DAAD Headoffice Germany
www.daad.de
Studying in Germany, international courses, scholarships, student life, links to all German universities.

Support and Funding
www.funding-guide.de
A database containing most of DAAD scholarships available and a list of other organizations and institutions which run scholarship programs for students, scholars, and academic institutions.

Studying

DAAD German Higher Education System & International Degree Courses
www.daad.de/deutschland/index.en.html
Comments and explanations on Germany's various types of higher education institutions, on how degree courses are structured and on how to prepare for a stay in Germany.

Study destination: Germany
www.worldwide.edu/ci/germany/
Universities, language institutes, professionals and adult education. Teen programmes, primary & secondary schools, camps, cultural events. Information on culture, language, travel and current events. This is a real good site to check out general information on education in Germany.

DAAD University Guide
www.daad.de/idp
Two seperate databases on degree programmes and special graduate studies will show you which German institutions of higher education offer the subject of your choice.

HRK Higher-Education-Compass
www.higher-education-compass.de
Even more extensive database on courses of studies in Germany. Useful also for PhD students.

University Ranking on German Universities
www.university-ranking.de
The university ranking produced by the CHE (Center for Higher Education Development) and the magazine "stern" is making its first appearance on the internet as an English version - integrated into the web-based information services offered by the DAAD. As an international student interested in studying in Germany, you will find degree courses and study programmes as well as the specific strengths and weaknesses of 242 German universities analysed in the 34 most popular subjects.

Information on MBA Programmes
www.b-school-net.de
For Thai students planning to study abroad MBA programmes are among the most requested courses of study. This web page provides information on MBA programmes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and includes results from national and international rankings.

Research

Research in Germany
www.research-in-germany.de
Newly developed internet portal - provides information about research opportunities in Germany.

BMBF: Map of Science Institutions in Germany
www.forschung.bmbf.de
General map of the science and research landscape in Germany. More than 800 institutions can be found.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
www.avh.de
Information about Humboldt scholarships for Postdocs. The Alexander-von-Humbold-Stiftung (AvH) enables highly-qualified foreign doctorate/PhD. holders to come to Germany for the purpose of completing a long-term research project. The AvH Internet service offers detailed explanations on all the programs offered as well as the opportunity to download all application papers in three different formats.

Assistance for Students

Student Affairs Organization
www.student-affairs.de
Information on student life in Germany and on so-called "Service Packages" at German universities for an easy start.

Thai Student Organization in Germany
www.thaistudents.de/
Information on studying and living in Germany, selected descriptions of German campuses (Thai language).

Thai students at RWTH Aachen
www.gats.rwth-aachen.de
The RWTH Aachen has an outstanding reputation as a Technical University and is a frontrunner in promoting academic exchange between Thailand and Germany. It's probably for these reasons, that Aachen has the largest community of Thai students in Germany. With the establishing of the Thai German Graduate School it's also possible to study in a RWTH programme while staying in Thailand!

Germany: Language and Culture

Goethe Institute Germany
www.goethe.de/enindex.htm
The Goethe Institut is not only located in Bangkok , but has Institutes in 77 countries worldwide. Its main objective is to promote German language and culture abroad and to support cultural exchange. Its website features texts, materials and links on German culture and society as well as study materials and links for learners and teachers of the German language.

Learning German in Germany
www.languages-worldwide.com/german/german.htm
www.daf-portal.de/links/index.php?viewCat=49
There are lots of opportunities to learn German in Germany, of course. Besides 16 Goethe Institutes and eight Carl Duisberg Centres there are lots of public and private language schools, some of which are listed on the sites above. The second site is in German only, but the institutes listed have English versions of their webpages. If you are planning for a longer stay in Germany, you might be interested in attending a so-called "Volkshochschule" (Community College). Volkshochschulen can be found everywhere in the country and offer Courses in German as a Foreign Language at very reasonable rates. For more information and a complete listing (in German only) click here.

TestDaf
www.testdaf.de
Information on the standardized language test for admission to degree programmes taught in German language (in German only).

Tourism Information

 For links to our Partners and Associates in Thailand and Germany click here.