Generally, personal contacts between Cameroonian and German lecturers constitute the starting point for cooperation programmes. This means that if a cooperation programme with a German university is needed, Cameroonian lecturers can contact their German colleagues.

The Information Centre can guide and assist you if you are in search of contacts with German universities for a cooperation programme. The DAAD supports university cooperation in all research domains with an initial four-year funding.

It is also possible for specific programmes dealing with specific domains to be opened every year.

DIES Partnerships

This programme is opened each year. It promotes exchange between German universities and universities in developing countries.

Target groups are:

• University administartors and managers
• Administrators of university partner organisations
• Deans of faculties
• Head of Departments of university administration

Following themes may be discussed:

• Introduction and management of innovation in the institutional management of universities or faculties (agreements, decentralisation, professional management, networking…)
• Introduction and development of strategic development planing or systems of quality management (for faculties or universities)
• Introduction of cooperation with extern groups such as stake holders (alumni-networks, fund raising, contact workshops…)
• Innovations in the development of a new university structure (international offices, carreer counselling, graduate schools…)
• Development of thze duties of university management (working personnel, infrastructure, budget, organisation…)

The DAAD offers support for all duties that are part of the programme. The maximal amount is 50,000 EUR per year for a partnership between a German university and a university abroad.

In case of multilateral partnerships, this amount can reach 70,000 EUR. Each partnership can be financed normally for four years.