MUNICH CREATIVE BUSINESS WEEK (MCBW), organized annually by bayern design in the first quarter, is the largest German design event with over 120 dedicated program partners that creates a platform for design-savvy companies, designers and design agencies in all disciplines - including architecture and advertising - as well as for people interested in design.

With the expansion of its German Chancellor Fellowship programme, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation will soon be inviting young professionals from South Africa as well to come to Germany to conduct projects and develop new contacts. Until now, candidates from Brazil, Russia, India and China could apply for fellowships; besides these fast-growing economies, talented individuals from the USA could also apply.

DAAD-Alumnus Florian Drücke receives German-French Prize of the Cultural and Creative Industries.

Since mid-December, visualizations of the Humboldt network have been available on the website of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation under the new brand "Humboldt Geography of Knowledge". The site invites you to visually explore the global network.

DAAD supports the establishment of 17 courses of study at the new Egyptian University of Applied Sciences with funds from the BMBF.