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Launch of the DAAD Regional Office Accra

Expanding Horizons in German-West African Higher Education Cooperation

Statistics for Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon

  • 6000 Active Alumni

    funded by DAAD

  • 144 University Cooperations

    with German Higher Education Institutions

The DAAD officially opens its new Regional Office in Accra. Join the hybrid launch event on 24th April to explore the future of academic cooperation with West Africa.

Video - Recorded LIVE on 24th April 2025

What our Alumni are saying about Higher Education

Alumni Spotlight: DAAD Alumnus and a former DAAD climapAfrica

Meet Dr. Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola

My outlook on higher education is grounded in the belief that it should serve as a dynamic platform for fostering global collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation. I see higher education as a catalyst for addressing global challenges, especially in areas like climate change, disaster risk reduction, and sustainability.

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DAAD Alumna (University of Münster, 2011 - 2014).

Meet: Prof. Emelia Oppong Bekoe

Higher education plays a crucial role in the development of any society, and I anticipate a future where it will be the foremost priority in our society. We must make conscientious efforts to harness its full potential for the benefit of Africa.

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Alumni Spotlight: Principal of the Bagabaga College of Education, Tamale

Meet Dr. Gazali Issahaku

My vision for higher Education is to position Colleges of Education (BACE) as the leading centers for the training of professionally competent teachers, grounded in up-to-date pedagogy, research skills, critical thinking ability and moral values.

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Alumni Spotlight

Meet Prof. Kennedy Alatinga

My outlook on Higher Education and internationalization is to undertake top-notch, cross-cutting and multidisciplinary research in collaboration with local and international partners to advance appropriate knowledge required to solve societal problems, nationally, continentally and globally.

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Highlights of our Anniversary year

  • DAAD Research Ambassadors 2025-2027

    Launch

    This is the Inauguration of DAAD Research Ambassadors for Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria.

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  • Call for Application

    Falling Walls Lab Ghana 2025

    Since 2016 the Falling Walls Lab Ghana has been organized by the DAAD in Ghana. It presents a rare opportunity to bring together young scientists and entrepreneurs, two spheres that hardly meet in Ghana. Application for 2025 is now open. Apply NOW!

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Launch of DAAD Regional Office Accra

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Livestream - Launch of DAAD Regional Office Accra I 24th April 2025

The launch of the new regional office – one of only two in sub-Saharan Africa – demonstrates the DAAD’s renewed commitment to long-term academic partnerships in Ghana and West Africa. With an estimated 2.5 million students in Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria, and around 13,500 students from these countries currently studying in Germany, the demand for academic exchange is growing.

Detailed programme - Official Launch, 24th April 2025

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