DAAD Network

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Overview

DAAD Lecturers at Institutes of Higher Education in the UK and Ireland

The DAAD supports around 400 Lecturers worldwide. Their teaching expertise is mainly in German Studies but in some cases also in German Law, Politics, and History. In the UK and Ireland, there are currently around 30 Lecturers funded by the DAAD.

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Overview

DAAD Teaching Assistant Programme in the UK and Ireland

The DAAD Teaching Assistant programme provides one-year scholarships to European nationals with a degree from a German university to gain experience in teaching German as a foreign language at a British or Irish university.

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Volunteer opportunity

DAAD Young Ambassadors

Young Ambassadors are undergraduate and Master’s students at universities who have recently studied or been an intern in Germany and who are interested in volunteering to promote study in Germany at their home university or other interested universities with the help of the DAAD.

Platform for German researcher in the UK

UK Network of German Academics

A collaboration between the DAAD London and the German Embassy in London, the ‘UK Network of German Academics’ facilitates mobility and cooperation between researchers of all disciplines working at leading research institutions in the UK.

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Scholarship Holders

Alumni Services

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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Heads of German in the UK and Ireland

The DAAD is organising an annual Heads of German meeting.

Promoting German Studies

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has been supporting German Studies at universities in the United Kingdom for many years.