The DAAD Information Point Addis Ababa is the representation of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Ethiopia and one of over 57 information points worldwide.
Agro-ecology among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: improving use efficiency and conserving natural ecosystems while enhancing smallholders’ livelihoods. Qualified applicants should be citizens of a country in SSA, and currently reside there.
The German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School "Climate Change Effects on Food Security (CLIFOOD)", a partnership between the University of Hohenheim (Germany) and Hawassa University (Ethiopia), is offering 1 postdoctoral scholarship.
German universities, like most universities around the world, maintain a broad network of international partnerships. The DAAD supports such international partnerships through a number of schemes that aim to foster cooperation among higher education institutions.
In the eyes of the DAAD, the end of a funding period marks the beginning of a long-standing relationship with us. We aim to stay in touch with our alumni as well as help you get to know one another through a serious of programmes and activities. We also support you in setting up regional DAAD alumni clubs and other forms of networking opportunities.
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THE FALLING WALLS LAB IS COMING TO ADDIS ABABA!
Which wall will your research break? Pitch your innovative idea in just three minutes, showcasing a breakthrough that creates a positive impact on science and society.
WHO: Students and early-career professionals of all disciplines
WHERE : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
APPLY HERE : www.falling-walls.com/lab/apply
DEADLINE: 30 April 2023
QUESTIONS: info@daad-ethiopia.org
Call for Applications - The 12th intake of the AFRIKA KOMMT! programme are NOW OPEN!
Fellowship Programme 2023-2025
AFRIKA KOMMT! brings together the most visionary young leaders from Africa and leading German companies. At the heart of the one-year programme is an eight-month practical training in one of the participating companies, giving the African young professionals a great opportunity to gain first-hand experience in leading German Enterprises.
The participating companies of the 12th intake are: B.Braun Melsungen, Boehringer Ingelheim, BioNTech SE, Robert Bosch GmbH, Merck KGaA, ODDO BHF, SAP SE, Volkswagen AG and Siemens Healthineers.
Applications can be submitted until 26.03.2023 only through our website - www.afrika-kommt.de
More funding opportunities from the German Academic Exchange Service for 2023 or the academic year 2023/2024
We are pleased to inform you that applications to the following programmes have now been reopened:
Short-term grants: daad.de/go/en/stipa50015434
Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists: daad.de/go/en/stipa50015456
Alumni Opportunities at DAAD - Apply Now!!
The DAAD Nairobi invites former DAAD scholarship holders from the East Africa region who are planning small Alumni activities such as workshops, conferences, or seminars scheduled between mid-April and October 2023 to submit their applications for funding!
For more details: https://bit.ly/3jnMxVD
For online seminar sign up: https://bit.ly/3Hw7J3I on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. EAT.
The deadline for application is Wednesday, 22 February 2023!
University-Business-Partnerships programme
We are pleased to inform you that the University-Business-Partnerships programme within the framework of the BMZ’s special initiative “Training and Job Creation” has been advertised for the fifth time since 1 December (funding period 01.06.2023 – 31.12.2026).
We are pleased to inform you that the University-Business-Partnerships programme within the framework of the BMZ’s special initiative “Training and Job Creation” has been advertised for the fifth time since 1 December (funding period 01.06.2023 – 31.12.2026).
A new feature of this call for proposals is that projects are particularly eligible for funding if the contents and formats of their curricula/teaching modules are consistently oriented towards the concept of the “Green Economy” or if they contribute to the promotion of gender equality at the partner university and the empowerment of women in enterprises.
Within the framework of the special initiative as well as the G20 “Compact with Africa Initiative”, preference is given to relevant developing countries, taking into account country-specific clusters.
These are the following:
Egypt: Industry 4.0, agribusiness, renewable energies, logistics, engineering, sustainable urban development, water management
Ethiopia: Agribusiness, renewable energies, food processing industry, logistics, engineering, textile industry, water management
Ivory Coast: Biotechnology, information and communication technology/ technology (incl. renewable energies and energy efficiency), logistics, engineering, water management, agricultural sciences
Ghana: Agribusiness/food processing industry, waste sector, automotive industry, renewable energies, logistics, engineering, water management, governance/law
Morocco: Automotive Industry, agro-food Industry, renewable energies, logistics, engineering, water management, information and communication technology
Rwanda: Economics, renewable energies, logistics, engineering, water management, information and communication technology, creative industry/film, sustainable urban development, mobility concepts (incl. electromobility), economics/statistics, tourism
Senegal: Agribusiness/food processing industry, information and communication technology/ digital economy, renewable energies, logistics, engineering, water management
Tunisia: Automotive industry, digital economy, renewable energies, logistics, aviation, engineering, water management, textile, tourism
However, other subject areas may also be considered.
For more information, please see the call for applications:
https://www2.daad.de/hochschulen/ausschreibungen/projekte/de/11342-foerderprogramme-finden/?s=1&projektid=57680488
The deadline for applications is 10 February 2023.
DAAD Kenya German Embassy Addis Ababa
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR APPLICATION
On behalf of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH) at University Hospital Heidelberg is organising the
International Germany Alumni Seminar 2023
“DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN GLOBAL HEALTH”
18 – 23 April 2023, Heidelberg, Germany
followed by participation in the
DMEA 2023
Europe´s leading event for Digital Health
25 – 27 April 2023, Berlin, Germany
Announcement and call for application https://www.daad-ethiopia.org/files/2022/11/DMEA_Call-for-applications-_Heidelberg.pdf
On behalf of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
the WHZ Zwickau University of Applied Sciences is organizing the
International Germany Alumni Seminar 2023
SDG Alumni Projects: WHZ – DMEA Digital Health
17 – 23 April 2023 in Zwickau, Germany
followed by the participation in the
DMEA Health 2023 – Digital Medical Expertise & Applications
25 – 27 April 2023 in Berlin, Germany
Announcement and call for application https://www.daad-ethiopia.org/files/2022/11/DMEA_Call-for-applications-_Zwickau.pdf
German Embassy Addis Ababa Goethe-Institut Addis Abeba DAAD Kenya
Job-offer at the DAAD Information-Point (IP) in Addis Ababa
Office for Africa in Nairobi promotes academic exchange and collaboration with and between persons and institutions in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia and South Sudan. The DAAD is the largest funding organization for the international exchange of students and academics.
The DAAD Regional
The Information Point (IP) in Addis Ababa is part of the regional and functional responsibility of the DAAD Regional Office and is managed from Nairobi.
In its representations around the world, DAAD staff members are personally and professionally enthusiastic about international academic exchange, are high achievers in their respective stud-ies and professions, and are eager to contribute their skills and training to achieving the goals of DAAD.
We are offering a vacancy for the DAAD Information Point in Addis Ababa:
Programme Officer (m, f, d) for the " DAAD Information-Point in Addis Ababa": student advis-ing, website, social media and program support.
Job description: https://www.daad-ethiopia.org/files/2022/11/2022_Add_Stellenausschreibung-OK.pdf
Please make sure you upload the documents in the relevant formats: The picture preferably in JPEG format while the cover letter, CV, references and certificates should be in pdf. In total, your application should not exceed 7 MB.
For further inquiries, please contact the director, schindler-kovats@daad.de
Call For Application
Apply for a DAAD Artists-in-Berlin residency in 2024
The DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program is one of
Europe’s most prestigious grants.
Each year, around twenty outstanding practitioners from diverse cultural backgrounds are invited to Berlin to focus on their work
and actively engage with the city’s vibrant cultural scene.
To be eligible for this fellowship, artists must have
developed their own distinguished artistic voice and
body of work. The grant is not awarded to students,
however, there is no age limitation upwards.
Applications for literature, music & sound (12 months
residency) and film grants (6 months residency) can be
submitted from October 17 until December 1, 2022.
For writers,
filmmakers, and
composers/
sound artistartis
For more Information and Application https://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/application/
Goethe-Institut Addis Abeba German Embassy Addis Ababa
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