Vocational and further training

Vocational and further training

"Connecting worlds of knowledge" – a research and academic relations initiative

Since 2009 the Federal Foreign Office has been expanding its support for international academic exchanges. This includes a number of new scholarship programmes run by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the establishment – in cooperation with research organizations and companies with a strong research focus – of "German science fora" and the creation of new centres of excellence for teaching and research at universities abroad.

Fellowships for journalists from Lebanon in Germany

Below you will find announcements for fellowships offered to journalists from the Middle East including Lebanon. In general, these fellowships intend to enable young journalists to familiarize themselves with the political issues in Germany at an early stage of their career.

Travel and work fellowship for journalists, by "Internationale Journalisten-Programme". Applicants to be sumitted by July 1 of each year. [pdf, 130,31k]

Sports Training

For the purpose of promoting sports in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Caucasus, within the framework of the foreign cultural policy of the Foreign Ministry, the Sports Science Faculty of the University of Leipzig organizes two courses of continuing  education studies every year. Each course lasts 5 months. Click on the following links for more information.

Vocational and further training