German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is an association of universities and their student bodies in the Federal Republic of Germany and is mainly supported by public funds.

The DAAD promotes international co-operation in the field of academic training and research – especially through the exchange of students and researchers. The DAAD grants and scholarships are available for all fields and disciplines.

The DAAD also acts as a partner to private business and industry with regard to their specific demand for academic training in Germany and abroad.

The DAAD’s head office is located in Bonn, Germany. Worldwide, the DAAD is represented by a network of 19 branch offices and a large number of Information Centres and Information Points.

In 2021, the DAAD had an annual budget of approx. 635 Mio. Euro and could support 135.000 scholars worldwide. That makes the DAAD the world´s largest organisation for academic exchange.

Business category:  NGO
Employees in Vietnam:  8

Felix Wagenfeld

Director

wagenfeld@daad.de