DAAD invites representatives from universities, research institutions and funding agencies in the United States and Canada, as well as colleagues from the fields of education policy and politics, to join us for our “Germany Today 2023” information tour.

DAAD’s information tour “Germany Today” is designed to give participants a broad overview of Germany’s higher education landscape. This includes:

• An overview of Germany’s higher education and research systems;
• An update on current developments, innovative projects, and structural reforms;
• Details about BA and MA programs, as well as PhD training at various institutions;
• Information on funding opportunities for academic exchange and institutional cooperation.

This year’s tour will run from June 11-17, 2023 and focus on the cooperation between German universities and industry. The tour includes on-site visits to a variety of higher education institutions, research institutions, and companies in Bielefeld, the Ruhr Valley, Aachen, Düsseldorf, Cologne and Bonn.

North American participants in this program are typically senior administrators at leading universities in the U.S. and Canada (such as provosts, deans, vice-presidents, or heads of international offices), policy makers in federal and state/provincial governments or associations and other experts in the higher education field or in the respective research topics.

Deadline: March 12, 2023

For further details on this year’s tour, please refer to: Call for Applications – Germany Today 2023

You can access the Application Form for this year’s tour by clicking here