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❄️ The Winter 2026 Edition of the DAAD Australia Newsletter is out now!

This issue celebrates the many pathways that lead students and researchers to Germany 🇩🇪

👉🏾 From German@Uni Day and Learning Abroad Fairs to DAAD Winter Courses and PhD opportunities, discover how language learning, academic mobility, and international collaboration create opportunities for study, research, and cultural exchange.

✨ Also featuring:
- Scholarships, grants, and programmes
- PhD opportunities in Germany
- German language initiatives and community projects
- Updates from DAAD events in Australia and Germany

📩 Read the full newsletter here: https://conta.cc/4o7Fayx



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❄️ WINTER JUST GOT WILDER! ❄️
SCHNAPPSFEST 2026 is coming in HOT! 🔥
Lovers of German food, culture, and cosy winter vibes — this is your night! 🌭🎉

Get ready for bratwurst, pretzels, toe-tapping Oompah music 🎶 and just a splash of schnapps to warm the soul 🧡

💃 Dress in your finest dirndl or lederhosen and hit the dancefloor with the Masters of Oompah! 🪗

🎟️ Tickets are flying! Don’t miss Canberra’s most festive winter celebration →
👉 https://events.humanitix.com/the-winter-schnappsfest-2026

✨ Eat well. Dance loud. Celebrate German-style!

Looking to gain hands-on experience in cultural work?

The Cultural Program Department at the Goethe-Institut Sydney is looking for a motivated intern to join the team from 28 July to 28 October 2026.

Dive behind the scenes of our cultural department, support exciting projects, and play an active role in organising the German Cultural Day 2026 – with plenty of room for your own ideas and creativity.

At the Goethe-Institut, we connect artists, thinkers and audiences from Germany and Australia, creating space for dialogue, exchange and new perspectives on contemporary culture.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you!
More information: https://www.goethe.de/ins/au/en/ueb/kar/prm.html

🇩🇪 Dreaming of studying German in Germany during the northern winter? ❄️

Applications are now open for the DAAD University Winter Courses 2027!

This scholarship programme gives students, graduates, and doctoral candidates the opportunity to spend four weeks in Germany during January or February 2027, improving their German language skills while experiencing German culture firsthand.

🎓 Scholarship benefits include:
✅ Course fees
✅ Accommodation
✅ €475 allowance
✅ €1,735 travel subsidy
✅ Health, accident and liability insurance

Who can apply?
• Students, graduates, and doctoral candidates from all disciplines
• Undergraduate students who have completed at least two years of study
• Students enrolled at an Australian university
• German language proficiency at B1 level or higher

Don't miss this opportunity to learn, explore, and connect with people from around the world in Germany 🌍!

👉🏾 Find out more and apply online here: https://www.daad-australia.org/en/find-funding/scholarship-database

📅 Applications close 31 July 2026.

The University Winter Courses are funded by the DAAD with support from the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany.

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