Meet Prof. Kennedy Alatinga

Alumni Spotlight

I studied International Development Management (Master of Arts) at the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) of the Ruhr-University Bochum.

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Last Call

Alumni programmes

As part of our DAAD Alumni Network, various universities invite alumni to joint seminars in Germany.

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Felix Barnes

Open Calls

Leadership for Africa scholarship programme

The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger and Senegal at higher education institutions in Germany.

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Open Calls

In-Country/In-Region Scholarships

The application procedure follows a two-step process. First, applicants submit application to the host institution and then, shortlisted applicants will be asked to submit their application via the DAAD portal.

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Postdoc Opportunities

Research Explorer Ruhr

Research Explorer Ruhr is a two-week summer program for international advanced doctoral researchers and recent postdocs (< 1 year after PhD) interested in exploring the research landscape in the Ruhr area, Germany.

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Victoria Dautey

Meet Victoria Afua Dautey

Alumni Spotlight

My name is Victoria Afua Dautey (née Agbai), an international trade advisor as well as the founder of Bubune Skincare. I studied at the Hochsule fuer Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nuertingen-Gesilingen. I started in October 2016 and finished in August 2018.

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Falling Walls Foundation

Falling Walls Lab Ghana Winner

My Berlin experience

One of the sessions where elites in the science industry came to talk about insights into topics like high powered laser, next-generation of batteries and efficient drug discovery was a very huge boost to my background in science which inspired me a lot.

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Kyerewaa Akuamoah Boateng

Meet Kyerewaa

Falling Walls Science Summit

Being part of the Falling Walls Science Summit 2021 has connected me to other science engagers who are equally finding solutions to challenges in their communities, and it’s encouraging.

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German Colonial Rule: Scholarship Programme for Cooperative Research

Call for Application

This new scholarship programme aims at fostering international and interdisciplinary cooperation and dialogue between different perspectives within the field of German colonial history.

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Fortune Agbele

Meet Fortune Selorm Agbele

Alumni spotlight

I am Fortune Selorm Agbele. I am a former beneficiary of the DAAD Helmut-Schmidt scholarship programme, graduating from the Hertie School of Governance. I am also a recent beneficiary of the DAAD research grant for the PhD, completing a PhD in political science. I got the degree from the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies, having been there from 2016 to 2021.

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