Tatarstan President meets with representatives of German Academic Exchange Service
13 March 2014, Thursday
On March 13, at their meeting at Tatarstan Government House Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director of the Northern Department of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Annette Pieper discussed current issues related to the activity of DAAD in Tatarstan and prospects for cooperation between Tatarstan higher education institutions and the Service.
The DAAD is a self-governing organisation of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing more than 200 German higher education institutions and 100 student organisations. Awarding around 60,000 grants annually, the DAAD has 14 representative offices and 51 information centers worldwide.
In Tatarstan, the DAAD arranges study tours for student groups to Germany and offers Master fellowship programmes for economists, as well as grants for studying and dosing research in Germany.
Welcoming Annette Pieper, Rustam Minnikhanov said that the DAAD is the main regional partner in implementing joint Tatarstan-German educational projects. Since 2008, 170 people have been awarded DAAD grants in the republic. Tatarstan President stressed the need to continue developing cooperation between Tatarstan higher education institutions and the Service.
Deputy Prime Minister – Tatarstan Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov, Rector of Kazan Federal University Ilshat Gafurov, Rector of Tupolev Kazan State Technical University Albert Gilmutdinov and Director of DAAD Information center in Kazan Tilo Helmut Zenker took part in the meeting.
The DAAD is a self-governing organisation of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing more than 200 German higher education institutions and 100 student organisations. Awarding around 60,000 grants annually, the DAAD has 14 representative offices and 51 information centers worldwide.
In Tatarstan, the DAAD arranges study tours for student groups to Germany and offers Master fellowship programmes for economists, as well as grants for studying and dosing research in Germany.
Welcoming Annette Pieper, Rustam Minnikhanov said that the DAAD is the main regional partner in implementing joint Tatarstan-German educational projects. Since 2008, 170 people have been awarded DAAD grants in the republic. Tatarstan President stressed the need to continue developing cooperation between Tatarstan higher education institutions and the Service.
Deputy Prime Minister – Tatarstan Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov, Rector of Kazan Federal University Ilshat Gafurov, Rector of Tupolev Kazan State Technical University Albert Gilmutdinov and Director of DAAD Information center in Kazan Tilo Helmut Zenker took part in the meeting.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Mikhail Mironov
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