Partners

British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international cultural relations agency. It brings people together to address global issues, fosters intercultural dialogue and presents the UK’s creative and knowledge economy to the world. It has offices in over 100 countries, over 7,000 staff worldwide and a turnover of over £500 million. It works at arms-length from the UK Government - it receives a grant-in-aid through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, but operates independently. In Europe the British Council’s mission is creating partnerships and networks as part of a vision of working together to build next generation Europe. Its work addresses four themes:

• Open Europe Building trust and developing cross-community dialogue
• Creative Europe Promoting scientific and cultural creativity
• Competitive Europe Strengthening our education and skills base
• World Europe Sharing understanding to meet global challenges

In Germany the British Council aims to create networks of next generation Germans who look to the UK for partnership, and to capitalise on Germany’s position in Europe as a country that faces both east and west, and Berlin’s as a city that attracts creative young people from all over the world. The British Council has worked in Germany since 1959. Its main office is in Berlin, where it currently has 30 staff.
www.britishcouncil.de

Canadian Bureau for International Education

The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) is a national, bilingual, not-for-profit, membership organization dedicated to the promotion of Canada's international relations through international education: the free movement of ideas and learners across national boundaries. CBIE's activities comprise scholarship management, civil society and public sector reform, research and information services, advocacy, training programs, professional development for international educators and other services for members and learners. CBIE promotes the special interests of the international learner, both the foreign national studying in Canada and the Canadian studying abroad, through educational exchanges, scholarships, training awards and internships, technical assistance in education and other related services. CBIE believes that international education is one of the best ways to create understanding among peoples and to develop enduring political, cultural and economic links among nations.
www.cbie.ca

Embassy of Canada

The Culture, Public Affairs and Academic Relations section of the Embassy of Canada in Berlin works closely with CBIE, other Canadian academic groups, associations and institutions, as well as with German and multilateral partners to promote Canadian education and ideas in Germany.
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canada-europa/germany

DAAD

The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) is a private, publicly funded, self-governing organisation of higher education institutions in Germany. It promotes international academic relations and university cooperation by offering mobility programs primarily for students and faculty, but also for administrators and others in the higher education realm. The headquarters of DAAD are located in Bonn, Germany with branch offices in Berlin and numerous other major cities worldwide. The DAAD office in Berlin consists of 2 sections, the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Programme, a residential programme for international artists of all countries, and the Liaison Office Edcuation/Research. Since parliament, the government, and the foreign missions moved to Berlin, the liaison office is taking on the role of the DAAD representation in the capital. In its capacity as the "capital office", it organises and implements - together with the DAAD headquarters in Bonn - various events in Berlin. It provides information and advice for German and foreign scientists and students and acts as a point of contact for Berlin based partners as well as national and international organisations.
www.daad.de/de/index.html

Fulbright

The Fulbright Program is a world-wide initiative implementing Senator J. William Fulbright’s visionary concept: the promotion of mutual understanding between countries through academic and bicultural exchange. The German-American Fulbright Program - the largest Fulbright Program in the world - has sponsored more than 42,000 Germans and Americans since its implementation in 1952. The defining characteristic of the program is student exchange. Annual grants are provided for German and U.S. students who stand out academically and want to broaden their social and cultural horizon. This core program for future leaders is complemented by various short-term and long-term programs for scholars, secondary teachers, teaching assistants, journalists, educational experts and young leaders with immigrant backgrounds. The German-American Fulbright Commission supports annually 350 German and 350 U.S. academics. Funding is provided by the German government, the U.S. government and various other non-governmental sources. A network of more than 7000 alumni in the U.S. and in Germany and the German Fulbright Alumni Association actively support the German-American Fulbright Commission and its programs through active participation and donations.
www.fulbright.de

The Group of Eight

The Group of Eight (Go8) is a coalition of leading Australian universities, intensive in research and comprehensive in general and professional education. Member universities are: The University of Western Australia, The Australian National University, The University of Adelaide, The University of Melbourne, The University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney, The University of Queensland and Monash University. Together Go8 universities account for 73% of competitive research income in Australia and have nurtured every Nobel Prize winner educated at an Australian university. The Go8 secretariat in Canberra, Australia's national capital, works to maximise the potential for collaboration in a competitive environment, adding value for individual universities and for Australia through: high quality policy analysis and services to members; developing international strategic alliances and networks; sustaining quality brand recognition; benchmarking for performance improvement; professional development for researchers; a trusted network through which ideas and expertise are shared and building community support for research universities. Recognising that global partnerships enable our universities to remain at the cutting edge of research and innovation, the Go8 is represented in Europe by an officer in the Australian Embassy in Berlin and is pleased to be a co-sponsor of the International Dialogue on Education series.
www.go8.edu.au