The German Academic Exchange Service ( German: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst , DAAD ) is the largest All-German association as a public organization supporting international academic exchanges. Engaged in the exchange of scientists and students.
Headquarters and Regional Offices
DAAD is headquartered in Bonn , the organization also has about 15 regional offices that serve to inform about training programs in Germany. The regional office for North America is located in New York. Michael Klees, Head of the DAAD Bureau in the Republic of Belarus, describes the goals of the DAAD Regional Bureau [1] :
The main goals of DAAD's activities are to support the young generation in Germany and abroad in the fields of science and culture, economics and politics, to educate them in the spirit of openness and mutual understanding, as well as to increase the internationality and prestige of German universities, to support German studies, German language, literature and geography of Germany in foreign higher education institutions.
DAAD provides scholarships to almost all categories related to science and university activities in one way or another, from 2nd year students to professors and doctors of sciences. The most common scholarship from DAAD is a scholarship issued to students wishing to visit Germany in the summer, the so-called. summer course, during which the main task is to acquire, improve the German language skills, get acquainted with culture and traditions, as a rule, the duration of the courses is 3-4 weeks, and the amount of the scholarship for this period is 850 euros, which can almost completely cover housing costs, food, transport. In addition, it is necessary to pay the language course itself with this money. The cost of housing, food, course depend on the selected city. The most expensive city is Munich, the scholarship covers only a small part of the costs .
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- ↑ DAAD in Belarus . Date of treatment September 11, 2010. Archived March 27, 2012.