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Information Center Accra, Edition 17 | March, 2015

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Publisher:

Deutscher Akademischer Aus-

tauschdienst e.V. (DAAD)

Kennedyallee 50

D-53175 Bonn

Contact:

Tel.: 0302 760342 / 784865

Mail: info@daad-ghana.org

Web: www.daad-ghana.org

Location: Goethe-Institut Accra

(Located next to NAFTI, East Can-

tonments)

www.facebook.com/daad.accra.gh

Editor:

Berit Stoppa

(Director, DAAD IC Accra)

Photos: Joseph Akwasi (p1, p4)

Patrick Arthur (p1)

p3. © TU-Berlin

Dear Reader,

The year 2015 started full of activities in this

first quarter for the DAAD Information Center

Accra. Besides the selection interviews of so-

me 32 doctoral candidates in January, the

DAAD Information Center Accra participated in

the West African Clean Energy Exhibition and

Conference as well as in 4 fairs in 4 cities ac-

cross Ghana through the 8th Ghana Higher

Education Fair series.

Apart from our annual symposium in January

and our regular monthly introductory session,

we also organised a Freshmen Event for those

students enrolling this coming summer semes-

ter 2015. We are happy to have met the new

DAAD scholars for the Public Policy and Good

Governance programme who will start their

language school in April, 2015.

In the next quarter 2015, applications will open

for Public Policy and Good Governance as

well as for Courses with Relevance to Deveo-

ping Countries.

We are always happy to help you in this re-

gard. As the DAAD Information Center here in

Accra, Ghana, we look forward to counting

many more partners and collaborators in

academia by year end 2015.

Keep in touch with our center via email

through info@daad-ghana.org.

Know about DAAD programmes on our web-

site (www.daad-ghana.org ) as well as other

social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter)

of DAAD Ghana. You can also subscribe to the DAAD Ghana

Info-service. Just text #DAADGHANA to short

code 1942 on all networks.

Best regards,

Berit Stoppa

Director, DAAD Information Center Accra

Research-in-Germany Info Event

The Research-in-Germany Info Event is one

that showcases various research options in

Germany for graduates, PhD candidates, PhD

students, junior researchers as well as senior

researchers.

This event affords you the opportunity to meet

with some selected contact persons from re-

search centers and research organisations.

You also get the opportunity to know about

the vast landscape of research in Germany

and the many funding possibilities available.

Save the date: 10th June, 2015!

Receive updates on the event by sending

#GERMANY2015 to 1942 on all networks in

Ghana.

You can also like us on Facebook or Twitter

for updates.

DAAD Programmes:

Public Policy and Good Govern-

ance

Courses with relevance to devel-

oping countries

Practical Internship for foreign

students in natural and technical

Sciences, agriculture and forest-

ry

DAAD In-Country Events:

Research-in-Germany Info Event

Freshmen Event for Winter Se-

mester 2015

Monthly Introductory Sessions at

the DAAD Information Center in

Accra (next available dates for

2015)

Other topics in this Issue:

Times Higher Education World

Reputation Ranking

Technische Universität Berlin

Campus in El Gouna, Egypt

Graduate School in Univesity of

Applied Science Offenburg

Research-in-Germany Workshop at University of Ghana, Legon, February, 2014

The Director (extreme right) and the Programme Officer (extreme left) of DAAD Information Center Accra

in a picture with some new scholarship holders of the PPGG and the EPOS scholarhsip programme of

DAAD during the Freshmen Event in February, 2015 (Photo: Joseph Akwasi)

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Interested in pursuing a

PhD in Germany?

Make use of the PhD data-

base:

www.phdgermany.de

Learn more about Re-search-in-Germany

www.research-in-germany.org

Among other things, find out

about Germany’s Research

Landscape, funding opportuni-

ties for your research (mostly for

doctoral and post doc research),

research areas, news and

events etc.

DAAD Scholarship

www.funding-guide.de

Search for DAAD funded

programmes as well as

scholarships from other

German scholarship award-

ing Institutions.

DAAD, Information Center Accra, Edition 17 | March, 2015

DAAD Scholarship for Courses with Relevance to Develo-ping Countries

Please visit: www.daad.de/

pgc and go to ‘Information for

Students and Alumni’ - click

on Postgraduate Information

and then Postgraduate

courses. Please note, appli-

cations are made one year

prior to commencement of

scholarship.

Public Policy / Good Governance

(PPGG) programme

This programme is designed to further qualify

future leaders in politics, law, economics and

administration according to the principles of

Good Governance and to prepare them in a

praxis-oriented course for their professional

life and leadership experiences.

Very well qualified graduates (with at least a

Bachelors degree) who in future want to ac-

tively contribute to the social and economic

development of their home countries are wel-

come to apply. The scholarships are for both

young graduates without professional experi-

ence and mid-career professionals.

Please visit www.daad.de/ppgg for more in-

formation about the programme.

The earliest deadline is in July, 2015. Please

contact the DAAD Information Center Accra

for further enquiries: info@daad-ghana.org

DAAD scholarship for courses with

relevance to developing countries

From among the large number of postgraduate

courses offered by German institutions of hig-

her education, the German Academic Exchan-

ge Service (DAAD) supports a carefully chosen

selection of programmes of particular interest

to professionals/junior executives from develo-

ping countries.

These degree courses, which consist of one

to two years of concentrated study, provide

young, academically-trained professionals in

leading positions from developing countries

with the opportunity to engage in postgradua-

te education and training in their particular

fields or professions.

The basic requirements are:

At least 2 years of professional experi-

ence (including national service)

Bachelors degree (at least 2nd Class

upper)

Alumniportal Deutsch-land

www.alumniportal-deutschland.org

As a Germany trained alumnus/

alumna, you are welcome to join

other Germany trained colleagues

through this online community.

Find jobs, follow-up on Blogs, join

subject related groups etc.

Freshmen Event Winter Semester,

2015

Students who have gained admission to the

various study programmes in Germany start-

ing in Winter 2015 (i.e. entry in September /

October 2015) are invited to attend this use-

ful networking session for freshmen.

This will afford you the opportunity to meet

with other students who might be going to

your same town or region or perhaps meet

with students in the same subject area.

The session will involve a 45 minutes interac-

tive presentation by the Director of the DAAD

Information Center Accra and a 30 minutes

of knowledge sharing and experience shar-

ing with invited DAAD alumni as well as other

Germany alumni.

Do not miss this session even if you have not

completed your visa formalities.

Date: 30th July, 2015

Time: 4pm

Venue: Goethe Institut, East Cantonments

(located next to NAFTI), Accra

Monthly Introductory Sessions at the DAAD Information Center

Accra (next available dates in ‘15)

The DAAD Information Center Accra organiz-

es monthly introductory sessions every first

Thursday of the month. This is usually a one

hour presentation followed by questions re-

garding general application procedures,

DAAD scholarships, overview of visa require-

ments and procedures.

It is mandatory to attend one of these ses-

sions before coming for a one-on-one discus-

sion during our regular consultation hours if

you do not already have an admission or a

scholarship.

The next available dates in 2015 are as fol-

lows:

2nd April / 7th May / 4th June / 2nd July / 6th

August / 3rd September / 1st October / 5th

November / 3rd December

Everyone interested in studying or doing re-

search in Germany is welcome to attend. It

always starts at 4pm prompt.

For updates, email us through info@daad-

ghana.org . See you there.

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Most recent degree should not be over 6 years

ago.

Scholarship and admission is applied for one year prior

to commencement of scholarship. Please note that the

application has to be sent directly to the respective uni-

versity and not through the DAAD regional office or the

German Embassy as it was in the last years.

For further information and the complete list of the cours-

es with application deadlines for the 2016/17 academic

year, visit: www.daad.de/pgc

or Email: info@daad-ghana.org

Application for this programme will open from April, 2015.

Earliest deadline is 31st July, 2015.´

Practical internship for foreign students in

natural and technical sciences, agriculture

and forestry

The DAAD offers practical Internship placements for

students of Natural and Technical Sciences, Agriculture

and Forestry. This programme is arranged by the Inter-

national Association for the Exchange of Students for

Technical Experience (IAESTE).

Usually internships are two to three months in duration

with various firms, institutions of higher education and

research institutes. Individual traineeships of extended

durations can also be arranged.

Please contact the Ghana Representative of IASTE via

email ghana@iaeste.org.

IAESTE representative located on KNUST Campus

(+233 (0) 277851502).

Times Higher Education World Reputation

Ranking

The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings

2015 employ the world's largest academic opinion survey

to provide the definitive list of the top 100 most powerful

global university brands.

There were three German universities that made it to

the top 50. They are namely; Ludwig Maximilian Uni-

versity in Munich, University of Heidelberg and Hum-

boldt University in Berlin (Find ranking here).

You can benefit from Germany‘s long and famous

university tradition especially in the fields of enginee-

ring and science.

There are almost 450 state-accredited universities

with some 17,500 degree programmes in Germany.

To gain access to these courses, visit www.study-

in.de or www.daad.de/international-programmes (for

courses taught predominantly in English).

Technische Universität Berlin Campus in

El Gouna, Egypt

Technische Universität Berlin (TUB), Germany, es-

tablished a satellite Campus in El Gouna to act as an

academic hub and research center at the Red Sea in

Egypt. TUB Campus El Gouna currently conducts

three advanced Master’s degree programs in:

Energy Engineering

Urban Development

Water Engineering

All two-year programs comprise 120 Credit Points

(ECTS) and are taught in English. Students graduate

with a full Master’s degree by Technische Universität

Berlin. Next to their study time in El Gouna, they

spend up to one year at TUB’s mother campus in

Berlin.

Deadline for application: 31 May 2015

For more information, please visit:

www.campus-elgouna.tu-berlin.de

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DAAD, Information Center Accra, Edition 17 | March, 2015

Graduate School in University of Ap-

plied Science Offenburg

The Graduate School in Offenburg offers accredited,

application-oriented degree programs with excellent

career opportunities taught entirely in English.

University of Applied Science Offenburg offers very

well-equipped laboratories and facilities as well as a

comprehensive, individual services for international

students.

The Graduate School offers the following courses:

Master of Science (MSc) in Communication and

Media Engineering

Master of Science (MSc) in Energy Conversion

and Management

Master of Science (MSc) in Process Engineering

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Inter-

national Business Consulting

For further information, visit:

www.hs-offenburg.de/graduate-school

Consultation Hours for individual consultation for applicants who already have admission to a German university or have the participatory Note from the Introductory Session:

Opening hours:

Mondays 15:30–18:30h (Goethe Institut) Thursdays

09.00–11.00h (German Embassy, Main Building)

Fridays 14:30–18:30h (Goethe Institut)

Telephone:

+233 (0)302 784865 or +233 (0)302 760342

Mobile: +233 (0)246108578 or +233 (0)261090939

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