A well-prepared application is your entry ticket to the German job market. A convincing CV and a well-written cover letter will increase your chances of getting the job.

How the deputy nursing manager Sanja Kitic from Bosnia and Herzegovina settled down in Germany and started her career. 

Travelling to Freiburg on a cargo ship: Otto Plettner from Mexico came to Germany with a scholarship. The contacts he made became stepping stones for his business career.

Jointly developing new concepts for renewable energy supply: the DAAD SDG Alumni Project ‘The smarter E Europe 2024’

Getting his dream job in Germany: how controller Adrian Flaksbaum Moll from Brazil developed his professional skills and created a new life for himself in Germany.

Symposium for German DAAD alumnae and alumni in Economics and Business Administration: an exchange of views regarding the transformational potential of AI in the workplace, future scenarios and ethical aspects.

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This infographic provides information about a possible career start in Germany and also addresses the question of returning to your home country. 

Science diplomacy becomes increasingly important in times of mounting tension around the world and multiple global crises. Two of our community members speak about their experiences.

In this Humboldt Cities Lecture Oleg Pachenkov talks about participation in the post-political context and provides a comparison between St. Petersburg and Berlin. Be there and join the discussion.

In this Humboldt Cities Lecture Szymon Marcinczak will present findings from recent comparative studies on socioeconomic and ethnic segregation in European cities. Be there and join the discussion.

Would you like to improve your science communication skills? Our free digital workshops will give you the basics you need as a researcher to be able to present your research results to different audiences. Register now!

The DAAD has opened the call for an SDG Alumni Project: Knowledge and Practice for Development for Germany alumni from the Global South as part of TROPENTAG 2025 - an interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development.