DAAD's contribution to global student and staff mobility: Strategies, models and programmes

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1 DAAD's contribution to global student and staff mobility: Strategies, models and programmes Brussels, 21 September 2010 Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany

2 The new dimension of internationalisation in higher education and the role of DAAD Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst President

3 Introduction of DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst a self-governing organisation of the German institutions of higher education with 232 member institutions and 123 student bodies 3

DAAD Budget (2010) and Results (2009) DAAD Budget 2010 392 mio EUR Foreigners (DAAD: 41,689) Other sources 28 mio =

Germans (EU: 31,000) Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development 33 mio = 8% Federal Ministry of

4 DAAD Budget (2010) and Results (2009) DAAD Budget mio EUR Foreigners (DAAD: 41,689) Other sources 28 mio = 7% EU 50 mio = 13% Ministry of Foreign Affairs 172 mio = 44% Germans (DAAD: 25,264) 392 mio EUR ERASMUS grants for Germans (EU: 31,000) Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development 33 mio = 8% Federal Ministry of Education 109 mio = 28% 20% students 60% graduates, PHD 20% staff 250 programmes About 600 professors in 90 selection committees 4

5 Trends over the past 20 years Foreign students in Germany German students abroad Quelle: German students in the ERASMUS programme 5

6 Agenda Innovative models for incoming student mobility Dr. Helmut BLUMBACH, Head of Department 4 Southern Hemisphere Innovative models for outgoing student mobility Dr. Annette JULIUS, Head of Department 3 Northern Hemisphere Promoting student mobility: marketing, communication and information campaigns Dr. Nina LEMMENS, Head of Department 5 Internationalisation and Communication Stay in touch : The DAAD alumni work Ruth KRAHE, Head of Division 432 Alumni Programmes Worldwide The future of ERASMUS: 10 recommendations from DAAD Dr. Siegbert WUTTIG, Head of Department 6 National Agency for EU Higher Education Programmes 6

7 Innovative models for incoming student mobility Dr. Helmut Blumbach Head of Department 4 Southern Hemisphere

8 QUALIFYING FUTURE LEADERS DAAD-Scholarships: Public Policy and Good Governance 8

9 REBUILDING HIGHER EDUCATION Academic Reconstruction in Afghanistan 9

10 INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE WITH THE MUSLIM WORLD German-Arab/Iranian Higher Education Dialogue 10

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12 Innovative models for outgoing student mobility Dr. Annette Julius Head of Department 3 Northern Hemisphere

13 Innovative models for outgoing student mobility: German students abroad Aim: 50 % Source: Statistisches Bundesamt: Deutsche Studierende im Ausland & HIS-Studie Internationale Mobilität 2009 study: 50 % internship: 38 % language course: 13 % study trip: 11 % miscellaneous: 12 % *multiple answers 13

for professional integration, full recognition of credits gained at the partner university by home university Funding: structural and

14 Innovative models for outgoing student mobility: Bachelor Plus Programme Foreign Country Germany Structural effect: developing four year-bachelors with compulsory year abroad Prerequisites: course of study with an international profile and special qualifications for professional integration, full recognition of credits gained at the partner university by home university Funding: structural and mobility costs (only German students) up to p.a. Others: open to all countries, duration up to 5 years 14

Indo-German Centres Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS) at IIT Madras Centres for Contemporary Indian Studies at

15 Innovative models for outgoing student mobility: Initiatives for more balanced mobility Information and Image Campaigns Study and Research stays within bilateral university cooperation programmes Summer schools at Eastern European Universities Indo-German Centres Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS) at IIT Madras Centres for Contemporary Indian Studies at Cologne, Göttingen, Würzburg University Internships Indien Land und Wirtschaft WISE: Working Internships in Science and Engineering 15

Innovative models for outgoing student mobility: Research

Web-based matching process Undergrads work directly with foreign

housing assistance provided RISE for students from North America/UK

16 Innovative models for outgoing student mobility: Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) 6-12 weeks in summer Web-based matching process Undergrads work directly with foreign doctoral students at top labs across the country Scholarships and housing assistance provided RISE for students from North America/UK RISE professional RISE for Germans in North America RISE for Germans worldwide 16

17 Promoting student mobility: marketing, communication and information campaigns Dr. Nina Lemmens Head of Department 5 Internationalisation and Communication

18 How to market German HE? Gate Germany for INBOUND MOBILITY Promotion Tours HE and research fairs Press campaigns Internet portals Workshops, counselling and studies Worldwide network Social Networks 18

19 How to market German HE? OUTBOUND MOBILITY: Go out campaign Go out projects Promotion Tours in Germany Conferences and workshops press campaigns Internet portal 19

20 Foreign students in Germany and German students abroad / / / / / / / / / / /2009 Bildungsausländer German students abroad

21 Stay in touch : The DAAD alumni work Ruth Krahe Head of Division 432 Alumni Programmes Worldwide

22 Strategy for Alumni Activities Life-long cooperation of Alumni with the DAAD and Germany as partners, multipliers, ambassadors in academic, development, economic cooperation and in politics DAAD-Alumnus Prof. Mario J. Molina Nobel Prize for Chemistry

23 Policy for Alumni Activities Alumni Policy consisting of three elements: 1) Information Services 2) Interaction / Networking 3) Professional continuing education / training 23

24 Instruments for Alumni Activities Instruments for Alumni Activities 1) Provide life-long -service, e-newsletter, alumni magazine (print) and specialist literature programme 2) Offer a qualified internet-based network and support professional alumni networks / clubs 3) Organize and support professional alumni seminars 24

25 The future of ERASMUS: 10 recommendations from DAAD Dr. Siegbert Wuttig Director of the National Agency for EU Higher Education

26 Recommendations for the next generation of ERASMUS ( ) 1. Make higher education cooperation and mobility opportunities more visible and accessible by concentrating EU higher education programmes under one roof 2. Double the budget of ERASMUS 3. Increase flexibility, reduce bureaucracy 4. Strengthen decentralisation 5. Widen the geographical scope of ERASMUS 26

Recommendations for the next generation of ERASMUS (2014 2020) 6. Increase the mobility of doctoral candidates 7.

27 Recommendations for the next generation of ERASMUS ( ) 6. Increase the mobility of doctoral candidates 7. Modernise ERASMUS and make it compatible with Bologna 8. Mobilise the multipliers 9. Intensify university-business cooperation 10. Improve the quality of mobility 27

28 Thank you for your attention!

Internationalization in Higher Educationa must for individuals, institutions and national policies

Internationalization in Higher Educationa must for individuals, institutions and national policies Dr. Christian Bode - Secretary General - German Academic Exchange Service Kobe, 24th November 2009 Introduction