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KOSPIE Combined study and practice stays for engineers from developing countries Tunisia • DAAD
Overview
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Objective
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports the scholarship programme "Combined study and practical stays for engineers from developing countries (KOSPIE)" with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). As part of this programme, young students from Tunisia from engineering subjects and informatics complete a 6-month study and practical stay at selected German universities to carry out their final thesis project. The selected German universities for the cohort 2025 are Technische Universität Chemnitz, Technische Universität Dresden, Hochschule Offenburg and Universität Passau.
The focus is on the practice-oriented training of specialists and managers from Tunisia. The long-term goal of the scholarship programme is to contribute to the sustainable development of Tunisia. The beneficiaries of the pro-gramme should ideally later work in development-related areas and thus make a contribution to strengthening the private and/or public sector in their home country. Alumni of the programme are prepared for the technical/professional requirements of their future work and the practice-oriented and international profile of the alumni increases their employability. They plan to apply their skills in a field of activity relevant to their home country or home region.
The following programme objectives are derived from the long-term developmental impacts sought:
Scholarship holders enhance
(a) their scientific and technical skills,
(b) their practical ability and
(c) their general and intercultural competence.
Who can apply?
Master’s students resp. diploma students enrolled in the engineering sciences and informatics at a state or state-recognised university in Tunisia.
What can be funded?
Stays at the selected German universities for implementing a final project (projet de fin d’études) as part of an engineering course at a Tunisian university.
Applicants have the choice between the following host institutions:
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Professorship Measurement and Sensor Technology
Further information
Technische Universität Dresden
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty of Computer Science
Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Business and Economics
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
“Friedrich List” Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
Further information
Hochschule Offenburg
Institute for Machine Learning and Analytics
Institute of Reliable Embedded Systems and Communication Electronics
Institute of Sustainable Energy
Hahn-Schickard Institute for Micro and Information Technology
Further information
Universität Passau
Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics
Further information
Duration of the funding
The duration of funding is 6 months. The funding can begin no earlier than February 01, 2025 and must be completed no later than August 31, 2025.
Fixed start of funding according to the higher education institutions
TU Chemnitz: February 01, 2025 or March 01, 2025
TU Dresden: February 01, 2025
Hochschule Offenburg: March 01, 2025
Universität Passau: March 01, 2025
Value
- Scholarship payments of 934 EUR a month
- Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
- Travel allowance
The following higher education institutions require enrolment:
- Technische Universität Chemnitz
- Technische Universität Dresden
- Universität Passau
- Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Medien Offenburg
Selection
An independent selection committee consisting of specialist scientists and academic representatives of the selected German host universities reviews applications.
If the number of applications exceed the expected scholarship quota by far, the DAAD reserves the right to carry out a pre-selection.
The universities reserve the right to contact applicants for video interviews before the final selection takes place.
The selection criteria are described in the following:
Academic qualification
- Academic achievements
- School leaving certificate
- Course of studies
- Knowledge of the language of instruction or working language
- If applicable, relevant internships, work experience
Quality of the study and practical project
- Quality of the study and practical project and of the preparation (preliminary information and choice of host university)
- Integration of the project into the course of study, if relevant
Potential of the applicant
- Motivation: academic and personal reasons for the stay in Germany, German language skills, if applicable (if different from the working language)
- Prospects: Significance of the stay in Germany for further academic, professional and personal development
- Extracurricular commitment: extracurricular knowledge and skills, social commitment
For further information on the selection procedure, please refer to the Important Scholarship Information / Section E.
Further information
For further information please see the following link: Call for Scholarship Application
Application requirements
What requirements must be met?
Proof of completion of the preparatory course for engineers (cycle préparatoire) or proof of admission to the engineering course (cycle d’ingénieur) with the aim of obtaining the engineering diploma (diplôme d’ingénieur) at a Tunisian university.
Language skills
Very good knowledge of English (proof of language abilities; not older than 2 years on the day of the application deadline; TOEFL iBT with at least 78; IELTS with at least 6.0; TOEIC Listening & Reading with at least 750; onSET with at least B2).
Application Procedure
Application deadline
April 30, 2024
Application deadlines are updated at least once a year. In most cases, they are in the same period as the previous year.
Application documents
Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal
- Online application form
- Personal identification document (e.g. passport, ID card etc.). Please upload under “Miscellaneous” in the DAAD portal.
- Full curriculum vitae in tabular form (max. 3 pages). Please also read our Important Scholarship Information / Section B, Point 1.
- Statement about academic and personal reasons for the planned study and practical project in Germany (letter of motivation; 1-3 pages)
- School-leaving certificate (baccalauréat) which entitles holders to study at a university in the home country (with all individual grades)
- All university certificates on all annual examinations with individual grade(s), incl. explanation of grading system
- Proof of admission to an engineering programme at the home university or proof of successful examination of the cycle préparatoire (if applicable)
- Proof of English language abilities, not older than 2 years on the day of the application deadline (TOEFL iBT with at least 78; IELTS with at least 6.0; TOEIC Listening & Reading with at least 750; onSET with at least B2)
- Form “Selection of host higher education institution” for the preferred higher education institutions in Germany signed by a university teacher of the applicant’s Tunisian home university
- One recent, supporting letter of recommendation from a university teacher of your home university which provides information about your qualifications. Please regard the instructions given on the tab “Submitting an application”.
- Other documents the applicant thinks might be of relevance to the application (e.g. certificates of employment, proof of internships)
- German or English translations of documents submitted in the national language
The application procedure occurs online through the DAAD portal. Please note that the access to the application portal only appears while the current application period is running. After the application deadline has expired, the portal for this programme is not available until the next application period.
The access to the DAAD portal generally opens about 6 weeks before the application deadline at the latest.
Application location
DAAD Portal (see "Submitting an Application")
Please note
- Certificates, proof of credits, certifications and translations may be scanned in non-certified form and uploaded to the DAAD portal. The DAAD reserves the right to request certified copies of the documents.
- The application is only valid if the applicant submits all the required documents to the DAAD portal on time.
- The DAAD portal closes at 24.00 hrs. (CET or CEST) on the last application day. If possible, please do not send your application on the final date in case technical problems occur.
- Incomplete applications cannot be considered. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their applications are complete.
- The application documents remain with the DAAD. Data relating to applicants is saved by the DAAD in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Act and with the EU Data Protection Regulation insofar as this data is needed to process the application.
Contact and Consulting
Information and advisory centres
DAAD
For general matters regarding your application
DAAD Büro/ Bureau Tunis
14, Rue 18 janvier 1952
Immeuble KOOLI
1000 Tunis
Tunisia
Tel.: +216 71 240 833
Email: info@daad.tn
Host institutions in Germany
Please note that the host institutions are pleased to answer your questions, but they will not provide you with any letters or e-mails of support resp. supervision. It is not necessary to have a confirmation of German supervision at the time of application.
Technische Universität Chemnitz
For subject-related matters
Ms. Prof. Olfa Kanoun
Chemnitz University of Technology
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Professorship Measurement and Sensor Technology
Reichenhainer Straße 70
09126 Chemnitz
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)371 531-36931
E-mail: Olfa.Kanoun@etit.tu-chemnitz.de
Homepage: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/etit/messtech/index.php.en
Technische Universität Dresden
For administrative-related matters
Ms. Cornelia Hesse (Coordinator) and Ms. Luise Thalheim (Assistant)
Technische Universität Dresden
Directorate 8 / Unit 8.3 International Office
Fritz Förster Bau
Mommsenstr. 6, Room 176
01069 Dresden
Germany
Tel.: +49 351 463-36330 and +49 351 463-32442
E-mail Ms. Hesse: cornelia.hesse@tu-dresden.de
E-mail Ms. Thalheim: luise_angela.thalheim@tu-dresden.de
Homepage: https://tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/internationales/stipendien/kospie-daad/daad-kospie-tunesien
Hochschule Offenburg
Für subject-related matters
Mr. Prof. Dr.-Eng. Axel Sikora
Hochschule Offenburg
Institute of Reliable Embedded Systems and Communication Electronics (ivESK)
Badstraße 24
77652 Offenburg
Tel.: +49-781-205-416
E-mail: axel.sikora@hs-offenburg.de
Homepage: https://ivesk.hs-offenburg.de; https://www.hs-offenburg.de/sikora
For administrative-related matters
Ms. Denise Emard
Hochschule Offenburg
International Office – Incoming Students
Badstraße 24
77652 Offenburg
Tel.: +49-781-205-4800
E-mail: denise.emard@hs-offenburg.de
Homepage: https://www.hs-offenburg.de/international/ueber-uns/team-int
Universität Passau
For subject-related matters
Mr. Prof. Harald Kosch and Ms. Dr. Wiem Fekih Hassen
Faculty of Informatics and Mathematics
Chair of Distributed Information Systems
Innstr. 43
94032 Passau
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)851/509-3060; +49 (0)851/509-5064
E-mail: harald.kosch@uni-passau.de; Wiem.FekihHassen@uni-passau.de
For administrative-related matters
Mr. Maher Challouf
Faculty of Informatics and Mathematics
Chair of Distributed Information Systems
Innstr. 43
94032 Passau
Germany
E-mail: challo01@ads.uni-passau.de
Homepage: https://www.fim.uni-passau.de/en/csm-faculty/
Submitting an application
General information on the application via DAAD portal
You can access the DAAD portal by clicking "Application portal" at the end of the page. Here you will find an online application form in which you can enter your application data.
This is what you have to do:
1. Register in the DAAD portal (Read notes about registering in the portal >>)
2. Request recommendation form
You can generate the recommendation form in the DAAD Portal as a writable PDF under 'Request reference form'. Please send it to your referee and ask him or her to complete the form in full. When you have received it back, please upload it during the application process in the portal in the step 'Attachments' under 'Letter of Recommendation'.
Please note that the form for completion by a referee can only be generated during the application period.
3. Applying online in the DAAD portal (Read notes on applying in the portal >>)
- Prepare application documents
- If necessary, translate documents (unless they are already in German or English).
- Scan paper documents (except references) and save in PDF format. Please note that you can only upload PDF files to the portal.
- Fill out the application form and upload the other application documents to the portal in PDF format. Translations, if applicable, should be uploaded together with the document issued in the original language.
- Submit the uploaded application documents online.
Please note:
If you have any technical questions or problems your local information and advice centres could not help you with, please do not hesitate to contact portal@daad.de via e-mail.
Please consider possible processing times of your request when you are planning your application.