Enlarge image Leslie Harlson explains DAAD funding and scholarship offerings to students. (© Germany.info/Los Angeles) Leslie Harlson, Director of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Information Center San Francisco, and Michael Ott, German Consul for Cultural Affairs in Los Angeles, embarked on a tour of universities in Utah to promote study abroad in Germany.

Enlarge image Consul Michael Ott and Leslie Harlson (right rear) host a DAAD alumni get-together in Salt Lake City, Utah. (© Germany.info/Los Angeles) Ms. Harlson and Consul Ott visited the campuses of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah State University in Logan and Brigham Young University in Provo. There they met with students and faculty members to provide information on study and research in Germany as well as offer guidance on funding and scholarship opportunities.

In Salt Lake City, they also hosted a get-together for alumni of DAAD exchange programs.

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Enlarge image Stundents peruse info material on DAAD programs in Germany. (© Germany.info/Los Angeles) The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is a publicly-funded independent organization of higher education institutions in Germany. Each year DAAD, its Regional Branch Offices, its Information Centers, and DAAD Professors around the globe provide information and financial support to over 67,000 highly-qualified students and faculty for international research and study. Located in New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, DAAD North America is here to advise students, faculty and current DAAD fellows in the US and Canada.