Alumni Networking
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Alumni networking sites help you stay connected.
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Have you spent time studying, researching or teaching in Germany?
Your time abroad has provided you with friendships and networks that may last for a lifetime. There are several ways to stay connected to fellow alumni, to academic institutions, or to people that share an interest in international networking. Creating links with Germany will mean that you preserve the knowledge base that you have built up while being abroad. As much as your resume will be enhanced by an internationally reputed degree or a study program, you will also be able to build on the personal skills and experiences that you have encountered and acquired in Germany.
Personal networks are important in a global economy and they benefit your professional and personal development. On this page, we would like provide you with some basic information on alumni networking sites that help you share with people you met and institutions you attended in Germany.
Alumniportal Deutschland
Alumniportal Deutschland is a free web service that offers you an opportunity to expand your personal and professional network, keep updated on alumni news and events, and much more. The page is carried out by six organizations from the field of international cooperation and financed by the German Federal Government. To find out more, please visit the following website:
Alumniportal Deutschland
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Alumni
Maintaining contact with every single Humboldtian worldwide is one of the Humboldt Foundation's main tasks, along with promoting academic contacts between Humboldtians themselves. The network currently comprises more than 23,000 scientists and scholars from all disciplines in 130 countries.
Humboldt Foundation Network
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Alumni Network
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Alumni Network (CBYX) welcomes all past participants of the CBYX program. Contact your fellow alumni to reflect on your experiences, meet up with alumni and current participants living near you now, arrange reunions, get involved with the program again, seek Germany-related jobs, and more. The home of the CBYX Alumni Network is on the US Department of State’s alumni website:
CBYX Alumni Network
Germany Alumni who are US citizens or Permanent Residents and meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply to CBYX by visiting the following website:
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
DAAD Alumni Association of the USA
The DAAD Alumni Association of the USA is more than 550 members strong. The mission of the DAAD Alumni Association is: to strengthen ties between DAAD alumni, both in the United States and abroad; to maintain and expand academic and personal contacts with Germans and German institutions, especially with DAAD Bonn; to expand the knowledge of German culture, past and present, among DAAD alumni and American students; and to encourage US schools to improve German language skills.
To achieve these goals, the DAAD Alumni Association awards scholarships enabling American students to study in Germany. Through newsletters, educational workshops, member meetings and trips to Germany, and joint efforts with German-oriented organizations, the Alumni Association seeks to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Germany.
DAAD Alumni Association of the USA
Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni Association
Since 1984, the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program has enabled over 440 young American professionals to acquire an in-depth understanding of the political, economic, and cultural environment of Germany and Europe.
When the first group of fellows returned from Germany 1985, they formed the Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni Association (RBFAA) - a vibrant professional network through which alumni stay informed on issues relevant to transatlantic relations.
The RBFAA holds annual meetings that feature prominent guests from both Germany and the United States. The organization also sponsors regional events to promote ongoing German-American dialogue on a broad spectrum of sociopolitical issues.
RBFAA
Steuben-Schurz-Society / USA Interns Program Fellows
Since 1948 Steuben-Schurz-Society has been an active partner in the promotion of German-American relations according to the motto: providing stability and friendship in a challenging environment with monthly organized events and lectures that focus on bilateral social, cultural, economic and scientific topics. The year 2008 marked the 60th anniversary for the Steuben-Schurz-Society e.V.
The “Steuben-Schurz-Alumni/ Fellows”-Network are all former participants of the USA Interns Program/ German-American Internship Program, which enables students from Germany or the US to participate in a study-related internship in the respective host country. The program participants from both nations are invited to communicate and exchange further news, experiences, and ideas and mingle by networking on a transatlantic level via their specifically created online-community.
Steuben-Schurz-Society
Heidelberg Alumni U.S.
Heidelberg Alumni U.S. (HAUS) is the alumni member organization for all former Heidelberg students, exchange students, professors, fellows or researchers who live in the US. HAUS offers a little piece of Heidelberg outside of Heidelberg: Catch up with old classmates, meet new fellow alumni who shared the same extraordinary experience at Germany’s oldest university, stay informed and up to date on research and developments in Heidelberg. Be part of the movement to carry the Heidelberg Motto “Dem Lebendigen Geist” across the Atlantic.
Founded in October 2008, HAUS plays an important role in Heidelberg University’s international student network, connecting its members not only with fellow alumni in North America but also with alumni across the globe and with their alma mater. HAUS offers regional meetings, hosted across the country by Regional Chairs and unique local programs, such as networking events, lectures by visiting scholars and more. Also planned are mentoring opportunities for current and former students and researchers and a scholarship fund.
HAUS
Returning Experts Program
Returning experts who have acquired their professional skills in Germany have an important role to play in their countries of origin. When they are integrated professionally, they can make a sustainable contribution to the economic, technological and social development of their country. Their professional know-how is cutting-edge. They have international contacts, are at home in several cultures and speak at least two languages fluently.
The Returning Experts Program puts this potential to work for development. It supports the professional integration of university graduates and experienced experts from developing, emerging and transition countries, who have completed their training in Germany and are interested in returning to their countries of origin. The focus is on placing professionals in areas of particular relevance to development policy. In addition to placement and advisory services, the program offers financial support to experts interested in returning to their own countries. Employers, too, can benefit from program services such as assistance with recruiting employees.
Returning Experts Program
University and Topical Alumni Networks
Many German academic institutions keep contact with their alumni through their own Alumni Association or Alumni office. For details, please visit the website of your relevant institution.
Additionally, there are many topical alumni networks, based on your area of study or your professional expertise in a special field. For a list of these Networks, please consult:
Regional Networks
