Since 1 July 2010, the DAAD has a new president: Prof. Dr. Dr. Sabine Kunst. For the first time in DAAD history, a woman was elected to head the world’s biggest organization for academic exchange.

232 member universities und 123 member student organizations overwhelmingly voted the 55-year old scientist to become the successor of Prof. Dr. Stefan Hormuth, who passed away in February.

 Prof. Dr. Dr. Sabine Kunst studied biology and political science (1972-1979) as well as hydraulic engineering (1979-1982) at Hannover University. During her academic career, she acquired two doctor’s degrees, in environmental biotechnology (1982) and political science (1990), before she was promoted to professor at Hannover University in 1990. She conducted her research in a number of countries, including China, South Africa, Mexico and Brazil.

After two years as a vice president – with her responsibilities including teaching methods, curricula, further studies and international issues – at Hannover University, she was elected president of Potsdam University in January 2007. One year later, she became a board member of the DAAD. She is also a member of numerous national and international committees. (Photo by Sören Stache)

 In co-operation with the ASKO EUROPA-STIFTUNG (AES) and other renowned partners in Germany and Australia, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers scholarships for a two-week course dealing with the issue of the European Union in a broader sense. Students gain profound basic knowledge about Europe through lectures and workshops. Furthermore, several programme related field trips to European institutions, such as the European Court of Justice, the European Commission and the European Parliament, enhance the experience. The programme is a voyage of discovery for each student, including valuable intercultural and experience-oriented elements. For this reason, interaction with European students and visits to EU institutions play a prominent role.

The course takes place from 5 – 18 December 2010 at the European Academy Otzenhausen.

More information and application form are available here:
Encounter_Europe_Course_2010_Announcement (2)
Encounter_Europe_Course_2010_Application (2)

Applications must be submitted by August 20th 2010 to
DAAD Sydney: Dr Andreas Jaeger, DAAD Information Centre c/o Goethe-Institut Sydney,
90 Ocean Street, Woollahra NSW 2025, Australia

In co-operation with the Universities of Duisburg-Essen, Freiburg, Leipzig, the IIK Duesseldorf and the institute Fubis in Berlin, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) once again intends to offer scholarships for a six (four)-week Deutschlandkundlicher Winterkurs from January to February 2011. This is an exciting opportunity for students and junior faculty members with a sound knowledge (min B1, preferably B2) of German wanting to improve their language skills and understanding of contemporary affairs.

The programmes of the course providers can be downloaded here:
HWK_2010_11_alle_Kursangebote-1

The application form with a list of all required documents is available here:
Application Form

Applications must be submitted by August 15^th to the
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
P.O.Box 1687, 6140 Wellington.

DAAD information sessions will take place in 2010 on these days:

28.4.2010 Victoria University Wellington
- 12-1 pm: Humnities (Kelburn Campus, Council Chamber)
- 4-5 pm: School of Biological Sciences (Kirk Building Level 5 , room KK501)
- 5.30 pm: School of Architecture (NN)

29.4.2010 Massey University Palmerston North
- 11pm: Internation Office (NN)

5.5.2010 University of Canterbury Christchurch
- 12.00-1 pm: National Centre for Research on Europe (tea-room)

6.5.2010 University of Otago Dunedin
- 10.00-11.00 an: Department of Accountancy and Business Law (Board Room)
- 11.30-12.30 pm: Department of Zoology (B215, Benham Building, Zoology)
- 1-2 pm: Humanities (Burns 4, Burns Building)

7.5.2010 University of Waikato Hamilton
- 11-12: Block S. 1st floor, room 5

26.5.2010 AUT
- 12.30-1.30: Hospitality and Tourism building (room WH 125)

For further details concerning these events, contact Dr. Yannick Müllender: daad@auckland.ac.nz or the international office of these universities.
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Please find below those papers of the DAAD alumni-meeting which presenters made available for online publication:

Stuart McCutcheon_Opening DAAD Alumni Conference
Dr Wayne Mapp
Thomas Meister_Rede DAAD_Alumni 20032010 Final
Peter Hamilton_Notes_for_DAAD_seminar
Ursula Toyka_Relations between NZ and Germany
Klaus Bosselmann_Globalization vs Sustainability_
Martin Faulstich_Sustainability
Daniela Liggett_Responsibility of Science_DAAD_Auckland
James Bade_The German Connection with New Zealand in the Nineteenth Century
J Braund_German Scientists in NZ
James Bade_NZ_German Names final
Robin Maconie_Music_the Forgotten Language Cook’s
Peter Russell_IN DER ENGE UND IM DUNKELN_HUMANITY AND THE HUMANITIES IN AN AGE OF GREED
ANCILLARY MATERIAL FOR PETER RUSSELL’S PAPER_IN DER ENGE UND IM DUNKELN_HUMANITY AND THE HUMANITIES IN AN AGE OF GREED
Mark Jackson_COMMUNITIES OF DIFFERENCE[1]
Peter Schwerdtfeger_RoleofFundementalScience[1]
Rob McIntosh_DAAD speech Ministry of Education
Caitlyn Westbrooke_German+tertiary+education+remastered
Nancy November_In their Shoes, in German_A University Lecturer Experiences the Student
Ursula Toyka_Alumni activities_engl
Terry Healy_INTERCOAST and Developing Long Term Relations with Germany.10

A further report of this meeting can be downloaded from the DAAD-magazin

The weekend of 20/21 March 2010 has been confirmed for the DAAD Alumni Conference, which will take place in the Fale Pasifika at the University of Auckland.

The conference, to which all DAAD alumni in New Zealand are invited, will start around noon with a lunch buffet and end on the second day with afternoon tea. It will examine “The role of the University in our globalized world” from different perspectives, i.e. science and sustainability, the role of science in the knowledge economy, and the scientific, technological and academic exchange between New Zealand and Germany.

We are happy to report that the Ambassador Designate of the Federal Republic of Germany in New Zealand, Mr. Thomas Meister, hopes to attend this conference; the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland, Professor Stuart McCutcheon, and other representatives from New Zealand universities and institutions, have already confirmed their participation.

We are also delighted to let you know that DAAD Secretary-General, Dr. Christian Bode, and the Head of Section in charge of academic exchange with New Zealand, Dr. Ursula Toyka, will join this conference from the DAAD headquarters in Bonn. Prof. Dr. Martin Faulstich, Professor of Resource and Energy Technology at the TU Munich and Chairman of the German Advisory Council on the Environment, will speak in the session on Science and Sustainability on the afternoon of the first day and Dr. Hermann Scheer, Member of Parliament, Chairman of the World Council For Renewable Energy (WCRE), has also been invited to speak at this session.

A draft programme of the meeting is available below.

Do not hesitate to contact the DAAD Office at the University of Auckland for further information (daad@auckland.ac.nz). If you are unsure as to whether we have your current email address, please let me know. Also, if you are in touch with fellow DAAD alumni in New Zealand who did not receive any information about the conference, please do not hesitate to forward this message to them.

Yannick Müllender

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