1. DAAD
Project Funding
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2. Introduction to DAAD Project-Funding
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Introduction to DAAD Project-Funding
Higher Education Dialogue with the Muslim World
Fact Finding Missions

3. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is …
A self-governing organisation of German universities:
238 member universities
107 student bodies

4. Budget 2014
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ): € 41 million = 9 %
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF):  € 103 million = 23 %
European Union (EU): € 65 million = 15 %
BMZ
BMBF EU
Total:
Federal Foreign Office (AA): € 177 million = 40 %
€ 441
million
Other
Other funding bodies: € 55 million = 13 % AA

5. DAAD worldwide: Regional Offices, Information Centres and Lectureships (DAAD-Lektoren)
Central and Eastern Europe, CIS: 151
Western Europe and Turkey: 149
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Riga
Kazan
Novosibirsk
London
Berlin
Minsk
North America : 21
Bonn
Warsaw
Brussels
Prague
Kiev
Paris
Budapest
Toronto
Madrid
Rome
Belgrade
Bucharest
Tbilisi
Istanbul
Tashkent
Almaty
Rio de Janeiro
Mexico City
New York
Bishkek
Athens
Ankara
Yerevan
Baku
Dushanbe
Beijing
Seoul
San Francisco
Tunis
Erbil
Tehran
Tokyo
Tel Aviv
Kabul
Islamabad
Cairo
East Jerusalem
Amman
Shanghai
New Delhi
Guangzhou
North Africa and the Middle East: 34
Abu Dhabi
Taipei City
Hanoi
Hong Kong
Pune
Chennai
Bangkok
San José
Caracas
Addis Ababa
Ho Chi Minh City
Accra
Kuala Lumpur
Bogotá
Yaoundé
Singapore
Nairobi
Asia-Pacific: 66
Jakarta
Latin America: 36
Sub-Saharan Africa: 20
São Paulo
Johannesburg
Sydney
Santiago de Chile
Buenos Aires
Regional Offices
Information Centres (ICs)
Lectureships (DAAD-Lektors)

6. The DAAD supports academic exchange in three main areas
Scholarships for the Best
Structures for Internationalisation
Expertise for Academic Collaboration
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7. Goals and tasks of the DAAD
Three strategic areas of activity
Expertise for academic collaboration
Structures for internationalisation
Scholarships for the Best
Create structures that promote internationalisation
so that higher education institutions can improve the quality of research and instruction and address the challenges of the future with strong partners.
so that more people can cross borders and achieve success in study and research.
so that German remains an important language of culture and scholarship.
so that higher education institutions may contribute to development and build bridges to surmount conflicts.
Grant scholarships to the best
so that the professionals and leaders of tomorrow can gain qualifications at the best locations, prepare for positions of responsibility and cultivate contacts throughout the world.
Offer expertise for academic collaboration
so that academic and political leaders are able to make well-informed policy decisions.

8. Structures for Internationalisation
We create structures for higher education in Germany and throughout the world.
Universities are our partners.
The DAAD provides support and advice.
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9. Projects by German higher education institutions with DAAD funding

11. Examples of DAAD projects
In Palestine:
HS Eberswalde – Dar Al Kalima: Support of the establishment of a Bachelor in „Sustainable Tourism Management“, 2014 – 2017
Hochschule Neubrandenburg – Al Quds, An-Najah, AAU Jenin: Joint University Module about Conflict Intervention,
Leipzig Universität – Birzeit: Further development of the German Language Bachelor, 2017 –

12. Examples of DAAD projects
In the Region:
Aschaffenburg University – German Jordanian University: Establishing Career Service Structures and Processes at GJU (DIES)
Hamburg University – Kairo University: Establishment of Centres of Excellence for the Support of Victims of Violence (PAGEL)
Marburg University – Ain Shams University: Building entrepreneurship and management skills for students (Praxispartnerschaften)
Erfurt University - Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (Lebanon): Double Degree MA Program „Middle Eastern Sociology/Anthropology and History (MESH)”

13. German University DAAD
How project funding works….
German University DAAD
Partner University
Fund
Application
MoU
Fund
Usually calls are open every 1 – 3 years
Information is still available in German only
DAAD does not fund pure scientific projects

14. DAAD Database 14

15. Higher Education Dialogue with the Muslim World
The aim of the programme supported by the German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt) is to further cultural dialogue with the Muslim world by encouraging academic cooperation 15

16. Higher Education Dialogue with the Muslim World
sustainably modernise teaching in the partner countries (e.g. through
the joint development of new curricula and quality assurance processes)
and to link teaching and research
provide targeted support for qualified young academics from the regions
while ensuring gender equality
establish regional teaching and research networks with several higher
education institutions from different partner countries;
contribute as higher education institutions to social development and
the formation of a knowledge society. 16

17. Higher Education Dialogue with the Muslim World
Projects particularly deserving of funding include those in which:
German and foreign students and young academics work together as
intensively as possible
regional cooperation is intensified
lasting links are forged between the partner institutions involved
the practical relevance of courses of study in the region is increased;
curricula and/or modules are updated;
master’s, doctorate and other postgraduate courses are developed or
expanded; 17

18. Fact Finding Missions The programme
supports the development of cooperation projects between German universities and universities in developing countries
funds a visit by a delegation of faculty members of one German university to universities in th designated partner country 18

19. Research Funding PALGER:
Joint German-Palestinian Reserach fund, co-financed by BMBF and MoEHE
Joint German-Palestinian application-oriented research projects (24 months/max. 30k EUR) or mobility projects for the establishment of joint research partnerships (24 months/ max. 8k EUR)
supporting joint research activities of young scientists
Areas:
Nanotechnology/Material Sciences
Agricultural Science/ Natural Resources Management
Renewable Energy
Public Health and Social Sciences shall be added in 2017 19

20. Research Funding Palestinian-German-Science-Bridge:
Funded by BMBF with 2.5 million Euro at Forschungszentrum Jülich
aims to establish a joint research and doctoral programme over the next five years between Forschungszentrum Jülich, its German partner universities, and Palestinian universities
First call for scholarship applications was published by the beginning of the year 20

21. Thank you for your attention
Christina Stahlbock
Head of DAAD Information Centre (IC) East Jerusalem
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