Germany: DAAD launches platform for Ukrainians
The German Academic Exchange Service has launched a platform for 100,000 Ukrainian students and researchers to continue their studies or careers in Germany.
The German Academic Exchange Service has launched a platform for 100,000 Ukrainian students and researchers to continue their studies or careers in Germany.
Finding new friends has become a bigger problem than government bureaucracy for students arriving in Germany, a new survey has found.
Stakeholders across the international education sector have condemned the “senseless escalation of war” in Ukraine, after Russian forces began a full-scale attack.
Many international students looking to study in Germany “do not feel adequately prepared for starting their studies”, according to a new report by DAAD - with some citing a lack of language skills as a key barrier to finishing their degree.
A minimum of 330,000 international students are enrolled in German universities, a DAAD snapshot forecast survey in December has suggested.
The German Academic Exchange Service has set up a working group with its Polish counterpart, NAWA, to create joint future measures.
The UK has promised to allow Afghan students on government-funded scholarships access to visas in order to complete their study programs in the UK, while DAAD in Germany said its priority is help partners and their families leave the country quickly and safely.
The German Academic Exchange Programme has partnered with the UNHCR on a master's degree scholarship award scheme for refugees living in East Africa.