Exchanges and Scholarships for university students

University Exchange Programmes

Auckland
The University of Auckland has exchange partners in Germany for several different subjects. Exchanges dedicated to studying German are: Marburg, Heidelberg, and Freiburg. Other subjects are partnered with public and private universities in Hamburg, Essen, Düsseldorf, Konstanz and Munich.

Waikato
Waikato is partnered with Bremen for exchange across all subjects. The exchanges with Cologne, Düsseldorf and Münster are limited to certain subjects.

Victoria
Vic has probably the largest number of links with German tertiary institutions (currently 9). Students of German can go to Konstanz and Tübingen. All other partners are limited to non-humanities subject such as architecture, design, engineering, law etc.: Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Leipzig, Mainz, Munich, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Wiesbaden.

Canterbury
UC has several partners in Germany. Frankfurt, Konstanz and Freiburg are open to students from German and some other subjects, while WHU Beisheim (Düsseldorf) only accepts Commerce students.

Otago
The University of Otago offers exchanges to Heidelberg, Tübingen, Leipzig for students of German. The exchanges with Cologne and Vienna (Austria) are for economics/commerce students only, and St. Gallen (Switzerland) offers short courses.

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Scholarships for University Students

Exchange and study and research in Germany is heavily supported for Kiwis by several different organisations:

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
The German academic exchange service offers a range of scholarships for undergraduates, postgraduates, PhD students and staff from all disciplines in New Zealand.

Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung (AvH)
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation supports the exchange of academics between Germany and the rest of the world. Research fellowships of various durations are awarded to distinguished scholars and scientists from all fields.

Land Baden-Württemberg (BW)
The German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg provides financial support in the form of scholarships for international students who come to a Baden-Wuerttemberg university on exchange from a partner university overseas.

Pädagogischer Austauschdienst (PAD)
The support offered by the German Education Exchange Service is aimed at school teachers and university students who are preparing for a career in teaching. The service supports teaching and teaching assistant stays for Kiwis who want to go and teach at a German school, and German teachers who are interested in working at a NZ school.

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Here is an overview of the scholarships and events that are usually advertised each year. The links lead to short descriptions on the central DAAD website www.daad.de and  www.daad.ac.nz.

• for undergraduate and graduate students
  • University Winter Courses
  • PAD Teaching Assistant Scholarships
  • Baden-Württemberg Scholarships
  • Study Scholarships for Graduates of All Disciplines
  • Scholarship Programme for Artists (students)
  • Artists in Berlin Programme
• for doctoral students
  • University Winter Courses
  • Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates, Young Academics and Scientists
  • Cotutelle (double degree) Doctoral Programme Scholarships
• for postdocs
  • Leibniz Research Fellowships
  • Research Grants for (Post-)Doctoral Candidates, Young Academics and Scientists
  • Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
  • P.R.I.M.E. — Postdoctoral Research International Mobility Experience
• for researchers after their postdoc phase
  • Research Grants for University Academics and Scientists
  • Re-Invitation Program for Former Scholarship Holders
  • Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowships for Experienced Scientists and Scholars
  • Project Grant for Artists (academic staff)
  • Artists in Berlin Programme
  • Artists: Guest lecturing in Berlin Programme
• artists
  • Scholarship Programme for Artists (students)
  • Project Grant for Artists (academic staff)
  • Artists in Berlin Programme
  • Artists: Guest lecturing in Berlin Programme
• other target groups
  • Study Visits/Study Seminars and Practicals (work experience) in Germany
  • Re-Invitation Program for Former Scholarship Holders
  • Artists in Berlin Programme
  • Support for guest lecturers from Germany coming to NZ
  • Support for conference speakers from Germany coming to NZ
  • Return support — Rückkehrstipendien

Please see www.daad.ac.nz for further information, and contact the NZ DAAD office at daad@auckland.ac.nz or Mareike Schmidt (DAAD-Lektorin und Dozentin an der University of Auckland) if you have any questions.