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DAAD IC Johannesburg newsletter Close of the German-South African Year of Science The German-South African Year of Science ended after exactly 12 months brimming with research initiatives and public events in both countries. The event took place at the German Museum of Technology on 16 April in Berlin. The science year was closed by the German Federal Minister of Education and Research, Prof Johanna Wanka and the South African Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom. The success of the year has strengthened the collaborations between South Africa and Germany and reinforced the slogan of the year ‘Enhancing Science Partnerships for Innovation and Sustainable Development’. Scientists from both countries were given an opportunity to view their work in an entertaining light through a ‘Science Slam’ which was moderated by Dr Arnold van Zyl, Rector of Chemnitz University of Technology. The competition was won by South African Alwyn Bester with his humorous presentation entitled “How to bake a car”. The DAAD film “More than just scholarships” by Trio Media was also presented at the event. The film portrays DAAD programmes in South Africa with special reference to the DAAD-NRF In-Country scholarship and the stories of the scholarship holders who have received the award. The DAAD South Africa completed its contribution to the German-South African Year of Science with its Research Lecture Series on Energy Sciences. The total of 7 lectures saw internationally acclaimed researchers from leading institutes in both Germany and South Africa present and discuss recent developments in energy technologies and policies. The German-South African Year of Science 2012/2013 was a joint initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and its South African counterpart, the Department of Science and Technology. For more on the German-South African Science Year, please visit: www.germansouthafrican-scienceyear.co.za To view the DAAD film “More than just scholarships” visit: https://vimeo.com/63673625 DAAD Alumnus Ammiel Bushakevitz wins the Richard-Wagner Award Ammiel Bushakevitz received the first Richard-Wagner Award for upcoming young artists. The prize was conferred at a ceremonial act in Leipzig on the occasion of the 200th Birthday of Richard Wagner. Bushakevitz was born in 1986 in Jerusalem, but raised in South Africa. After his studies at the University Pretoria, he received the DAAD Scholarship for Artists and studied at the University of Music & Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” in Leipzig and the Conservatoire National supérieur de musique in Paris. He performs worldwide as a soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. As a musicologist he devotes his activities to Richard Wagner and Franz Schubert. Photo: Stadt Leipzig/Jens Schlüter
DAAD IC Johannesburg newsletter DAAD-NRF IN-COUNTRY MASTERS AND DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2014 The DAAD / NRF are pleased to announce the Joint In-Country Scholarship programme for Masters and PhD students studying at South African universities in 2014.The programme is based on a partnership between DAAD and the NRF. The In-Country Scholarship Programme offers a maximum of 100 new scholarship awards for Masters’ and Doctoral candidates per annum. The scholarships are designed for full-time two-year Master’s courses or three-year doctoral degree studies. Please Note: The initial award is for one year only. For extensions of the award an annual progress report will have to be completed by the applicant with input from the supervisor of the proposed research and submitted to the NRF via the university financial aid/ postgraduate/ research office. Scholarship values are as follows: Master’s degree : ZAR 60,000.00 p.a. PhD degree : ZAR 90,000.00 p.a. Applicants must be South African citizens or hold permanent residence status in South Africa (in the latter case, both certified proof of university employment and residency must be provided). The application deadline is the 21 August 2013 for funding for 2014. Applicants must apply online at: https:// nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za and follow the application procedure set out in the call document. The call for applications can be found through the link: www.nrf.ac.za/funding_overview.php?fid=190 For further information regarding the programme, please contact daad@wits.ac.za For technical problems please contact the NRF Support desk: 08:00-13:00 and 13:30-16:30 Email: Supportdesk@nrf.ac.za Masters Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance (PPGG) This programme is designed to further qualify future leaders in politics, law, economics and administration according to the principles of Good Governance and to prepare them in a praxis-oriented course for their professional life. The programme offers very good graduates with a first university degree the chance to obtain a Master’s degree in disciplines that are of special relevance for the social, political and economic development of their home country. With the knowledge and experience acquired in Germany the scholarship holders should later contribute to the establishment of democratically oriented economic and social systems aimed at overcoming social tensions. In addition, the training at German institutions of higher education should especially qualify the scholarship holders as partners in political and economic cooperation with Germany. With this programme, DAAD intends to contribute to the support of Good Governance and civil society structures in selected partner countries and regions. Very well qualified graduates with a first university degree (Bachelor or equivalent) who in the future want to actively contribute to the social and economic development of their home countries may apply. The scholarships are offered both for young graduates without professional experience and for mid-career professionals. The scholarships are for Master courses at a German institution of higher education. The successful candidates will study on one of the selected Master courses listed below. The courses have an international orientation and are taught in German and/or English. DAAD pays a monthly scholarship rate of currently 750 €. The scholarship also includes contributions to health insurance in Germany. In addition, DAAD grants an appropriate travel allowance as well as a study and research subsidy and in applicable cases rent subsidies and / or family allowances. DAAD-scholarship holders are exempt from tuition fees. For the full call for applications and the application form, email: daad@wits.ac.za Application deadline: 31 July 2013 at DAAD South Africa (hard copy application).
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