University Landscape & General Advice for Cooperation

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There are multiple examples of successful academic cooperation between foreign universities and German higher education institutions (HEI) involving the exchange of students and/or professors, as well as joint academic projects. Nevertheless, there is an even greater potential for establishing new collaboration in diverse fields of science.

German universities: Strong partners for cooperation

Germany is one of the most attractive study destinations in the world. German HEIs are renowned in areas of university cooperation, particularly as concerns potential for innovation, secular tradition, engagement with international cooperation and a focus on internationalization.

The German university system is highly. There are three kinds of HEIs in Germany; Universities, Applied Science Universities focusing on applied research (Fachhochschulen) and Art and Music Academies (Kunst- und Musikhochschulen). Most HEIs are funded through public financing, and thus are subject to State-run quality control systems. More information available at the Higher Education Compass portal.

  1. There are multiple examples of cooperation between foreign universities and German higher education institutions (HEI). This type of cooperation includes the academic exchange of students and/or professors, as well as regular scientific projects. Nevertheless, there is an even greater potential for establishing new collaboration in diverse fields of science.

    German universities: Strong partners for cooperation

    Germany is one of the most attractive study destinations in the world. German HEIs are renowned in areas of university cooperation, particularly as concerns potential for innovation, secular tradition, engagement with international cooperation and a focus on internationalization.

    The German university system is highly. There are three kinds of HEIs in Germany; Universities, Applied Science Universities focusing on applied research (Fachhochschulen) and Art and Music Academies (Kunst- und Musikhochschulen). Most HEIs are funded through public financing, and thus are subject to State-run quality control systems. More information available at the Higher Education Compass portal.

    Steps to establish cooperation with German universities

    Step 1: Determine the cooperation objective of the foreign HEI

    The objective to follow must be set forth at the beginning of a cooperative endeavor. One begins by defining:

    • The field(s) of expertise involved, bearing in mind areas of shared and own interest of the HEI.
    • The academic level, whether study, research and/or teaching.
    • The goals to attain, such as increasing the number of German students and/or researchers at a given institution or vice versa, complementing study programs with subjects taken via online German HEI platforms, collaborative research projects, etc.
    • The grounds on which the contact is established with the destination HEI – such as existing cooperation, visits or fellowships of students and/or researchers and/or teachers, and more.
    • The duration of the cooperation action.

    Lastly, it is important to consider the definition of the objective on an individual basis with each one of the HEIs with which collaboration is desired so as to offer an attractive cooperation project.

    Step 2: Identifying possible German partners

    There are various paths to embark on to identify possible partners. For example, scientific journals publishing articles written by German researchers in their field of specialization can offer an initial contact. Another idea is to identify in your own institutions former DAAD scholarship or fellowship recipients and/or graduates of German HEIs and take advantage of their direct contact with German members of academia.

    Yet another option would be to use Internet search engines, i.e.:

    • Higher Education Compass: Provides information and links to all State HEIs or others recognized by the German State; discusses study and research possibilities as well as international cooperation agreements.
    • German Reserach Institutions (GERiT): Directory of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and DAAD, in cooperation with the German Conference of Deans (HRK) with over 29,000 institutions listed, both universities and other.

Find funding

DAAD has a broad array of possibilities to establish or foster collaboration between foreign and German HEIs, at both the individual and institutional levels.

More information can be found in the daad.de funding database (only in German).

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