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Germany-Alumni are living all over the world. What are people in Germany talking about, what is typical for German culture and society? In our Germany section you can find everything you need to know about its culture, traditions and people.
Do you still remember some German or would you like to refresh your vocabulary? Visit our German language section to find useful expressions, a placement test and various opportunities to learn German online.
Which options are there for Germany alumni to further develop their capacities or to acquire new ones? You can find new programmes and courses as well as information about scholarships and training opportunities in our Study & Continuing education section.
Who is doing what in science and research? You can find interesting trends, portraits and recent programmes and announcements from these fields as well as information on research in Germany in our Science & Research section.
Our News section infoms you about interesting news from various topics and recent announcements for Germany-Alumni. You can discover calls for applications for scholarships, training programmes, research projects or competitions!
The 2030 Agenda, which includes 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), offers a lot of opportunities for indivduals to show solidarity. How? Visit our new section “THE GLOBAL GOALS – powered by Alumni”!

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Alumni-Contribution

Germany: the land of ideas and aspirations

Germany has been attracting international students in large numbers. But the pandemic has created doubts about studying abroad. Disseminating concrete information about study conditions and providing flexibility in relation to scholarships are crucial in enabling German universities to continue to attract the best and brightest from different continents.

BIOFACH 2021 Alumni Special Project: ‘I benefited greatly’

Learning together and establishing valuable contacts at a trade fair: BIOFACH 2021 was the first DAAD Alumni Special Project to be held as a fully virtual format. Researchers and executives from the global south speak about the experience.

In conversation with Steinmeier

‘It was nice for our opinions to be heard’

What are the concerns of international scholarship holders in Germany during the corona pandemic? Isabella Montini from Brazil met digitally with German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for a conversation about this.

Alumni Special Projects: Biofach 2021

‘Some participants got up in the middle of the night to take part in the workshops’

Anna Munz organised a virtual one-week training course for participants of the Alumni Special Project BIOFACH 2021. She speaks about challenges such as different time zones, slow internet connections and missing group dinners.