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Job Announcement

Program Director - GAIN

A joint initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German Research Foundation (DFG) and associated members, GAIN is searching for a new program director.

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In Profile

Robin Sommers - CTO and DAAD Alumni

Robin Sommer is the CTO and co-founder of Corelight, a San Francisco-based cyber security startup offering powerful network visibility solutions. He is also a Senior Researcher at Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute, where he leads the team developing the open-source Bro network security monitor.

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Webinar

MA and Doctoral Programs in Berlin and Munich

This webinar will explain how graduate studies (Master and Doctoral Studies) are structured in Germany and introduce graduate opportunities in various subject areas at Freie Universität Berlin and LMU Munich. Participants will be offered helpful information on the requirements and the application process as well as on resources to assist them in preparing to study for a graduate degree in Berlin or Munich.

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Director DAAD New York

In Profile - Nina Lemmens

With a background in art history and journalism, Dr. Lemmens joined the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in 1997 and since then has held several positions at home and abroad. In 2014, she moved to New York to lead the DAAD New York office. 

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In Profile

Amber Johnson - DAAD Young Ambassador

Amber G. Johnson spent the fall of 2016 studying abroad in Berlin. A student of Spelman College, she is majoring in Comparative Women' Studies and Political Science and is volunteering her free time to serve as a DAAD Young Ambassador to promote Germany as a place for study and research abroad.

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Webinar

Pursue a STEM Graduate Degree - feat. TU Munich & UA Ruhr

This upcoming webinar will feature the Technical University Munich and UA Ruhr highlighting their international graduate programs in the STEM fields. After brief 10-minute presentations by the university representatives, participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers.

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Webinar

Studying at Germany’s Top-Ranked Bucerius Law School

In this 30 minute webinar, find out more about Bucerius Law School, Germany’s first private law school. The top-ranked school has an interdisciplinary focus and connects students from around the world in Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city with a wealth of cultural activities.

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Artist and DAAD Grant Winner

In Profile - Joan Snitzer

An artist and Senior Lecturer in Art History and Director of the Visual Arts Program at Barnard College, Columbia University, Joan Snitzer has led several student groups on excursions to Germany with a DAAD Group Study Visit Grant. Her current exhibition 'Chromophore' is on view at the A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn, NY.

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In Profile

Roger Todd - DAAD Alumni

Roger graduated from the University of Manitoba with an MA in Political Science and was awarded a DAAD scholarship to pursue a PhD in Göttingen. In 2016, Roger published a two-volume book, based on his research in Göttingen, titled “Germany and the Significance of the First World War.”

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DAAD USA and DAAD Canada

Separating Social Media Channels to Serve You Better

After many years of a shared social media and web presence, DAAD North America now has two identities: DAAD USA and DAAD Canada.

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