In its capacity as the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation, the DAAD, with considerable public funds at its disposal, simultaneously fulfils responsibilities in foreign cultural and academic policy, development co-operation policy and national higher education policy. The programmes for developing and transformation-countries focus primarily on providing continuing education and training for young academic staff and for important experts and executives (staff development) as well as supporting the construction of appropriate structures (institution building). This is why the instruments, above all, involve various study programmes in Germany and in the home country or respectively the home region (sur-place and "third country" scholarships). The DAAD receives substantial funds for its programmes from the BMZ, and in some cases through the Federal Foreign Office (scholarship) programme. The DAAD supports SEPT with scholarships for applicants from developing countries in our Masters program.
