Dear DAAD Friends and Alumni!🎓

Welcome to our June Winter edition 2023 of the DAAD Australia Newsletter.

The dark winter days were illuminated by bright colours of the recent Sydney Vivid Festival.

And now...

Stay warm and enjoy the read!

This Newsletter includes updates on our key topics:

• DAAD Annual Report 2022
• DAAD President confirmed in Office
• Upcoming Event: the 2023 Falling Walls Lab Sydney, 03 August
• Upcoming Event: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
• Call for Applications: University Wintercourse in Germany and Online
• DAAD Alumni Association Australia - NEWS
• 2023 Germany Alumni Community Challenge - An Ideas Competiton

We would love to hear from you. Get in touch with us if you have feedback

for us or questions regarding the topics in this edition.

With kind regards

Silke Schoppe und Michael Rieke

DAAD Australia - Information Centre Sydney

Information Centre Contact

For enquiries and information, please contact us by:

Telephone: +61272088119

Email: info@daad-australia.org

Teleconferencing: please contact us via email, and we will arrange a Zoom meeting and provide you with an access link.

DAAD Annual Report 2022

- Change by Exchange -

DAAD President confirmed in Office

Professor Joybrato Mukherjee was recently re-elected as DAAD President in Bonn.The General Assembly of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) also confirmed Vice President Muriel Helbig in office. In addition, a new Executive Committee and a part of the Board of Trustees were elected for the world’s biggest academic exchange organisation.

Read the press release here

Upcoming Event:

Falling Walls Lab Sydney 2023

-Closing Date for Applications on 02 July-

Falling Walls Lab Sydney 2023

The call for applications is now open for Falling Walls Lab Sydney 2023.

Students, researchers, and early-career professionals who are residents of NSW or the ACT are invited to apply with their ground-breaking research, business models, and initiatives from all disciplines.

The aim of the Falling Walls Lab is to provide a diverse and interdisciplinary pool of students, researchers, and early-career professionals with a world-class platform that helps them drive their innovations, develops their communication skills, and connects them with each other, creating a global network and impactful and sustainable community of innovators and changemakers.



The Falling Walls Lab Sydney is hosted by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, the DAAD Australia and EURAXESS Australia & New Zealand, and supported by the Australian Academy of Science.

Online Event: 3 August 2023, 5:00pm-7:30 pm (AEST)

Closing date for applications: 2 July 2023



Join the FWL Sydney and apply here.

Upcoming Event:

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Australia and New Zealand!

Come and support the German

Frauen-Nationalmannschaft!

The German Women's National Football Team has historically been one of the most successful teams in women's football. They have won multiple major tournaments, including the FIFA Women's World Cup and the UEFA Women's European Championship. The team has a strong mix of experience and youth, and features a number of world-class players.

Germany will take on:

🇲🇦 Morocco on July 24 in Melbourne/Naarm

🇨🇴 Colombia on July 30 in Sydney/Gadigal

🇰🇷 Korea Republic on August 3 in Brisbane/Meaanjin

Don’t miss out on history. Limited tickets are available now at fifa.fans/3N2Cktq

Find out more about the German team here.

Scholarships, Grants & Programs

Call for Applications

University Wintercourse in Germany and Online

Hochschulwinterkurs (reinstated)

In co-operation with the DAAD, several universities in Germany offer a German language course or “Deutschlandkundlichen Winterkurs” lasting six weeks during the northern hemisphere’s winter. The program is available for bachelor, master and PhD students. It is designed for students with a sound knowledge of German (B1 level) and a background in German Studies who are interested in improving their language skills and understanding of current affairs.

Application deadline: 15 August 2023 

Further information will be available from 01 July 2023 here.

DAAD Alumni Association Australia - NEWS

Dear DAAD Alumni & Scholars,



We look forward to meeting you at our next DAAD Alumni event on Friday, 21 July 2023 at the Goethe-Institut Sydney.

We have organised an exciting event where we will present our (first ever) DAAD Alumni Australia Logo and will discuss the topic Technology disruption and the importance of cross-functional teams and values as a panel presentation. Different perspectives on this topic will be presented.

We are pleased to introduce the following topics and speakers to you: 

1. Artificial General Intelligence - applications & challenges – Prof. Michael Thielscher, UNSW

2. Diversity & the importance of cross-functional teams - Claudia Nelson, Senior Executive, MBA

3. Values as foundations of high-performing teams - Dr Maren Goerdel, Psychotherapist & Leadership Coach 

Date: Friday, 21 July 2023

Time: Reception starts at 6.30pm for a 7pm start

Venue: Goethe-Institut Sydney (90 Ocean St, Woollahra)

The German Consul-General will be present to welcome you.

Light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP directly to the DAAD Alumni Association to secure your attendance.

Email: daadalumniaus@gmail.com  

Research in Germany - June Newsletter

PhDGermany Relaunch:

Benefit from the improved Database

Research careers

Are you considering doing a doctorate in Germany, but don’t know where to start?

Use PhDGermany to find your perfect PhD opportunity! Thanks to the recent relaunch, the database offers improved features: filter by field of study, location, language and many other criteria, or browse the map to find the programme that best fits your needs and interests.

Read the full newsletter here.

2023 Germany Alumni Community Challenge -

An Ideas Competiton

Calling all Innovators -

"Sustainable Cities for People and the Planet: Innovate Now!" 

The 2023 Germany Alumni Community Challenge, hosted by Alumniportal Deutschland, is calling for entrepreneurs, thinkers, and doers among Germany alumni to tackle today's urban challenges. This is a unique opportunity to network with community members and entrepreneurship experts, receive professional mentorship, and turn your innovative ideas into reality. You are invited to join us in making a significant impact on people's lives in your city and globally.

The ideas competition offers all German alumni the opportunity to develop innovative and entrepreneurial ideas that help cities and communities become more sustainable, equitable and resilient.

Participants can test their innovative ideas and gain access to knowledge, resources, and valuable international contacts in the community. Winners will receive professional mentoring to help them develop and implement their ideas.

Find out more here.

University of Augsburg

MA Research on Learning and Instruction

A Master’s program at University of Augsburg, Germany, that offers students the possibility to acquire profound knowledge and skills to understand, apply, and conduct research on learning and instruction in different educational settings, from pre-school to adult education (offered in English language).

Further information is available here.

Technische Universität Berlin

Alumni Program: Podcast

In the podcast, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”, three international alums of Technische Universität Berlin speak about how they answered this question. Do they stay in Germany, a country where they’ve studied for several years, and start their career? Or do they return home and apply there what they have learned in Germany?

Further information is available here.

Freie Universität Berlin

Continuing Education Program

Join Freie Universität Berlin’s Continuing Education Program to further key competencies in communication, problem-solving, diversity, sustainability and more. Young professionals and life-long learners will gain practical knowledge to set their CVs apart.

Further information is available here.

Freie Universität Berlin

International Summer and Winter University

FUBiS is an intensive academic program through which students can earn credits. FUBiS sessions run for 3 to 6 weeks in summer and winter. Students can choose between subject courses (mostly taught in English) and German language courses and participate in a rich cultural program.  

 Further information is available here.