While Black History Month is primarily celebrated in English speaking countries such as the United States and Canada, we want to highlight the Black contributions to culture and society as a whole in Germany. Be sure to keep up with our social media accounts to see who gets featured on our pages, starting today with Mo Asunang. Asumang has spent decades fighting racism and xenophobia within Germany and worldwide. Asumang made her directorial debut in 2007 with the documentary Roots Germania. For more information on Asumang and her work, please click on the link below!

Thank you to all who joined DAAD North America's Alumni Association for the January 28th alumni event "On The Inside: Portraiture Through Photography," a virtual tour of the current exhibition at C24 Gallery in New York,. The event was followed by a discussion with German artist Sven Marquardt, whose photograph, pictured at left and from his series Rudel, is included in the group show.

For those of you who missed it, don't worry! Click below for a link to the recording.

The Paul H. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is pleased to announce the opportunity for outstanding scholars to conduct research in Washington, D.C. on “The United States, Europe, and World Order.” During the academic year 2021-2022 six post-doctoral fellowships will be awarded for a ten month period from Sept 1, 2021 to July 1, 2022. Applications can be submitted through Feb. 1, 2021. Please click on the link below for more information!

Are you an experienced PhD candidate or postdoctoral

researcher in the field of artificial intelligence and looking for

a new experience? DAAD's Postdoctoral Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence is your chance to get a unique insight into the German AI research landscape. During the one-week virtual tour, you will connect directly to leading researchers. Applications are due by March 8th, 2021. For more information, please click on the link below!

The German Studies Association will hold its 45th Annual Conference from 9/30 -10/3, 2021 in Indianapolis, IN. DAAD intends to contribute to the program through its sponsorship of seminars, panels, and round tables featuring DAAD German Studies Professors, the DAAD Centers for German and European studies, and other DAAD affiliated faculty and authors. The GSA is now inviting proposals for papers, presentations, and panels. Please click on the link below for more information.

Experience hands-on teaching and research with UAS7! Applications now open for Study & Internship Programs (SIP) at 7 German Universities of Applied Sciences (Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Bremen, Osnabruck, Cologne & Munster), starting Fall 2021, if COVID allows. Undergrads & grad students apply by Feb. 15, 2021. Travel scholarships available. For more information, please click on the link below!