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The DAAD celebrates the 5th anniversary of the RISE Programme

Many young German researchers look to the US, Canada or Great Britain for employment opportunities. With its RISE Programme - Research Internships in Science and Engineering - the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has shown that Germany appeals to a growing number of young international researchers, as well.

RISE enables undergraduates from North America, and for the first time, Great Britain, to work together with doctoral candidates on specific research topics in Germany. During their stay they become acquainted with new ways of thinking and working in the laboratory. Travelling together with their doctoral hosts, they also gain a wide range of new impressions of Germany and Europe. This helps build a long-term relationship with Germany; more than half of the former scholarship holders plan to return to Germany at some point to work or study.

The RISE Programme commemorates its fifth anniversary in 2009. And the demand for scholarships is continually increasing. A total of 3,800 students have applied to the programme so far and over 1,200 of them have received scholarships to come to Germany. The success of the programme was celebrated at this year’s scholarship holder meeting in Heidelberg from 9 to 11 July. Following the commencement ceremony, the 350 new participants had the chance to attend information meetings on university and doctoral studies in Germany, meet with business representatives and share information about the programme with others.

RISE is coordinated by the DAAD, for which it receives funding through the Transatlantic Programme of the Federal Republic of Germany, allocated by the European Recovery Programme (ERP) of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). The programme is also supported by the German Chemical Industry Fund, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and a number of other companies and guest institutions.

More information: www.daad.de/rise