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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Call for Applications

RISE Programs 2018

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is pleased to announce that for summer 2018 we will again offer three RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) internship programs: RISE Germany, RISE Professional, and RISE Worldwide.

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Franciska Martinovic - DAAD Program Intern

Franciska Martinovic studied English and Media Studies at the Ruhr-University Bochum and just completed her internship at DAAD. During her time at DAAD, she worked on many different projects ranging from event organization to social media analysis.

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