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We've organized weblinks of organizations related to DAAD, our mission and programs into the following categories, we hope you'll find them useful.

Studying in Germany
Advanced Academics (Faculty, Scientists)
German Studies
Interdisciplinary German Programs at US/Canadian Universities
German Culture & Other Organizations
Other Exchange & Funding Organizations
DAAD Funded ISAP Projects
North American Liaison Offices of German Universities
Studying in Germany

Study-In.de
DAAD's Advisory Pages on Studying in Germany for International Students
DAAD Bookmark List
Links cover topics such as higher education institutions, research, degree programs, funding opportunities, travelling and working in Germany

GOOD PLACES TO START

Bildungsserver
A search engine for educational topics in Germany
Higher Education Compass
The website of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) which includes information on accreditation status of German post-secondary schools, website and contact information for all German universities, and a search engine for degree programs in all fields offered at German higher education institutions
Studien- und Berufswahl
How to plan and prepare for university studies in Germany from the Bund-Länder for Educational Planning and Research Promotion and the Bundesagentur für Arbeit.
FAZ.net Beruf & Chance
The online version of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's education and careers page
Germany.IIEpassport.org
A joint project of the Institute of International Education and DAAD, a portal specifically for Germany of the popular IIE Passport search engine

SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Akkreditierungsrat
Accreditation agency for German higher education. Here you can search degree programs, both tradition curricula and international degree programs (taught in English).

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
Federal Ministry for Education and Research.

Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE)
Center for Higher Education Development, a thinktank for educational reform

Deutsches Studentenwerk
Student affairs, including dormitories, student cafeterias (Mensa), handicap accessibility, etc. (in German)

E-Fellows.net
a community for students created by private entities

German University Rankings
By DAAD, CHE, and Die Zeit magazine

Goethe-Institut
A premier center for German language learning, they give the Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung and Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom language examinations for university admission. Also sponsor and host cultural programs; many locations have a library open to the public.

International Degree Programs
Courses of study in English at German universities, Fachhochschulen, and arts colleges

Kultusministerkonferenz
Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs with links to all State (Länder) Educational Ministries and the Pädagogischer Austauschdienst for teaching exchanges for those in the field of education

Studienkollegs
Preparatory courses for international student admission to German universities, including the Feststellungsprüfung assessment test and language proficiency examinations

Summer Courses in Germany
Comprehensive, multi-school course catalogue for summer language study at German universities

TestDaF
Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache (German as a Foreign Language) for university admissions, including test locations, dates, and requirements

Uni-Assist
Handles international student admissions for some German universities (tip: check with the school's international affairs office / Akademisches Auslandsamt before applying)

Unicum
One of the free magazines distributed to German college students

Uni-Protokolle
A collection of articles on technical training, academia, and careers

Unister
Student based web portal on education and careers (in German)

Wissenschaft Weltoffen
Annual statistical report on international academic exchange in and with Germany

Zentralstelle für die Vergabe von Studienplätze (ZVS)
Students wishing to study health fields, including medicine, veterinary science, and dentistry need to consult this site for information regarding the Numerus Clausus

INFORMATION BY FIELD OF STUDY

B-School Net
A German student-run website featuring news and trends in business and management education and careers, including MBA studies in Germany
Chemie im Fokus
Information on studying chemistry, career prospects in the field, and current research from the Association of German Chemists (Gesellschaft deutscher Chemiker/GDCh) and the Chemical Industry Fund
German Medical Students Association
Bundesministerium der Medizinstudierenden in Deutschland. contains information on medical studies in Germany, including the Deutscher Famulantenaustausch exchange programs
Studieren im Netz
Distance learning opportunities based in Germany.
Zahnmedizinischer Austauschdienst
Dental Student Exchange Service

Fakultätentag
Associations of various Universität disciplines (eg Association of Departments of Agricultural Studies etc)
Fachbereichstag
Associations of various Fachhochschule disciplines

INFORMATION BY REGION
Studieninformation Baden-Württemberg


EUROPE-WIDE

Bologna Process - Berlin 2003
Bologna Process - Bergen 2005
Bologna Process - London 2007
Bologna Process - Benelux 2009
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)
European Students' Union
Study in Europe by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture
Advanced Academics

DAAD Research Explorer
Academics.com - online job market for academic careers in German speaking countries
Deutscher Hochschulverband - information for university faculty and scientists in Germany
German Academic International Network (GAIN) - a network of German professionals in science and academics in North America.

RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

Fraunhofer Institute (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft)
A leading applied research organisation in Germany

German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/DFG)

Graduiertenkollegs (Research Training Groups)
Research programs for highly qualified doctoral students

Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres (Helmholtz Gemeinschaft)
Research and development in science, engineering, biology, and medicine

Leibniz Association (Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz e.V)
84 Leibniz Institutes are grouped into five sections covering humanities and education, economic and social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and environmental research

Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)
A network conducting leading research in natural sciences, arts and humanities

EUROPE-WIDE
European Researchers Abroad Link (ERA-Link) - a network of European professionals in science and research in North America
Researcher's Mobility Portal - EU academic careers
German Studies

American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)

Canadian Association of University Teachers of German / L’Association des Professeurs d’Allemand des Universités Canadiennes (CAUTG/APAUC)

DAAD Centers for German and European Studies

German Historical Institute (GHI) / GHI's German Studies Directory

German Studies Association / DAAD-GSA Book Prize

German Studies Network - a network within the Society of the Anthropology of Europe

Internationaler Germanistenverzeichnis - of the Deutscher Germanistenverband and DAAD

Monatshefte
Interdisciplinary German Programs at US/Canadian Universities

Ohio State University International Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design
University of Kentucky German Engineering Program
University of Rhode Island International Engineering Program (IEP)   at Technische Universität Braunschweig

German Culture & Other Organizations

American Council on Germany

German Information Center / German Embassy, Washington DC Public information office for Germany

German Embassy, Ottawa

German Culture International
German resources outside of Germany assembled by the Cultural Section of the Foreign Ministry.

German National Tourist Board

Deutsche Welle
German public broadcasting abroad, radio and television, in German and other languages

Paperball.de
A search engine for German language online newspapers (in German only)

GermanyInNYC.org
German events, locations and points of interest around New York City — from historic to eclectic

DAAD Alumni Association
Other Exchange and Funding Organizations

DAAD Funding Guide
A quick guide and databank of scholarships offered by DAAD and other select organizations.

Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
American Council on Germany
American German Business Club
CDS International
Council on International Educational Exchange
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Fulbright Scholar Program)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Fulbright Program
Historisches Kolleg
Institute of International Education funders and host to the IIE Passport scholarship and study abroad database
InWent (formerly Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft and Deutsche Stiftung für internationale Entwicklung)
Stiftverband für deutsche Wissenschaft searchable directory of German foundations

Political Foundations
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (SPD/Social Democrat Party)
Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (FDP/Liberal Party)
Hans Seidel Stiftung (CSU/Christian Social Union Party)
Heinrich Böll Stiftung (Green Party)
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (CDU/Christian Democratic Union Party)
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (PDS/Democratic Socialism aka Left Party)
Internationale Studien- und Ausbildungspartnerschaften (ISAP)
Bilateral partnerships between corresponding departments at two universities to facilitate student exchanges. Click here for more on ISAP.



CANADA

SOCIAL SCIENCES
* York University - Universität Konstanz (Political Science)

NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
Simon Fraser University - Universität Köln (Geography)
University of Saskatchewan - Technische Universität Darmstadt (Mathematics)
University of Saskatchewan – Technische Universität Darmstadt (Physics)
* University of Toronto - Universität Mainz (Inorganic Chemistry)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
University of British Columbia - Universität Würzburg (Engineering)
University of Calgary - Universität Stuttgart (Mechanical Engineering)
University of Toronto - Universität Würzburg (Engineering, Nanostructures)
University of Waterloo - Technische Universität Braunschweig (Engineering)
University of Waterloo – Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (Mechanics)
University of Waterloo - Universität Stuttgart (Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Protection)

BUSINESS
Queen's University - Universität Kaiserslautern (Marketing)
* University of Calgary - Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Business Engineering, Business Administration, Business Education)
University of Calgary – Universität Köln (Business & Economics)

ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design - Hochschule Pforzheim (Design)


UNITED STATES

SOCIAL SCIENCES & LIBERAL ARTS
City University of New York - Humboldt University Berlin (City Planning, Urban Sociology)
George Mason University - Universität Hamburg (Law)
George Washington University - Universität Augsburg (Law)
* Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law - Universität Augsburg (Law)
Indiana University – Universität Mannheim (Sociology)
New School University – Technische Universität Dresden (Philosophy, Political Science)
Pepperdine University - Universität Augsburg (Law)
Rutgers University – Universität Konstanz (Political Science)
Rutgers University - Universität Kassel (Political Science, Sociology)
University of California, Berkeley - Europa Universität Viadrina (Cultural Studies)
* University of California, Berkeley - Universität Mannheim (Economics)
University of Dayton - Universität Augsburg (Social Sciences)
* University of Memphis - Universität Mainz (Communications and Media Studies)
University of Missouri - Fachhochschule Jena (Social Sciences)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Universität Augsburg (Law)
University of Oklahoma - Technische Universität Chemnitz (Psychology)
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Universität Gießen (Economics)

NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
* BMEP Consortium - Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Medicine, Biology, Biochemistry, Biomedicine)
Brandeis University – Universität Regensburg (Mathematics)
Harvard University – Technische Universität Dresden (Medicine)
Kansas University Medical Center – Universität Magdeburg (Medicine)
Northeastern University - Universität Hannover (Biology)
Ohio University – Universität Leipzig (Chemistry)
Pennsylvania State University - Universität Jena (Psychology)
Portland State University – Technische Universität Chemnitz (Physics, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology)
Rutgers University - Universität Würzburg (Physics)
Stanford University - Universität Hannover (Chemistry)
State University of Texas – Universität Würzburg (Physics)
Tufts University – Universität Ulm (Medicine)
SUNY Stony Brook – Universität Mainz (Chemistry)
SUNY Stony Brook - Universität Bonn (Physics, Astronomy)
* SUNY Stony Brook - Universität Würzburg (Physics)
University of Colorado – Universität Regensburg (Biochemistry)
University of Colorado – Universität Regensburg (Physics)
University of Massachusetts – Universität Mainz (Macromolecular Chemistry)
University of New Mexico - Universität Würzburg (Physics)
University of Notre Dame - Universität Bielefeld (Chemistry, Biochemistry)
University of Oklahoma - Universität Hamburg (Meteorology)
University of Utah - Technische Universität Braunschweig (Chemistry)
University of Washington - Universität Gießen (Physics)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
California Polytechnic State University - Fachhochschule Karlsruhe (Mechanical Engineering)
Carnegie Mellon University - RWTH Aachen (Chemical/Process Engineering)
Eastern Michigan University - Fachhochschule Karlsruhe (Information Technology)
George Washington University – Universität Stuttgart (Materials Technology)
Georgia Institute of Technology - Universität Karlsruhe (Industrial Engineering)
Georgia Institute of Technology – Universität Stuttgart (Technical Mechanics)
Georgia Institute of Technology – Universität Dortmund (Mechanical Engineering)
* Humboldt State University - Hochschule Bremen (Media and Information Technologies)
Portland State University – Technische Universität Chemnitz (Physics, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology)
Purdue University - Universität Bochum (Electrical Engineering, Information Technology)
University of Arizona – Universität Stuttgart (Aeronautics)
* University of Arizona - Universität Duisberg-Essen (Mechatronics)
University of California, Berkeley - Universität Würzburg (Engineering, Nanostructure Technology)
University of California, Berkeley – Technische Universität Darmstadt (Technical Mechanics)
University of California, Bekeley - Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (Mechanatronics)
University of California, San Diego – Universität Rostock (Mechanical Engineering)
University of Florida – Fachhochschule Lippe und Höxter (Business, Engineering)
University of Georgia – Universität Koblenz-Landau (Information Technology)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign – Technische Universität Darmstadt (Engineering)
University of Massachusetts – Technische Universität Berlin (Electrical & Mechanical Engineering)
University of Nevada – Technische Universität Chemnitz (Electrical Engineering)
University of Rhode Island - Technische Universität Braunschweig (Civil Engineering, Business)
University of Wisconsin, Madison - Universität Hannover (Mechanical Engineering)
University of Wisconsin, Madison – Universität Stuttgart (Fertigungstechnik/Werkzeugmaschinen)
University of Wisconsin, Madison – Universität Stuttgart (Technical Cybernetics)
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Technische Universität Darmstadt (Mechanical/Mechanical Process Engineering)


BUSINESS
* Arizona State University - Universität Bielefeld (Economics)
Southern Oregon University – Handelshochschule Harz (Business Administration)
University of California, Berkeley - Universität Bonn (Economics)
University of California, Berkeley – Universität Mannheim (Business Administration)
University of California, Los Angeles - Universität Göttingen (Business)
University of Colorado – Universität Regensburg (Business Administration)
University of Pittsburgh - Universität Augsburg (Business)
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee – Universität Potsdam (Business)
Yale University - Universität Mannheim (Economics)

ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
Cleveland Institute of Art – Fachhochschule Schwäbisch Hall (Media Design)

Liaison Offices of German Universities in North America

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