Specialists and Managers from abroad

These programmes and projects are intended for specialists and managers from developing countries and, following the major reforms of recent years, for experts from Central and Eastern Europe and the states of the former Soviet Union. They want to encourage dialogue and seek to organise learning processes. The aim is to analyse social, economic and political problems and to look for common solutions. In doing so, the participants become acquainted with Germany's cultural, economic and social structures. The foremost intention is a lasting improvement of living conditions in these countries.

To enquire about recognition and/or certification of qualifications for further study, please contact:

Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy (approbation):

Landesprüfungsämter (examination offices of the "Länder") for Medicine and Pharmacy (in German)

Law (Staatsprüfung):

Landesjustizprüfungsämter in the Ministries of Justice (in German)

Teaching (Staatsexamen):

Ministries for Culture and Sports (in German)

Theological Courses (Training for the Service to the Church):

The diocesan offices or regional church offices in the "Land" where the applicant is normally resident.

Dioceses in Germany (in German)

List of all (protestant) regional churches (in German)

All other Areas of Study:

The Ministries for Science and the Arts.

If you wish to continue your studies in Germany for the purpose of gaining an academic degree (diploma, master of arts, doctorate), qualifications will be assessed by the faculty offering the respective course.

The Administration of Foreign Degrees:

Approval for administering foreign degrees is the responsibility of the various ministries in the different Federal Länder. Further enquiries may be made to the following <http://www.bildungsserver.de/zeigen_e.html?seite=580> addresses.

Trade and Industry:

Chambers of Industry and Trade (in German)

Crafts:

Chambers of Handycrafts (in German)

Paramedicine:

Regional governments (Regierungspräsidien)

Qualifications from Vocational Schools:

Education Offices (Oberschulämter) (in German)

The recognition of educational qualifications is the responsibility of the individual "Länder" of the Federal Republic of Germany. Therefore, please, contact the authorities in the relevant Land.

The Exchange Program for young French and German Journalists seeks to attract future generations of opinion-makers for Franco-German cooperation, particular in view of the challenges presented by Europe's increasing integration and growing indifference to European issues among the continent's citizens. The programme particularly addresses young journalists still passing their vocational training as well as entrants of the journalist's profession. Each ten young German and French journalists are offered the possibility to do a two- to three-week journalistic practical training at a news' media editorial staff in their neighbour's country.

In 2002, the Robert Bosch-Foundation in cooperation with the French Embassy in Berlin launched the 'FranceMobil' Programme. Using vans supplied by Renault Deutschland AG, twelve French graduates visit kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, and high schools across Germany. Their mission is to raise the interest of students, teachers, and parents in French language and culture, to convey an attractive image of modern France, and help students make an informed choice when deciding which foreign language to learn.

With its programmes for Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe InWEnt is helping to support the political, economic and social transition processes in the region.

Key topics include support for economic reform processes, the promotion of foreign trading relations, strengthening democracy and the rule of law, and environmental protection and conservation of natural resources.

Cultural Managers from Central and Eastern Europe (website in German) is a support programme launched by the Robert Bosch-Foundation. Each year the Foundation invites twelve young university graduates from Central and Eastern Europe to Germany for a thirteen-months qualification in international cultural management. During their stay scholarship holders will work as an assistant/trainee cultural manager at a German cultural institution as well as they will act as cultural mediators to current cultural trends and developments in their home countries. Thus participants as well as German cultural host-institutions willing to deepen cultural contacts to Central and Eastern Europe, both will profit by the programme.

For more information on the Programme please consult:

www.moe-kulturmanager.de (website in German)

The Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation annually awards up to ten German Chancellor Fellowships for Prospective Leaders from the USA, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China to enable the realisation of a project of your own design in cooperation with a German host you have selected.

Applicants should have shown outstanding potential for future leadership in their previous career. The program addresses applicants from all professions and fields of study giving preference to the humanities, law, social and economic sciences, and also to the arts.

The Robert-Bosch Foundation in cooperation with DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung, Vienna, and  Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), Sarajevo, awards scholarships for journalistic investigation projects to journalists from Southeast Europe. Each year an international jury chooses the ten most promising projects among the application proposals for funding. The Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence not only comprises the support of field research in countries of the European Union as well as in its Southeast European neighbour countries but also backing by experienced journalists during the research period and advanced training in journalistic competences.

The Economic and Political Reporting from Southeast Europe Programme organised by the Robert-Bosch Foundation particularly addresses itself to journalists of economics, being citizens of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia or Slovenia. The Thomson Reuters Foundation, London, acts as a programme's tutor. During the one-year scholarship period it organises two 14-day long tutorials to impart expert knowledge on issues of economic and financial policy to the scholarship holders as well as journalistic competences. Applicants must be able to speak English and be full-time professional journalists who have been working for at least two years with a recognized publication, website, radio, or television station. Applicants must have a portfolio that includes experiences in economic journalism or must otherwise demonstrate a strong interest in economic and political issues.

In cooperation with the Berliner Journalisten-Schule, the Robert Bosch Foundation organizes a three-month fellowship program for young Central and Eastern European journalists up to the age of 35. The program Media - Mediators between Nations includes a one-month stay in spring at the Berliner Journalisten-Schule to acquire knowledge about Germany, bilateral relations and the European Union, followed by a two-month internship in the editorial department of a renowned publisher, radio or television station, depending on the fellow's interests and qualifications. The journalists familiarize themselves with the working methods of their German colleagues and produce reports for their respective host and home editorial departments. Meetings and interviews with representatives from politics and social affairs are also scheduled during their stay in the German capital.

The programme Intensifying German-Turkish Relations: Programme for Journalists of the Robert-Bosch Foundation addresses itself to German and Turkish journalists. The groups selected in the application process participate in a three-part program consisting of two weekend forums in their home countries and a one-week journey through Germany and Turkey respectively. At all three events, the participating journalists meet important representatives from politics, business, society and the media. The aim of the program is to promote unprejudiced reporting on the partner country. All three projects are organized by KulturForum Türkei-Deutschland in Cologne.

The Carl Friedrich Goerdeler-Kolleg is an international intensive professional development program for young executives from the public sector (public administration, public companies, non-profit organizations, etc.) from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.

The Rochus and Beatrice Mummert Foundation Scholarship Programme supports future executives from Central and Southeastern Europe with scholarships for studies in economics or engineering at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen or Cologne University. Scholarship holders also benefit from a comprehensive support program, including internships in German companies, personal counseling by tutors and mentors, as well as seminars and colloquia.

A two- to three-year doctoral program at the Max Weber College at the Erfurt University prepares five young Turkish executives for their future careers. The college specializes in research in the fields of violence and human rights, social change, cultural interaction, and communication about values.

The further development and practical realisation of sustainable business is still a major challenge to industrialised nations, developing countries and newly industrialising economies (NIEs) alike. To meet this challenge, entrepreneurial reflections and action are needed.

The InWent promotes the international dialogue and an exchange of experience on sustainability in business as well as the development and use of concrete instruments for sustainable business by strengthening the initiatives of industry, building up local training and consultancy capacities and providing back-up services for businesses introducing environmental and social management systems.

Successful, sustainable foreign economic affairs presuppose a dialogue at political and civil society levels.

InWEnt has the appropriate programs, which allow participants to become familiar with international regulations, and the political and social structure in the partner country, as well as acquiring international hands-on and language skills.

Within the framework of human resources and organisational development, InWEnt is making its contribution, by tapping knowledge capital for individual further training and by optimising the performance capacity of organisations and institutions that have the mandate to act in this area. The focus of its work is on environmental policy, energy and climate protection, water use, the management of natural resources, agro-biodiversity and green biotechnology, food security and consumer protection.

InWEnt tackles this topic on an inter-departmental basis, concentrating on crisis prevention, peace education, conflict management and peace-building, disaster prevention and disaster management, security policy and conflicts over resources.

InWEnt supports reform projects in the fields of health, education and basic social services, so as to enhance the quality and sustainability of the systems, and to ensure access for the poor. Our HIV/AIDS programmes aim to achieve improvements not only in the health sector, but also in terms of jobs and social security.

InWEnt’s work strengthens key competencies, such as the ability to conduct a dialogue and the ability to facilitate complex development processes, so as to encourage cooperation between the public and the private sector, and to involve civil society in the planning and decision-making processes.

InWEnt supports reform processes in partner countries, which aim to ensure responsible and efficient government action. It promote effective government, which gears its actions to universal standards of participation, transparency and accountability, and which guarantees citizens a minimum of security and prosperity.

The International Climate Protection Fellowship awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation adresses itself to prospective leaders from a non-European threshold or developing country working in the field of climate protection and resource conservation in academia, business or administration in her/his home country. The fellowship will enable the recipients to conduct a research-related project of their own choice with hosts in Germany whom they are free to choose themselves. They must have completed their first university degree (Bachelor’s or comparable academic degree) and hold a further academic or professional qualification.

In addition to applicants who have been trained in the natural and engineering sciences, candidates who have been engaged in legal, economic and societal issues relating to climate change are encouraged to apply for this programme.

It is the aim of the fellowship programme to educate young Americans who know Europe and especially Germany from their own practical experience and who are ready to advocate the German-Amercian relations.

The Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation annually awards up to ten German Chancellor Fellowships for Prospective Leaders from the USA, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China to enable the realisation of a project of your own design in cooperation with a German host you have selected.

Applicants should have shown outstanding potential for future leadership in their previous career. The program addresses applicants from all professions and fields of study giving preference to the humanities, law, social and economic sciences, and also to the arts.

Together with the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C., the Robert Bosch Foundation organizes the Journalism Program for German and American Journalists. During information tours the German and American journalists are rndered the possibility to get to know each other. Editors of quality regional newspapers receive opportunity to meet colleagues and experts from the political, economic, and administrative sectors in the host country and gain an inside view of current issues in the news.

The exchange programmes of the Japanese-German Centre Berlin focus on young potential leaders for German-Japanese relations. The JDZB’s programmes are particularly addressed to target groups that include young employees, future senior managers or young academics.

The German-Japanese Exchange Programme for Young Employees seeks to give young employees and trainees aged between 18 and 30 years the opportunity to visit the other country.

The German-Japanese Study Programme for Youth Work Specialists is aimed at specialists that are employed in the field of youth work. Every year two delegations of experts in various youth work fields are invited to visit Japan or Germany. These multipliers are then introduced to the frameworks of youth work in the other country. Participants visit youth work institutions and centres; they meet the youth of the other country and learn more about their problems, and thus have an opportunity to acquire knowledge for their own work and to develop further their own country’s national youth work agenda.

The Exchange Program for Young Experts targets young potential managers from public research institutions or – future executives from private companies in Germany and Japan. Through visits to the other country the program seeks to promote mutual understanding as well as foster lively academic exchange and discussions.

The Japanese-German Centre Berlin together with the Robert Bosch Foundation are organising a Young Leaders Forum with a Summer School for young high potentials from Germany and Japan. The 10 days summer school programme includes a workshop on a socio-political topic relevant to both countries and a round trip to institutions and companies. The programme takes place annually alternating between Germany and Japan. English will be the spoken language during the summer school. Participants are recruited by recommendations of key persons from private companies or institutions in the fields of politics, business, research, media or administration. They should be aged between 25 and 35 years and speak English fluently.

In order to promote a more complete and balanced coverage of Germany and Europe in the Japanese media, the Robert Bosch Foundation set up a Visiting Program for Japanese journalists to Germany and the European Union in 2008.
The program is aimed at journalists in all Japanese media outlets. Up to 12 participants are invited to Germany and to other EU countries to spend six days discussing a current issue. As is the case in its other programs, the foundation also wants to support junior journalists. For that reason, a few of the vacancies are given to journalism students from the Okuma School of Public Management, a graduate school of Waseda University, Tokyo. Cooperation partners of the programme are the Japanese-German Center Berlin and Waseda University, Tokyo.

Advanced Training and Study Program on Culture Management”  which aims to further qualify young and upcoming managers for Chinese museums, theatres and dance institutions. Organizers are Goethe-Institut, Instituts für Kultur- und Medienmanagement der Freien Universität Berlin and Stiftung Mercator.

The exchange program for journalists “Media Ambassadors China-Germany” organized by the Robert-Bosch Foundation in cooperation with the Hamburg Media School aims to win over journalists for the task of strengthening Sino-German relations. Every year, ten fellowships are awarded to young Chinese and German journalists. Journalists from China are invited on a three-month fellowship to Germany, while German fellows spend three months in China. The fellows receive a stipend of € 1,000 per month.

The Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation annually awards up to ten German Chancellor Fellowships for Prospective Leaders from the USA, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China to enable the realisation of a project of your own design in cooperation with a German host you have selected.

Applicants should have shown outstanding potential for future leadership in their previous career. The program addresses applicants from all professions and fields of study giving preference to the humanities, law, social and economic sciences, and also to the arts.

By means of the Informational Trips for Indian journalists, the Robert Bosch Foundation would like to contribute to stronger and more balanced reporting about Germany and Europe. For this reason, the foundation, for the first time, will conduct the trip for Indian journalists to Germany and to other selected European countries. Ten representatives of the Indian national media will receive the opportunity to get to know Germany and Europe. Meetings and discussions with representatives from politics, business, science, civil society, and the media are on the agenda.

Participation in the programme on invitation only.