Cooperation Programmes and Funding

German universities, like most universities around the world, maintain a broad network of international partnerships. The DAAD supports such international partnerships through a number of schemes that aim to foster cooperation among higher education institutions.

Cooperation Programmes and Funding - South Asia

Get to know various funding schemes for the South Asian region that the DAAD offers or is involved in, of course in the sphere of higher education and research. The CALL FOR PROPOSALS for iHED - International Higher Education Dialogue CONFERENCE 2023 is out!

Germany, France and South Asia

iHED - International Higher Education Dialogue

The three-day conference is a platform for stakeholders and HEIs from Germany, Romania, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka to connect. They discuss the future of international exchange in higher education, share good practices and bring the higher education and research spectrum closer.

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University Cooperation

University Landscape & General Advice for Cooperation

Cooperation between foreign universities and German higher education institutions (HEI) include the academic exchange of students and/or professors, as well as regular scientific projects. Nevertheless, there is an even greater potential for establishing new collaboration in diverse fields of science.

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Find Funding Programmes

Project Funding

Here you will find an overview of the DAAD's programme calls for German universities. Currently, the following information is only available in German.