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
The new dimension of internationalisation in higher education and the role of DAAD Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst President
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 = 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
Trends over the past 20 years 250.000 225.000 Foreign students in Germany 200.000 175.000 150.000 125.000 100.000 75.000 German students abroad 50.000 25.000 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Quelle: http://www.wissenschaft-weltoffen.de/daten German students in the ERASMUS programme 5
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
Innovative models for incoming student mobility Dr. Helmut Blumbach Head of Department 4 Southern Hemisphere
QUALIFYING FUTURE LEADERS DAAD-Scholarships: Public Policy and Good Governance 8
REBUILDING HIGHER EDUCATION Academic Reconstruction in Afghanistan 9
INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE WITH THE MUSLIM WORLD German-Arab/Iranian Higher Education Dialogue 10
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Innovative models for outgoing student mobility Dr. Annette Julius Head of Department 3 Northern Hemisphere
Innovative models for outgoing student mobility: German students abroad 53.400 58.700 65.600 66.500 77.300 83.000 Aim: 50 % 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 http://www.wissenschaft-weltoffen.de 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
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 80.000 p.a. Others: open to all countries, duration up to 5 years www.daad.de/bachelorplus 14
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 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
Promoting student mobility: marketing, communication and information campaigns Dr. Nina Lemmens Head of Department 5 Internationalisation and Communication
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
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
Foreign students in Germany and German students abroad 200000 180000 160000 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 20 1997/1998 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2007/2008 2008/2009 Bildungsausländer German students abroad
Stay in touch : The DAAD alumni work Ruth Krahe Head of Division 432 Alumni Programmes Worldwide
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 1995 22
Policy for Alumni Activities Alumni Policy consisting of three elements: 1) Information Services 2) Interaction / Networking 3) Professional continuing education / training 23
Instruments for Alumni Activities Instruments for Alumni Activities 1) Provide life-long email-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
The future of ERASMUS: 10 recommendations from DAAD Dr. Siegbert Wuttig Director of the National Agency for EU Higher Education
Recommendations for the next generation of ERASMUS (2014 2020) 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. Modernise ERASMUS and make it compatible with Bologna 8. Mobilise the multipliers 9. Intensify university-business cooperation 10. Improve the quality of mobility 27
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