About Us

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is the world’s largest funding organization that promotes the international exchange of students, scientists and researchers. As an association of German universities with the headquarter in Bonn, it has a network of branch offices, Information Centres and German Centres for Research and Innovation (DWIH) in more than 60 countries worldwide. The DAAD represents more than 240 German universities and higher education institutions. Around 1.000 employees worldwide are supporting among others the funding of more than 145.000 persons annually.

DAAD Regional Office Hanoi

The DAAD in Vietnam

The DAAD Regional Office in Hanoi is the central point of contact for all questions relating to academic exchange between Germany and the countries of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Vietnamesische Studierende beim Deutschlandfest in Hanoi.

DAAD in Cambodia

Contact Persons in Phnom Penh

In Cambodia the DAAD offers scholarship programmes to support the training of future university lecturers and of academically trained specialists and managers from industry.

Two students are sitting with a university staff member in the office having a counselling talk, with a world map on the wall in the background.

DAAD in Myanmar

Yangon

More and more German universities are focusing their attention on Myanmar and entering into cooperation agreements, including the University of Cologne, the University of Göttingen and a number of Baden-Württemberg universities.

DAAD in Laos

Support in Vientiane

In Laos, the DAAD primarily supports the further development of academically trained specialists and executives from industry with scholarships in the Development-Related Postgraduate Courses scheme.