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Our recommendation for further reading: "high potential". The european edition of this magazine contains information about study, funding, culture and career in Europe (e-paper PDF).
These brochures and CD-ROMs are used by academic advisers from the DAAD and other organisations worldwide when they provide advice or organise information events on studying and researching in Germany. If you are interested in any of the publications presented here, please visit one of our events or contact one of the DAAD Regional Offices or Information Centres, or a DAAD Lektor working at your university, or a Goethe Institute or one of the German diplomatic missions abroad.
We additionally offer all the information contained in these publications online in the form of downloadable PDF files or provide links to the constantly updated online databases on the DAAD website.
This brochure provides information on studying at universities, FH universities of applied sciences, or at colleges of art, film or music, plus an overview of the German higher education system. It includes a CD-ROM with the HRK's Higher-Education-Compass (including the addresses of all higher education institutions and international offices in Germany, and information on study opportunities).
Brochure around 70 pages, including a CD-ROM
Target group: Multipliers and disseminators, advisers, students with detailed questions about completing study stays in Germany.
Language: German, English
2nd Edition September 2007
You can also click here to obtain this brochure as a downloadable PDF file (1000 KB).
This brochure provides information on studying at universities, FH universities of applied sciences, or at colleges of art, film or music, plus an overview of the German higher education system. It includes a CD-ROM with the HRK's Higher-Education-Compass (including the addresses of all higher education institutions and international offices in Germany, and information on study opportunities).
Brochure, around 70 pages, including a CD-ROM
Target group: Multipliers and disseminators, advisers, students with detailed questions about completing study stays in Germany.
Language: English
2nd Edition November 2007
You can also click here to obtain this brochure as a downloadable PDF file (460 KB).
This publication offers a list of summer schools offered by German higher education institutions, arranged by subject areas. It includes a CD-ROM and an Accompanying Brochure.
120 pages
Target group: International students
Language: Bilingual German/English
Website: www.daad.de/sommerkurse
This brochure provides an annotated collection of links on opportunities for studying or doing doctorates in Germany. It also offers links to funding organisations and foundations, to research opportunities in Germany, plus general information on Germany.
Flyer, around 50 pages
Target group: Students and graduates thinking about completing a stay in Germany.
Language: German
5th Edition October 2007
You can also click here to obtain this brochure as a downloadable PDF file (355 KB).
This brochure provides an annotated collection of links on opportunities for studying or doing doctorates in Germany. It also offers links to funding organisations and foundations, to research opportunities in Germany, plus general information on Germany.
Flyer, around 50 pages
Target group: Students and graduates thinking about completing a stay in Germany.
Language: English
5th Edition October 2007
You can also click here to obtain this brochure as a downloadable PDF file (650 KB).
Ziel Deutschland / Destination Germany is a bilingual brochure and provides information on studying in Germany as well as useful tips and stories about life and living in Germany. Topics include flat-hunting, public institutions, health, transport and travel, regional studies, cultural events and life, sport, etc.
Brochure, 252 pages
Target group: Scholarship holders/students before travelling to Germany.
Language: Bilingual German/English
4th Edition August 2008
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These brochures present International Programmes (Bachelor's, Master's, PhD) arranged by subjects. It includes a CD-ROM and Accompanying Brochures.
Around 76 (Bachelor), 224 (Master) and 120 (PhD) pages
Target group: Students and graduates interested in (partly) English-taught programmes (or another major foreign language).
Language: English
Website: www.daad.de/international-programmes
The information offered here is taken from the study and career choice brochure "Studien- und Berufswahl" published by the German Federal States (Länder) and the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit).
It briefly outlines the various academic subjects and offers information about where to study and about academic degrees.
Brochure, around 230 pages
Target group: Multipliers, disseminators, advisers.
Language: English
Website: www.studienwahl.de
You can also click here to obtain this brochure as a downloadable PDF file (950 KB).
This flyer answers student FAQs about living and studying in Germany.
Flyer, 22 pages
Target group: Students thinking about completing a stay in Germany.
Language: English
You can also obtain this brochure as a downloadable PDF file (706KB)
This flyer is for academics and researchers and answers their FAQs about living and working in Germany.
Flyer, 20 pages
Target group: Academics and researchers thinking about completing a stay in Germany.
Language: English
You can also obtain this brochure as a downloadable PDF file (580KB)
The brochure briefly profiles the key German research institutions: Fraunhofer Society, Helmholtz Association, Leibniz Association, Max Planck Society, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, German Research Foundation, DAAD.
Flyer, 22 pages
Target group: Academics and researchers interested in research institutions in Germany.
Language: English
You can also obtain this brochure as a downloadable PDF file (576KB)