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  • Clean hydrogen energy
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    Green hydrogen – fellowships for a better future

    Researching green hydrogen with the DAAD’s ERA Fellowships. Three international fellows share their experiences.

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    "I benefited a lot from my time in Germany"

    Gilman-DAAD Germany Scholarships enable US students from low-income families to spend short periods of time in Germany. Shelby Smith, a biology student from Kentucky, talks about the challenges of her first few weeks, the helpfulness of Germans and her new passion for intercultural exchange. 

  • A cheerful Asian woman with a German flag poses at the media harbour and television tower in Düsseldorf.
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    This is where German is spoken around the world

    Roughly 110 million people are native speakers of German. To mark International Mother Language Day, we explain where German is spoken around the world and why.

  • SDG Ziel 13: Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz
    Symbol for climate protection: hand protects the globe from harmful influences
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    Fellowship promotes young researchers and climate protection

    The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's International Climate Protection Fellowship supports young leaders in their research. This strengthens understanding and helps the environment.

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    The DAAD in Kenya: a success story

    ‘A significant contribution to development in the region’: how the DAAD Regional Office in Nairobi is contributing to strong academic relations between Germany and East Africa. 

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    From PhD to Innovator

    YES workshop: DAAD alumni get to learn about tools for successful entrepreneurship. Here they describe their experiences. 

  • SDG Ziel 11: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden
    Sustainable city: skyline of the city of Shenzhen in China in the background and large solar panel in the foreground
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    Community ideas on sustainable cities

    This year’s annual alumni conference was the occasion for experts to mutually discuss how cities can be designed to be sustainable.  

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    The courage to embrace diversity

    The DAAD celebrates heterogeneity: over 400 beneficiaries meet at a welcome celebration in Potsdam to share their experiences and talk about diversity and equal opportunities.

  • A team of engineers conducts an experiment with robots. Close-up of a futuristic prosthetic robot arm being tested by a professional development engineer.
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    AI in studies and science: a chance or a problem?

    The start of ChatGPT and other AI tools might fundamentally change the way young people study. Students and scientists see a lot of helpful use cases for the tools – but they also see their downsides. 

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    Multilingualism remains important

    AI can be an aid when translating languages. But it does not replace multilingualism. Because languages foster intercultural understanding.  

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    Booster for scientific careers

    International alumni report on their research stays in Germany and how their scientific careers have subsequently developed. In addition, a career coach talks about her experiences and gives concrete tips for planning scientific careers.

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    Diversity drives excellence

    Experts from universities and funding organisations discuss the complex relationship between diversity and excellence in higher education and call for a rethinking of scientific potential in higher education.