Since its founding in 1925, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), or German Academic Exchange Service, has provided funding to more than 1.9 million scholars in Germany and abroad. DAAD is a registered association whose members are German institutions of higher education and student bodies. While DAAD is the world’s largest funding organization for academic exchange, its activities go far beyond simply awarding grants and scholarships to include supporting the internationalization of German universities, promoting German studies and the German language abroad, assisting developing countries in refining their university systems and advising decision makers on matters of cultural, education and development policy.
Opportunity
You are an international science journalist and interested in the working life of the future? Apply now for the “Research in Germany” press tour on the future of work!
DAAD invites a delegation of 15 international science journalists on a press tour to Germany on the future of work from 21 to 26 October 2018.
The way we are working is changing fast. Digitisation, automation and globalisation are having a profound impact on the world of work. How and where will we work in the future? What kind of skills and education will we need? Will robots and intelligent machines take our jobs? This press tour picks up the topic of the “Science Year 2018 – Working Life of the Future”, and sets out to explore the challenges and opportunities of the working life of the future. Journalists will meet researchers and developers at German research institutes, universities and companies.
The focus will be on the following aspects:
- How will automation and technology affect work (for example: artificial intelligence in automobile industry)
- The challenges of digitisation – and possible solutions (for example: cyber security)
- The effects on individuals and society (for example: new workplace structures and models)
Among the institutions to be visited are (to be confirmed):
- Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO), Stuttgart
- Future Work Lab – Innovation lab for work, people and technology, Stuttgart
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart/Tübingen
- Porsche AG, Stuttgart
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe
- Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nürnberg
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Eligibility
Journalists specialised in the coverage of science, technology, economics, sociology or future studies are welcome to apply. Former participants of press tours organised by the DAAD may apply again.
Participant profile:
- Established journalists with at least three full years of professional experience working/freelancing for general or popular science media
- Currently working as journalist or freelance for print, online or broadcast media outlets (unfortunately, TV journalists cannot take part due to logistical limitations)
- Excellent contacts with media in your home country
- Specialised in economics, sociology of work, digitisation, automation, future trends or other science and technology issues
- Excellent English language skills
- Commitment to fully participate in the programme (21 to 26 October 2018)
Funding Available
The DAAD will take over the following tasks and will cover the following expenses:
- organisation of the tour
- accompaniment throughout the tour by DAAD staff and a tour guide
- travel expenses from and back to the journalists’ country of origin (Economy Class, 2nd Class (train)) according to the Federal Travel Expenses Law
- accommodation and subsistence expenses for the duration of the tour (as outlined in the final programme)
- transfers within Germany during the tour (as outlined in the final programme)
- health insurance coverage (for the duration of the tour)
Useful Links
- For further details about funding categories, eligibility criteria and deadlines, click here.
Deadlines
| CORIS Internal Review | Please contact Heloise Emdon |
| cuResearch Checklist | May 14, 2018 |
| Submission to Sponsor | May 21, 2018, 5:59 PM ET |
Submitting Your Application
- Applications must be submitted via cuResearch, through which Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
- More information on cuResearch can be found here.
Internal Contacts
If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact the appropriate Research Facilitator.