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December 12, 2016 DAAD Awarded the 2016 IIE Europe Award for Excellence 
L to R: IIE's Nora Nemeth, Benedikt Brisch of DAAD and IIE's Mark Lazar The Institute of International Education's European Office has announced DAAD as the recipient of the 2016 IIE Europe Award for Excellence in recognition of its accomplishments in the internationalization of higher education. As a German institution in Europe, DAAD contributes to shaping the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area, and promotes European interests throughout the world. IIE's relationship with DAAD goes back to their establishment over 90 years ago with 13 fellowships from our organization. We are deeply honored to continue partnering with them to advance international exchange around the globe, explains Mark Lazar, Vice President for Global Scholarship and Learning Programs and former director of IIE Europe. The two organizations collaborate on a number of projects including STEM Exchange, Best Practices Conferences, joint publications, and emergency student scholarships to assist refugee students from Syria. The German Academic Exchange Service is also a country partner for Generation Study Abroad, a five-year initiative of the Institute of International Education (IIE) to mobilize resources and commitments with the goal of doubling the number of U.S. students studying abroad by the end of the decade. The great honor of receiving this award encourages us even more to continue the mission and work of the German Academic Exchange Service. International academic mobility supports excellence and opens minds. Our changing world today more than ever demands well prepared scientists, leaders and citizens, whose mindsets include global social responsibility, said Benedikt Brisch, Head of Division, Scholarships, Northern Hemisphere, DAAD. Click here to read the full press release. Call for Papers: German Studies Association Annual Conference The German Studies Association (GSA) will hold its 41st Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on October 5-8, 2017. The Program Committee cordially invites all GSA members to submit proposals on any aspect of German, Austrian, or Swiss studies, including (but not limited to) history, Germanistik, film, art history, political science, anthropology, musicology, religious studies, sociology, and cultural studies. Proposals for entire sessions, for interdisciplinary presentations, and for series of panels are strongly encouraged. Individual paper proposals are also welcome. Please see the GSA website for information about the submission process for traditional papers, sessions, and roundtables, which will open on January 5, 2017. All proposals must be submitted online by February 15, 2017. For more information, visit the GSA website, where previous conference programs and a detailed list of submission guidelines may be found, or contact members of the 2017 Program Committee: https://thegsa.org/conference/current.html. Advertisement: Technische Universität Hamburg - NIT Northern Institute of Technology 
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