Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

German Academic Exchange Service

Dinas Pertukaran Akademis Jerman

DAAD Jakarta Office
Summitmas I, Lt. 19
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 61-62
Jakarta 12190
Contact person: Mrs. Endah C. Anggoro / Tel.: (021) 520 0870
525 2807
Fax.: (021) 525 2822
E-mail:

Website:
Date: May 2008

DAAD-Scholarships for Selected

Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries 2009-2010

Next Call for Applications(June 2008)

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The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst – supports a range of postgraduate courses at German universities which aim at providing academically educated young professionals from Developing Countries with further specialised studies. The DAAD supports these selected programmes with a certain quota of scholarships and with financial assistance for a special tutoring system. At the end of the course (programmes run 12 to 36 months, depending on the particular institution) participants can obtain an internationally recognized Master’s or in some courses PhD degree.

Target group: Professionals holding an academic degree and with at least two years of experience in the public or private sector in technical, economical, or agricultural fields, in education or development planning.

Language of instruction : German or English, depending on the degree course

Application conditions:

  • Age limit: 36 years of age at the time of application (for some courses 32 years)
  • Academic degree (min IPK 2,75 for Master candidates and 3,00 for Doctoral candidates) and at least two years of professional experience after completing S1 degree.
  • Confirmation of employment from the candidate‘s employer in the home country and where possible a guarantee of re-employment upon his/her return to the home country
  • Two letters of recommendation of recent date
  • A statement of motivation for participation in the postgraduate course with emphasis on the relevance to his/her occupation (1-2 pages)

For postgraduate courses held in English: InternationalTOEFL-Language test of a minimum of 550 points (course at FHTW Berlin 580 points) or IELTS-Test Volume 6.0.

Closing date for applications is 4th September 2008 at the DAAD Jakarta Office

Course Commence: September/October of the following year (preceeding German-language course from April or August).

Course Duration: 12 to 36 months, depending on the postgraduate course (see annex).

Special Remarks:

  • Participants in postgraduate courses in which English is the language of instruction receive a scholarship for a two-month intensive German language course.
  • Participants in postgraduate courses in which German or German/Englishis the language of instruction receive a scholarship for a six-month intensive German language course.Please note thatthe candidates must have certain German language certificate at the time of application.

DAAD-Scholarships for Selected

Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries 2009-2010

Next Call for Applications (June 2008)

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NEW: it is possible to apply online!

You can apply online at our website

You must however send the printed form together with the following documents (triplicate) by snail mail to the DAAD Jakarta Office before the deadline. The instruction on how to apply online is available at our website.

Form and documents to be submitted

  1. DAAD Form (available at:
  2. Accompanying documents (PLEASE SET IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER)

a)Curriculum Vitae (please use the europass specimen form at

b)A Statement of motivation for participation in the postgraduate courses with emphasis on the relevance to his/her occupation

c)Two letters of recommendation of recent date, each from supervisor at your company/institution, and from your previous academic supervisor

d)Confirmation of employment from the candidate’s employer in the home country and where possible, a guarantee of re-employment upon his/her return to the home country

e)Academic Degree Certificate (certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and English/German translation

f)Academic transcript, covering the complete duration of academic studies (certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and English/German translation

g)Secondary School Leaving Certificates/ijazah SMA (certified copies of original) in Bahasa Indonesia and English/German translation

h)English language certificate for postgraduate courses held in English request an international TOEFL of a minimum of 550 points (course atFHTW Berlin 580 points) or IELTS-Test Volume 6.0. Please do not submit “prediction TOEFL”. For postgraduate courses held in German: please see the details on the course list. Certain level of German language exammay be required before admission to the course.

Applications must reach DAAD Jakarta Office before the deadline

Any incomplete applications handed in after the deadline

can not be taken into consideration.

ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN TRIPLICATE

DAAD Jakarta OfficeTel.: (021) 520 0870; 525 2807

Summitmas I Building 19th FloorFax.: (021) 525 2822

Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62E-mail:

Jakarta 12190Website:

Contact person: Endah C. Anggoro

E-mail:

Counseling hours: Monday to Thursday, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm.

You are welcome to make an appointment for personal counseling before you apply.

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