About Us
DAAD Alumni & Friends – connecting people and forging friendships together around the world
We’re diverse in everything we do. That’s why DAAD Alumni & Friends is unique. As the DAAD’s alumni association we have been welcoming scholarship holders to Germany for over 40 years.
DAAD Alumni & Friends: Our Mission
We are committed to fostering lasting links to Germany, because living here means more than just conducting research or getting a degree. DAAD Alumni & Friends gives DAAD scholarship holders the chance to experience the many different faces of this country. The core of our mission is to network our members and DAAD scholarship holders through our Regional Groups. The warm and welcoming culture of our groups encourages DAAD alumni and scholarship holders to meet and get to know one another in contexts as varied as hiking in the woods, enjoying a local cultural event or attending a scientific conference. We are also passionate about helping visitors from outside Germany find their feet here.
DAAD Alumni & Friends currently has around 1,200 members, most of whom are DAAD alumni. They have all experienced what it means to be welcomed into a foreign country and they want to share that with the next generation of scholarship holders. Through our network of Regional Groups our members arrange a rich programme of events for current and former DAAD scholarship holders. Trips and excursions are a chance to get to know one another and experience truly international exchange.
