Apply for an Informational Visit to Germany Organized by DAAD

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Germany Today 2012:
Innovative Concepts—Transforming Germany’s Academic Landscape
June 9-16, 2012
Application Deadline: March 2, 2012

Every year, DAAD organizes an informational visit to Germany to give North American researchers, faculty, and university administrators as well as policy-makers in federal and state/provincial governments or associations, and other experts in the higher education field an overview of latest developments and innovative programs at our universities and research institutes. The motto of his year’s trip is "Innovative Concepts—Transforming Germany’s Academic Landscape." The program includes visits to Bonn, Cologne, Giessen, Jena, and Berlin, and will take place on June 9-16, 2012. These cities are home to universities with programs that have won extra funding through the so-called "Excellence Initiative," a funding strategy through which the German government has channelled almost two billion Euros toward higher education and research.

North American participants in this program are typically senior administrators at leading universities in the U.S. and Canada, policy-makers in federal and state/provincial governments or associations, and other experts in the higher education field. The program will be in English. All program-related costs in Europe (accommodations, domestic travel, most meals) will be covered by DAAD. The program starts on Saturday, June 9, with an informal dinner and ends on Saturday, June 16, in Berlin. Intercontinental travel is at the participant’s expense.

Applicants must have U.S. or Canadian citizenship or be permanent residents, a special interest in Germany and transatlantic cooperation, and a relevant professional position. They should not have recently participated in another information trip to Germany.

Applications must be received by March 2, 2012. Please contact Uta Gaedeke at the DAAD New York Office at 212-758 3223 ext. 209 or at gaedeke@daad.org for an application form or further information.