academics – Artists and Architects
- lecturers of Architecture/ Fine Arts/ Music/ Film
- 1 to 3 month => 1st of September
Study Visits by Groups of Foreign Students
- visit to at least 2 universities
- 15 students
- 7 to 12 days => 1st of May/ 1st of November
Application through the DAAD Portal!!
grants provide foreign academics and scientists with an opportunity to carry out research and continue their education in Germany

11. More DAAD-Scholarship Programmes
DAAD Information Center Erbil
More DAAD-Scholarship Programmes
Study scholarships for Graduates of Architecture/ Music/ Performing Arts/ Film
University Summer Courses
Research Grants (Graduates, PhD‘s, postdoc Researchers)
 detailed information on 

12. Stay informed! www.facebook.com/DAAD.Erbil
DAAD Information Center Erbil
Stay informed!

13. Thank you very much!

14. DAAD in Kurdistan: Information Center Erbil
ETTC – European Technology &
Training Center
Hay Askari, Nawroz Street
next to Municipality Building 6
Erbil Tel:
Web:
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