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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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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Successful training session

DAAD Young Ambassadors Workshop 2017

The DAAD Young Ambassadors Workshop 2017 took place in New York City from August 16 – 19, 2017. Twenty-three students from all over the U.S. as well as six students from Canada participated in the three-day training sessions in New York City.

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In Profile

Min Ku Kang - DAAD Young Ambassador

A DAAD RISE alumni, Min Ku spent the summer of 2016 gaining hands-on experience working at a cutting-edge biomedical research center at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU). A Molecular Genetics major, he also loves traveling the world and exploring other cultures. As a DAAD Young Ambassador he helps promote Germany as a destination for study and research.

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