If you are travelling abroad or coming (back) to Germany from abroad, you will find helpful addresses and links here.
Many students or doctoral candidates would like to leave their home university for a limited period of time. They will quickly realise which country they want to go to. But which university? And where does the money come from to finance the stay abroad? The DAAD offers a comprehensive information portal. Under "Info for Germans" you can find tips on planning your stay, scholarships and the recognition of credits earned abroad at your home university. Country-specific information provides an overview of the programmes available for (almost) every country in the world.
Foreign academics can also find useful information on doctoral programmes and funding opportunities for a stay in Germany at the DAAD. And for German academics living abroad, the DAAD offers return scholarships and practical information and tips to make their return easier. Most DAAD funding programmes support doctoral candidates, but the scholarship database also shows various programmes for students, postdocs and university teachers. Information on the Erasmus+ programme, the successor to the European Commission's Erasmus programme, can also be found here.
The DFG supports young researchers with its diverse programmes at every stage of their young scientific careers, regardless of their qualification level. Whether during their studies, during or after their doctorate - the DFG offers the right funding opportunities: from participation in DFG-funded projects during their studies to research fellowships and various funding programmes. In particular, the DFG promotes the recruitment of young talent from Germany and abroad for Germany as a centre of science and research. The DFG supports projects in all scientific disciplines between researchers in Germany and their colleagues in Germany and abroad. GERiT - German Research Institutions in cooperation with the DAAD and the HRK records more than 25,000 institutes at German universities and non-university research institutions according to geographical, subject-related and structural criteria. Gepris is the database in which all current and completed projects funded by the DFG are available for research.
It doesn't always have to be complicated to study abroad. Your own university often offers cooperation programmes abroad. In this case, it is worth looking for cooperation programmes on the university's own website. With the University Compass, you can quickly find all German and foreign universities. Those interested in a doctorate will find an overview of doctoral programmes in Germany in the "Doctorate" section. In the search mask, you can select according to various criteria or search specifically for doctorates at a particular university.
Around 300 German universities have partnerships with universities and other institutions abroad. Here you can search all existing collaborations between a German and foreign university.
The services of the German Scholars Organisation e.V. are primarily aimed at German academics living abroad who wish to continue their academic career in Germany. It is an independent, non-profit organisation that supports German academics abroad and promotes their return to Germany. To this end, the GSO offers free advice. Among other things, GSO provides advice on CV preparation or through a personal preparation meeting. In addition to its own support programmes, it also provides information on other organisations that provide financial support for returnees returning home.
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
With research fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, you can either make the leap abroad or return to Germany. With its fellowships and foundation awards, the Foundation supports the realisation of self-chosen research projects with a host, one of over 26,000 former Humboldtians worldwide, both abroad and in Germany. It doesn't matter what career stage you have already reached. Whether you are just starting out on your academic career or are already an established researcher, the Humboldt Foundation's sponsorship opportunities offer everyone the ideal option to suit their own career stage and situation.
A lot of questions and organisational matters need to be clarified for a stay abroad. To avoid getting lost in the chaos of information overload, Euraxess Germany provides information and advice for researchers coming to Germany for a research project or going abroad. The website provides a wide range of information, including information on funding opportunities, social security and tax issues as well as topics relating to researcher mobility. Depending on whether you are going abroad, coming to Germany from abroad or returning after a longer stay abroad, you will find all relevant information and a funding database in the respective category.
The Centre for Information and Documentation on Studying in France (CIDU) in Berlin has compiled extensive information on studying in France. Anyone wishing to study there will find detailed information on studying, social security issues, recognition of academic achievements and much more.
In cooperation between the Franco-German University (DFH) and the Association Bernard Gregory (ABG), a German-French Service Centre was founded. The aim of this cooperation is to promote relations and the mobility of young researchers between France and Germany. The service centre is primarily aimed at doctoral students and postgraduates who would like to be mobile in the French-German-speaking region. It supports interested parties with offers relating to career entry and careers and helps with orientation on the labour market in both countries.More and more students are spending part of their studies abroad or completing their degree there and then looking for a career start in Germany. Young graduates from other countries are also coming to us to complete further studies or a doctorate. As a result, more and more foreign degrees are coming onto the market in Germany and the question arises as to which German degrees a university degree obtained abroad is comparable to. Anabin has stored the university degrees of various countries. Interested parties can read there how many years of study a degree normally comprises, which German degree is comparable to it and which bodies help with the recognition of foreign degree programmes.
This portal also provides information on whether and how a qualification obtained abroad is recognised and bundles information on the legal basis and recognition procedures in the individual professions. The portal is based on the "Act to Improve the Assessment and Recognition of Professional Qualifications Acquired Abroad", which came into force on 1 April 2012. This law aims to facilitate the recognition of foreign professional qualifications and promote the integration of qualified migrants and foreign skilled workers into the German labour market. The portal is aimed both at migrants who already live in Germany and have acquired a professional qualification abroad and at skilled workers abroad who are interested in working in Germany. It is operated by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research