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2010
| Extra Time: A Series of Events on Soccer |
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Extra Time: German South African Lecture Series on Soccer – March – May 2010
| The final match of the DAAD Extra Time Lecture Series was recently played in Durban at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Guest speakers and team players Christiane Eisenberg (Humboldt University Berlin), Peter Alegi (Michigan State University, University of KwaZulu-Natal), Philip Bonner (University of the Witwatersrand) and Sedick Isaccs (UCT; Makana Football Association on Robben Island) all gave compelling talks which sparked much debate around the topic of Soccer & History. Just days ahead of the “African World Cup”, P Alegi highlighted how distinct soccer cultures developed on the continent. Soccer transformed Africa, and Africans decisively transformed the global game. The audience heard first hand from Sedick Isaccs about the integral role which soccer played during his time on Robben Island while Philip Bonner took on the origins of football. Christiane Eisenberg’s talk on football as a global unifier and the role of FIFA provided an excellent framework of reference for the African perspectives and for the debate on the 2010 experience. |
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This final lecture closed off a very successful series which had kicked off in Cape Town on 25 March with the theme Soccer & Education. More recent highlights of the series included a lecture on Soccer, Sports Journalism and Ethics at the University of Johannesburg. Guest speaker Guy Berger (Rhodes University) dismissed negative stereotypes of Africa as well as romantic simplifications and pleaded for a more balanced and realistic view in the coverage of the upcoming mega-event. Dirk Jungels (Technical University of Munich) added results of international empirical studies on the impact of international sports journalism on the formation of national images. Prior to this, a vibrant debate arose on Soccer and Social Change at WISER with Klaus Theweleit, Abebe Zegeye and Achille Mbembe. The Cameroonian scholar pleaded for a more coherent cultural narrative or archive accompanying the World Cup. Panelists in Bloemfontein Norbert Kersting, Peter Labuschagne and Scarlett Cornelissen agreed on the the potential contribution of the mega event to nation building but added that long term impacts can only be achieved through social transformation. The topic Soccer, Exercise Sciences and Sports Medicine drew a large crowd at the University of Pretoria with Martin Schwellnus (University of Cape Town) and Albert Gollhofer (University of Freiburg) discussing the potential effects of environmental conditions on football performance and players’ health as well as biomechanical load in football from a gender differentiated approach.
Peter Alegi lauded the DAAD lecture series as a unique platform for informed public debate on the social and cultural dimensions of football in South Africa in the year of the World Cup, an opinion that was echoed by participants and audiences of all events. A reprise of the lecture series is planned for end of August with Willy Lemke, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General, looking back at the legacy of the 2010 World Cup. Please find presentations below.
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Soccer and Education, 25 March, University of the Western Cape
Prof Cora Burnett, University of Johannesburg,
The human(e) face of soccer
Prof Gunter Pilz, Leibniz University of Hannover,
‘Bad boys are good boys’ - To the meaning of the coach at the fairness education
in football
GTZ & Youth Development Trough Football
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Soccer and Economic Development, 31 March, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Dr Udesh Pillay, HSRC
The Urban Legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Prof. Wolfgang Maennig, University of Hamburg
Potential Economic Impact & Legacy of the FIFA World Cup 2010: Experiences from France 1998 and Germany 2006 |
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Soccer and Social Change, 13 Apr, WISER University of the Witwatersrand
Prof. Abebe Zegeye (WISER)
Beyond 2010: the future of football in Africa
Dr Achille Mbembe (WISER)
The Globalization of African Football
Prof. Klaus Theweleit (Freiburg University)
Football and Society: On Parallel Developments |
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Soccer, Exercise Sciences and Sports Medicine, 15 Apr University of Pretoria
Prof. Martin Schwellnus (University of Cape Town)
Environmental conditions and their potential effects on football performance and player health
Prof Albert Gollhofer (Albert-Ludwig-University of Freiburg)
Biomechanical load in football – a gender differentiated approach |
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Soccer and Nation Building, 29 Apr, University of the Free State
Prof Norbert Kersting (Stellenbosch University)
World Cup 2010 and nation building from Germany to South Africa
Prof Pieter Labuschagne (University of South Africa)
The 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa: Nation Building or White Apathy?
Prof Scarlett Cornelissen (Stellenbosch University)
Transforming the Nation?The political legacies of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. |
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Soccer, Sport Journalism and Ethics, 05 May, University of Johannesburg
Prof Guy Burger (Rhodes University)
Noble savagery: racial ideology and reportage of the 2010 World Cup
Dr Dirk Jungels (Technical University of Munich)
International Sports Journalism: Infotainment, Entertainment or Edutainment? Empirical Results of Different Studies
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Soccer and History, 07 May, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Prof Christiane Eisenberg (Humboldt University Berlin)
The Development of a Transnational Soccer Community in a Changing Global Environment
Prof Peter Alegi (Michigan State University, University of KwaZulu-Natal)
African Soccerscapes: Race, Nation and Capitalism since the late 19th century
Prof Philip Bonner (University of the Witwatersrand)
Black Football on the Witwatersrand and KwaZulu-Natal in Historical Perspective
Dr Sedick Isaccs
Football in the history of our effort to develop a democracy in South Africa |
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The Legacy of the 2010 FIFA Cup SA, 03 September, SAIIA (Wits University)
Willi Lemke, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Sport for Development and Peace
The Legacy of the 2010 FIFA Cup SA
Co-speakers
Joe Carrim, FIFA World Cup LOC, Legacy Manager
Niren Tolsi, Mail&Guardian
Prof Peter Alegi, UKZN, MSU |
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DAAD Rainbow Cup – 22 May 2010 at the German International School
| It was no more than a marginal note that the seasoned squad of DAAD alumni and lecturers – strengthened by the weltwärts volunteers of the German Development Service DED – proved competitive with the more juvenile teams and came out of the Rainbow Cup as surprise winners. more importantly, all participants, learners of the hosting German International School, students from Germany and from German departments, as well as a Wits university team (not exactly the ones who triumphed in the Nedbank Cup final the same day) enjoyed togetherness, fair play and the beauty of the game. In a panel between the matches, representatives of the German Embassy and the German development organizations presented the array of German-South African partnership projects in preparation of the 2010 World Cup. Finally, guest of honour and former soccer league protagonist on Robben Island Mark Shinners drew World Cup tickets for the lucky ones among the Rainbow Cup participants. |
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The DAAD Artists-in-Berlin program, Berliner Kuenstlerprogramm (BKP)
As part of the DAAD artists-in-Berlin program in South Africa, a free concert was given by the Ensemble Modern, conducted by Sian Edwards, at the Linder Auditorium of Wits University. The programme included Lucia Ronchetti’s rumori da monumenti a study on Johannesburg with words from »Portrait with Keys« by Ivan Vladislavic´ for recorded voice and ensemble [2008]; Oscar Bianchi’s vishuddha concerto for ensemble [2009] and Heiner Goebbels’ samplersuite (ensemble version) from »Surrogate Cities« [1994]. Both composers, Lucia Ronchetti and Oscar Bianchi, were guests of the DAAD artists-in-Berlin program. The German composer and director Heiner Goebbels belongs to the most important exponents of the contemporary music and theatre scene.
Ensemble Modern is one of the world’s leading ensembles of contemporary music, currently comprised of 19 soloists. The ensemble is famous for its special working and organisational form. Its unique and distinctive programme consists of music theatre, dance and video projects, chamber music, ensemble and orchestral concerts.
After the concert, guests were invited by the German Embassy and the DAAD to enjoy a reception buffet. The concert formed part of the Football Meets Culture initiative of the German Embassy and the Goethe Institute. If you would like further information on the DAAD artists-in-Berlin programme, please visit: http://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de For more information on the Football Meets Cultureprogramme, please visit: www.goethe.de/fmc
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In March 2010 the German Studies Association held a DAAD funded conference Spiel und Leidenschaft (Sport and Passion) in Stellenbosch. Please find the report here.
Given that Bafana Bafana has improved its form so much in recent weeks, maybe the following extract from a fictional scenario ( by the Germanist Prof. Dhaka Deme from Senegal) won’t turn out to be fiction after all!
1. Bafana Bafana versus the German Team
Behind the scenes, the German team couldn’t conceal a certain tension because
the pressure was coming from this side of the pitch. The repeated World Cup victors
knew very well what it meant, to have to stand against the host country in the finals. In
fact, today the German fellows would have to do with eleven young, motivated Bafana
Bafana players and with a completely engaged so-called twelfth player – the South
African spectators!
Read more
(translated and edited version of the original German paper: Kinetics in Play and Passion; World Cup Final: Bafana Bafana versus the German National Team read by Dhaka Deme at the first SAGV and GAS combined conference held at the University of Stellenbosch in March 2010) |
Extra Time: A Series of Films on Soccer
The DAAD film series in collaboration with the Goethe Institute linked the 2006 hosts Germany with the present ones South Africa and the 2014 organisers Brazil. Feature films as well as documentaries are part of the programme. One of the highlights was “More Than Just A Game” by South African director Anant Singh, a documentary on Makana F.A., the football league established by the prisoners of Robben Island according to FIFA rules.
In Johannesburg, the films were shown at Arts on Main from 20-23 April. The band Newtown played live on Friday evening. All events were also part of the Wits Arts and Literature Experience (WALE).
In Cape Town, Durban, Potchefstroom and Pretoria, the universities’ German Departments screened the films.
Football Module 2010
Prior to the World Cup, DAAD lecturer Ralf Hermann and his first year students of German Studies at Wits University worked in a 5 weeks lecturing unit on soccer in Germany and South Africa and the social and cultural significance of the World Cup 2010. The seminar presentation is available here.
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| The DAAD Wall project at Wits |
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The DAAD Office has initiated and leads a project at Wits University commemorating the historic changes of 1989/90. The project is part of the Wits School of Literature and Language Studies Transnational Legacies programme. It was approved by the Vice Chancellor’s Office and is funded by DAAD, the Faculty of Humanities and the Wits Central Management. Our key implementing partners are the German Department, the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment and the Wits School of Arts.
Click here for more information on the project.
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Volunteers‘ programme of the Foreign Office
In September 2009, the “Auswärtige Amt” of the Federal Republic of Germany will launch its new programme of a volunteer’s year in international cultural affairs (http://www.kulturweit.de/). Under the umbrella of the German UNESCO committee, the DAAD is one out of five implementing agents of the “kulturweit” programme, and Johannesburg is among the places chosen to host a volunteer. Our first young colleague Maria Winkler will strengthen the team for half a year.
With the introduction of the volunteer’s programme, the IC will discontinue the internship programme it had been running very successfully for several years. |
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Invitation to the 3rd German-South African Research Lecture Series 2009
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), is facilitating this year’s German – South African Research Lecture Series during spring 2009 at five South African universities. The main objectives of this lecture series are to promote research co-operation between the two countries and to showcase best practise examples in science and technology. The talks will address researchers, academics, postgraduate students, administrators as well as the interested public.
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The DAAD visits the German School in Cape Town
Each year the DAAD gives presentations on “Studying in Germany” at the German Schools in South Africa during their Career Days. Kerynn Dahl, the Communication Officer at the DAAD IC in Johannesburg, recently gave a presentation at the Deutsche Internationale Schule Kapstadt to scholars from the 10th, 11th and 13th years as well their parents. The visit to the DSK was successful and both the parents and the scholars showed a keen interest in the possibilities of studying in Germany. For more information on German universities and entrance requirements for German and South African citizens, please contact the DAAD IC Johannesburg or visit www.daad.de |
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 Workshop attendees deliberate on effective networking techniques
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DAAD Alumni AGM in Grahamstown
The DAAD Alumni Association of South Africa held their annual general meeting and workshop in Grahamstown during the first weekend of the National Arts Festival. The topics of the two workshops held were Networking and the Art of Rhetoric. These very engaging and enjoyable workshops were conducted by Dr Andreas Hettiger, the former head of office of the DAAD Information Centre Johannesburg. The event was warmly supported by the staff and students of Rhodes University. During the AGM, Professor Chats Devroop was once again elected chair of the alumni association. The workshop and AGM was fully funded and supported by the DAAD. The DAAD sees the establishment and maintenance of contact with its alumni as very important in order to intensify academic exchange between Germany and South Africa. |
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PhD Conference
From 6-8 May 2009, the DAAD office contributed to the South African PhD Conference, an annual event within an array of activities by the National Research Foundation aiming at a significant increase in the number of PhDs in the country ( www.phdproject.co.za). About 300 present and potential doctoral candidates were invited to the Emperor’s Hotel in Kempton Park, Johannesburg.
The whole DAAD team was needed as the DAAD stand was one of the most frequented ones at the conference fair. Students of all faculties enquired about study opportunities in Germany and DAAD funding schemes. The fair was also an excellent networking opportunity with universities and education policy makers from South Africa and abroad.
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Above: Dr Ralf Hermann enjoys a joke with some students at the PhD conference
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The Head of the DAAD office took part in the “International Round Table” and presented the routes to a PhD in Germany, alongside colleagues from France, the Netherlands and the USA. Later, Dr Hermann also presented the DAAD scholarship programmes. Additionally, we made progress in planning the upcoming Joint In-Country Scholarship programme with our partners of the NRF which will further enhance the opportunities provided by DAAD’s commitment to postgraduate Higher Education in South Africa.
RIght: Silke and Kerynn advise students on their study options with the DAAD |
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High rank German university delegation to visit key South African academic players
29 March - 5 April, University of Pretoria, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Cape Town, University of the Western Cape, Stellenbosch University and Cape Peninsula University of Technology
A delegation of vice chancellors, presidents and registrars from 19 leading German universities is expected to visit some of South Africa’s leading higher education institutions. From 29 March to 5 April, the group will meet with their counterparts at the University of Pretoria, Wits University, the Universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and the Western Cape, as well as the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Meetings on the policy level of higher education are scheduled with the Department of Science and Technology, the National Research Foundation and Higher Education South Africa. The German Embassy in Pretoria will host a reception and bring the delegation together with a number of South African alumni of German universities. For further information please read the official press release. |
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Africa-Launch of the Alumniportal www.alumniportal-deutschland.org
10 - 11 October 2008, Goethe Institute Johannesburg 
"Innovative Networking“ was the motto of the first Alumni Fair that took place in Johannesburg on 10 and 11 October on the occasion of the South African Launch of the Alumniportal Deutschland. The Fair was hosted jointly by InWEnt, DAAD, Goethe-Institut, AGEF, ZAV/CIM and many other associated German organisations. More than 500 visitors gathered at the Goethe-Institute Johannesburg to meet old and make new contacts, to learn about activities and networks in South Africa and about the Alumniportal Deutschland (APD). The APD offers information on training, professional networking and job opportunities as well as on current developments in Germany. It is a joint co-operation project of a variety of German organisations and financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). For more information, please consult http://www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/apd-englishversion.html. The programme of the Alumni Fair included panel discussions, roundtables and workshops with guests from different fields such as culture, media, education, international cooperation and industry. At the DAAD stand, visitors could inform th emselves about the DAAD and its programmes as well as Germany as a study and research destination. DAAD alumni and partners participated in the panel “International Networks in Higher Education and Research”.
The panel was chaired by Dr Ralf Hermann (DAAD IC Johannesburg) and included contributions from Robert Kriger (NRF), Dr Sumita Ramgareeb (Crop Biology Resource Centre), Dr Pamela Dube (NECSA) and Prof  Mapundi Banda (University of the Witwatersrand). Samia Chasi (DAAD IC Johannesburg) contributed to a panel on “Skills, Knowledge, Opportunities & Challenges created through current SA/ German Cooperation”. Other panelists were Sam Tsima (Motorola/Cats), Anita Hoole (DAV), Mike von der Heyde (Senior Experten Service) and Ulrich Laute (InWEnt). The discussion was moderated by Zini Godden (InWEnt/LED). Dr Chats Devroop (saxophones, flute), Deputy Director of the Directorate Music at UNISA and DAAD alumnus, and his colleagues Noel Stockton (keyboard), Harry Tallis (bass, vocals) and Godfrey Mgcina (drums) were part of the cultural programme and entertained the audience with “Smooth Chats”.
For more information and a detailed programme of the event please visit: http://www.alumniportal-deutschland.org/services/alumnifair_sa.html or download the original invitation here as a pdf-document.
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German – South African Research Lecture Series 2008
22 September 2008, University of Pretoria
Energy I: Potential of Renewable Energies in Germany and South Africa
 On behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) presented the German – South African Research Lecture Series 2008 in South Africa. The main objective of the lecture series is to promote research co-operation between the two countries and to strengthen existing networks. The first event of this years’ DAAD Research Lecture Series was opened by the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, his Excellency Dieter W. Haller, with a welcoming address to the participants.
 As South Africa has suffered from serious energy problems recently, the event strived to combine cutting-edge German research results on sustainable energy management with the South African perspective. Dr. Ludger Eltrop of the Institute of Energy Economics and the Rational Use of Energy (IER), University of Stuttgart/Germany, present latest micro-energy-system development and especially review the so called “virtual” power plant, an innovative approach combining several renewable energy technologies with intelligent management, producing a reliable energy supply. Please feel free to download Dr. Eltrops talk as a pdf-file here. Prof. Wikus van Niekerk, Director of the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies of Stellenbosch University, will outline the potential of alternative energy use in South Africa. His research lays emphasis on generating power from water waves. Please find a similar version of Prof. van Niekerks talk at http://academic.sun.ac.za/crses/pdfs/RE(ResourceAndResearch).pdf.
Afterwards, the two speakers were joined in a panel discussion by the following well-known South African experts on energy management: Prof Harold Annegarn (UJ, Project Coordinator ENERKEY Gauteng), Prof. Chris Cooper (Corporate Planner Central Energy Fund (Pty) Ltd/SANERI) and Prof. Xiaohua Xia (UP, Director Centre for New Energy Systems). The panel debated the future potential and investment outlooks for renewable energies in South Africa.
In the morning of the same day, before the actual Research Lecture Series 2008 Opening, Prof Harold Annegarn and Dr Ludger Eltrop were discussing renewable energy issues on Talk Radio 702 with Jenny Crwys-Williams. An MP3 file of the show can be downloaded here. Media players, like Microsoft Media Player or Winamp, can be downloaded for free from various websites and will enable to listen to the file provided.
References:
http://www.enerkey.info/
http://academic.sun.ac.za/crses/html/people.htm
http://www.ier.uni-stuttgart.de/
http://www.cef.org.za/
09 October 2008, University of Cape Town
Neurosciences: The Impact of Stress on the Human Brain
Molecular biologist Prof. Christiane Richter-Landsberg, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg/Germany, has discovered essential results within a broadly unexplored research field: The contribution of cellular stress to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer and Parkinson disease, characterized by the accumulation of stress proteins. A dysfunction of the cellular emergency system, to remove misfolded proteins, causes cell damage and can be fatal. The impact of early life stress on the likelihood to develop neurodegenerative diseases has been demonstrated by Prof. Vivienne Russell of University of Cape Town, who presented complementary research findings from animal experiments and reported how exercise  may have beneficial effects on the brain. (From left to right:
Ralf Hermann, Vivienne Russell, Wilma Venter, Christiane Richter-Landsberg, Lukas Kaiser)
References:
http://idw-online.de/pages/de/news133549
http://www.uni-protokolle.de/nachrichten/id/107911/
http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/neurochemie/5881.html
http://www.sans.org.za/research.html
15 October 2008, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Energy II: Reactor Safety in Times of Energy Demand
 The High Temperature Reactor (HTR), to be implemented by the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) near Johannesburg as a pilot project, is a unique innovation from South Africa. The very first approach to install this technology commercially is being undertaken by a South African enterprise. Time is tight to meet the national power demands, therefore new power plants are being planned throughout the country. The expanding nuclear energy facilities call for accompanying safety technologies and policies. Dr Walter Tromm, Deputy Director of the Nuclear Safety Research Program (NUKLEAR) of the Research Centre Karlsruhe/Germany, reviewed the current state of the art of nuclear safety management and showed opportunities of high efficiency power generation. He was joined by his colleague Prof Barney de Villiers of Stellenbosch University, who is an expert of South African nuclear safety topics. Frederik Reitsma of PBMR Centurion represents the private sector and presented his views on recent research developments. Please feel free to download Prof de Villiers presentation here.
(From left to right: Holger Blaul, Lukas Kaiser, Frederik Reitsma, Walter Tromm, Barney de Villiers, Ralf Hermann)
References:
http://www.pbmr.com/
http://www.fzk.de
http://htr2006.co.za
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12th Annual IEASA Conference
27 - 30 August 2008, University of Pretoria
 The theme of the 12th annual Conference of the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) was “Past and Future: The role of internationalisation in knowledge production”.
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Reception at the German Ambassadors Residency for the German Exhibitors at INSITE 08
16 August 2008, Residency of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria
 The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, his Excellency D. W. Haller welcomed the exhibitors of the German Areas at INSITE 08 at his recidency in Pretoria for a reception on 16 August 2008. In his address he encouraged the researchers and representatives of several German Universities and research institutions to further invest and bond with South African partners.
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DAAD IC Johannesburg facilitated the German Area at INSITE 2008, the International Science & Technology Exhibition
15 – 17 September 2008, Sandton Convention Centre
 On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), DAAD facilitated the ‘German Area’ at INSITE 2008. Under the branding “Research in Germany”, it assembles a number of top rank German institutes that reach out to researchers and research institutions whose work is based in or related to South Africa and other SADC countries.
Germany has a tradition of outstanding research and development. With research facilities that enjoy worldwide prestige and represent a high degree of innovation, it is one of the top research locations in the world. Germany offers a unique network of university and non-university research institutions which collaborate closely with industry and commerce. 
With initiatives such as the “High-Tech Strategy” and the “Excellence Initiative” of German Universities, the Federal Government is investing more in research and development now than ever before. In line with the BMBF "Strategy for the Internationalization of Science and Research", matters of the internationalisation in future key sectors of R&D will be thrown into sharp relief at Germany’s INSITE presentation.
Please visit www.daad.de/en and www.research-in-germany.de for further information.
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VW South Africa - DAAD International Chair in Automotive Engineering - First Annual Steering Committee Meeting 2008
22 August 2008, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, North Campus, Port Elizabeth
 The stakeholders of the VW South Africa - DAAD International Chair in Automotive Engineering at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Council Chambers:
front row: Mr D Powels (MD of VWSA), Prof Derrick Swartz (Vice Chancellor, NMMU), Mr D Coffey (Bel-Essex)
back row: Mr H Blaul (DAAD), Prof H Holdack-Janssen (FH Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel and DAAD Long term lecturer at NMMU), Dr Tostmann (VWSA), Mr Representative of the Provincial Government EC
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NMMU Office for International Education Colloquium 2008
21 August 2008, NMMU, Port Elizabeth
 The theme of this years colloqium was "Measuring Internationalisation and how this Influences the Rankings of Higher Education Institutions". After an opening speech of Prof Derrick Swartz (Vice Chancellor, NMMU, SA) Mr Uwe Brandenburg (CHE Consultant, Centre for Higher Education Development, Gütersloh, Germany) presented his talk on Developing Internationalisation Indicators and Presenting Performance in Internationalisation which was followed by lively discussions.
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Research and Funding in Germany - Head of DAAD IC Johannesburg visits the Western Cape
6 - 8 August 2008, UCT - DSK - SUN
 During his 3 day visit Dr Ralf Hermann meet representatives of the International and Research Offices as well as scholars of the German Departments of the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch University (SUN). Additionally, he gave presentations on study and research opportunities in Germany and informed the audiences at UCT, SUN and the German School Cape Town (DSK) on the variety of DAAD Scholarship programmes.
(From left to right: Dr Ralf Hermann of DAAD IC Johannesburg and Gregor Meures of DSK)
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Initiative Southern Africa (INISA) Scholarship award ceremony 2008
6 June 2008, University of the Witwatersrand
 Thulani Fakude, a second-year Media Studies student, is the recipient of the 2008 INISA (Initiative Suedliches Afrika) grant, covering 75% of tuition fees and related costs, and up to about R14000 in monetary assistance. The scholarship seeks to help a previously disadvantaged student at Wits every year. INISA is a private organization. Its members are all young Germans who benefitted from being able to do postgraduate research in South Africa and who want to give something back.
(From left to right: Dr Ralf Hermann of DAAD, Thulani Fakude, Wits student and recipient of the grant, and Dr Sebastian Seedorf of INISA)
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South African PhD Project Conference
26 and 27 May 2008, Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
 The South African PhD project invited DAAD IC Johannesburg to participate in the first annual conference to market the postgraduate training or short course opportunities offered by DAAD. The conference programme was structured such that the exhibition session takes place on Monday, 26 May 2008 from 15h00 to 18h00, allowing exhibitors to have a captured audience. We also joined for the conference dinner in the evening, where the Minister of the Department of Science and Technology, Mosibudi Mangena, addressed the high-profile audience.
(Dr Pamela Dube and a group of University students lining up in front of the DAAD stand where Dr Ralf Hermann, Head of the DAAD Information Centre Johannesburg, provides information on DAAD scholarships)
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SciFest Africa 2008
16-22 April 2008, Rhodes University , Grahamstown
 The first of its kind in southern Africa, SciFest Africa (formerly Sasol Scifest) is South Africa's national science festival held annually in late March or early April in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.
SciFest Africa features over 550 events including popular lectures, interactive exhibitions, workshops, educational theatre, field trips, a soap box derby, laser show, high school quizzes, Science Olympics, science shows, tours and even a FilmFest. Attendance now exceeds 58 000 visitors.
(Holger Blaul, Project Officer at the DAAD Information Centre in Johannesburg, explaining students about DAAD and the German Tertiary Education System)
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DAAD Alumni Association South Africa, Workhop on the Art of Rhetoric
01 March 2008, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban
 Linked to the Annual General Meeting of the
DAAD Alumni Association South Africa on 29 February was a
workshop with Dr A Hettiger on the Art of
Rhetoric.
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Networking for DAAD-Alumi – Federal Minister Dr. Anette Schavan in South Africa
7 February 2008, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
 Some 30 Alumni of DAAD and Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung welcomed Federal Research Minister Dr. Anette Schavan in Johannesburg on 7 February at Wits Club.
From 5 -10 February Dr Schavan travelled throughout South Africa and Namibia accompanied by a high-profile delegation of representatives from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), pastoral organisations, research institutions, members of the Bundestag and different private companies.
 On the evening of 7 February she addressed the Alumni at the Wits Club on recent developments in research and technology in Germany and stressed the important role of the social sciences and the humanities.
(From left to right: Dr A Hettiger, Dr A Schavan , Prof Chats Devroop)
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German Course for Engineers
8 - 18 January 2008, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
 Six engineers participated successfully in the course Deutsch als Fremdsprache für Ingenieure, that was conducted by Kirstin Pagels in a joint venture of DAAD and Wits University.
(From left to right: Prof K Thorpe, Kirstin Pagels, Cuthbert Nyamupangedengu, Jaco Versfeld, Allen Mamombe, Thomas Sprich, Sarah Middleton, David Walters)
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in Germany.
University
Ranking
How do German students rate their alma
mater? Which universities would German professors
recommend their children to pick? How important is the
ratio of doctoral candidates per professor to you?
Customize your personal ranking by selecting from the
available criteria and weighing up those which are most
important to you.
German Embassy Pretoria
Learn more about German-South African relations, and
make sure you know everything about student visa requirements
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