PROGRAM
09:30 - 10:00 Welcome coffee & Registration
During the agenda from 10:00 to 16:30: Individual Consultations | Career Fair
Get your advice from the representatives of the German institutions!
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome & opening remarks
- Welcome & Moderation: Universities in Germany Consortium & DAAD Bogotá
- Welcome: Johanna Mick Clausen, Universidad de los Andes
- Welcome Words: Bianca Müller - Jefa de Prensa, Cooperación Cultural y Científica, Federal Republic of Germany in Colombia
- Doing your PhD and Postdoc in Germany – an Introduction: Reinhard Babel, DAAD Bogotá
10:30 - 12:30 Opportunities & funding | Short Talks
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Reinhard Babel
- German Research Foundation (DFG): Laura Ferreira
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH): Yenny Rocio Hernández Pico
- EURAXESS: Viktoria Bodnarova (per video)
University pitches: Get to know us!
- University of Münster: Laura Redondo
- Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin): Nora Jacobs & Christian Lazar
- Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin): Jan an Haack
- Technical University of Munich (TUM): Tiffany Paulisch & Sören Metz
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 14:30 Q&A and workshops
Personal and academic requirements, where to look for calls and job offers, first contact with a potential host, and much more! Discuss with DAAD & AvH research ambassadors and representatives from Funding Agencies and Universities.
14:00 - 14:30 Introduction: From PhD to Postdoc –
Paving your way through the German Academic System (with Tiffany Paulisch from TUM) (Auditorio)
14:30 - 15:30 Exchange rounds
In this slot you have the opportunity to visit up to three thematic stations that cover different topics regarding your PhD or Postdoc in Germany. Get helpful insight from representatives from German Funding Agencies and DAAD Research Ambassadors!
Research in Germany: Natural Sciences and Engineering:
DAAD Research Ambassadors Isabel Pérez Blanco, Corporación para la Investigación de la Corrosión- Piedecuesta, and Dr. Rafik Neme, Universidad del Norte) and Ana María Ramírez Tovar (Postdoc at TU Berlin), (Tsubaki 203 con capacidad de 25 personas)
Research in Germany: Social Sciences and Humanities
DAAD Research Ambassadors Dra. Juanita Zemabrano Reina, UNIMINUTO, and Dr. Alonso Rojas, UIS) (Auditorio)
DFG Workshop: How to Find the Right Research Funding - An Introduction to Gepris and DFG Proposals
with Laura Ferreira from DFG Office Latin America) (Sumire 303 con capacidad de 14 personas)
15:30 - 16:15 How to get started! | Q&A
Discuss with Research Ambassadors and representatives from German Funding Agencies and Universities about where to look for calls and job offers, first contact with a potential host, doing research in Germany with your family, and much more! and academic requirements, where to look for calls and job offers, first contact with a potential host, and much more!
16:15 Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks, Summary and Wrap Up
Event language is English
Partners:
The event is co-organized by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Bogotá, University of Münster, Freie Universität Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) and Technical University of Munich (TUM) and hosted by Universidad de los Andes.
The event is supported by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), DFG and EURAXESS