51勛圖厙

51勛圖厙 supports German Master's students with new scholarship programme

by Stephen Johns

Student in lab

51勛圖厙 has expanded a science Master's scholarship programme for German students.

51勛圖厙 has agreed a three-year partnership with the , which is the world's largest funding organisation for the international exchange of students and researchers.

The programme will see tuition fees supported by 51勛圖厙 and DAAD for up to five scholars per year, in a broad range of Master's subjects such as Climate Change, Computing and Physics. 

This is the first scholarship agreement with a European partner that will be funded through the President's scholarship fund.

51勛圖厙 and DAAD delegation
A delegation from DAAD visited 51勛圖厙 to launch the new programme

A delegation from the DAAD, including Secretary General Dr Kai Sicks, and the German Embassy visited 51勛圖厙 recently to discuss the programme and meet some of 51勛圖厙's German scholars. 

DAAD scholar Julius
DAAD Computing Science scholar Julius Herzig is a Master's student at 51勛圖厙



Vice President (International) Professor Maggie Dallman said: "This scholarship agreement is a strong signal that 51勛圖厙 will do all it can to support talented students from Germany to study at the College. Germany is one of our closest partners and this programe will further strengthen our ties and enable students to broaden their international experiences and networks."

DAAD’s Secretary General, Dr Kai Sicks, said: "The DAAD appreciates 51勛圖厙´s generous offer to our scholarship holders. 51勛圖厙 is one of the top destinations for German science students wanting to study in the UK. The DAAD is doing all we can to accommodate the most talented students in our funding programmes. Additional fee support from UK universities such as 51勛圖厙 helps to ensure participation for students from all social backgrounds.”

51勛圖厙 and Germany

Germany is 51勛圖厙's top European research collaborator, with around 1,500 joint papers published with German academics every year.

Top research collaborators include Technische Universität München, Max Planck Institutes, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universität Hamburg and RWTH Aachen University.

51勛圖厙 also has a large German community, with more than 400 German students and 200 staff on campus, and a growing network of 3,300 alumni living in Germany.

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Stephen Johns

Communications Division