DAAD offers financial support for subject-related academic information visits to Germany organized by faculty members for groups of students. Group Study Visit grants are intended to encourage contact with academic institutions, groups and individuals in Germany, and offer insight into current issues in the academic, scientific, economic, political and cultural realms.

The deadline for applications is May 1, 2014.

For eligibility requirements and application guidelines, please visit: www.daad.org/groupvisits

Advertisement: International Program in Popular Music (B.A.) at the Hochschule f�r Kunst, Design und Popul�re Musik in Freiburg (Germany)

Language of instruction: English

The Hochschule f�r Kunst, Design und Popul�re Musik (hKDM) is where acoustic design meets visual design. We offer a wide and contemporary range of creative disciplines in our curriculum - from music, illustration, photography, video, painting and graphic arts, producing, sound design, to games.

The Bachelor of Arts in "Popular Music" is a four year program. It focuses on the artistic development of the student�s preferred musical instrument, honing the skills in courses tailored to both individuals and group/band interactions. Practical training is embedded in our theoretical coursework, for example: harmony, ear training, composition as well as pop music history. In addition to the practical training, students gain valuable insight into music production, they learn about stage and studio equipment, at the same time broadening their expertise in managerial and strategic knowledge, media and legal issues regarding the �business� of music and the industries involved. Five day workshops are run twice a year allowing full-time dedication to improve practical skills and teaching the know-how in working with professionals from the design, video and games industries. Beginning in the 5th semester students specialize in a particular field of interest, such as performance, musical education, songwriting and producing. The individual�s field of expertise is complemented by a final research project (Bachelor thesis).

Further information:
www.hkdm.de/studium/studienangebot/international-program-in-popular-music-ba/

May 15th Deadline for Three DAAD Grants

- Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists: These grants are awarded to highly qualified PhD candidates, recent PhDs or to individuals wishing to earn a doctoral degree in Germany.
For full eligbility requirements, please visit: www.daad.org/gradresearch

- Research Visit Grant & Arts Study Visit For Faculty: These one to three month grants are offered to scholars in all academic disciplines at US and Canadian institutions of higher education to pursue research at universities, libraries, archives, institutes or laboratories in Germany. Grants are awarded for specific research projects and cannot be used for travel only, attendance at conferences or conventions, editorial meetings, lecture tours or extended guest professorships.
For more information, please visit: www.daad.org/researchvisit

- The Re-Invitation Program: Former scholarship holders can apply for funding to spend one to three months completing a research or work project at a university or research institute in Germany. Note: Faculty members who are not DAAD alumni may apply for funding under the recently reinstated Research Visit Grant for Faculty.
For full details, please visit: www.daad.org/reinvitation

Advertisement: Duesseldorf and Berlin live: Learn German � Discover Germany

Year-round Intensive Courses, Summer Courses, Business German, TestDaF, DSH

The Institute for International Communication (IIK) in Duesseldorf and Berlin offers high-quality language programmes at fair prices. As a non-profit organization IIK closely cooperates with universities worldwide. Learn German for academic or professional purposes in international classes in the heart of Europe. Our course levels range from A1-C1 with 10 different language levels. Up-to-date classroom technology with interactive whiteboards, digital course books, free & fast WLAN and our native-speaker instructors with academic qualifications and extensive teaching experience are best requirements for your successful language course experience. We offer also an extensive social and cultural program to gaining insights into German culture and every day life.

D�sseldorf, a German city with high quality of life:
The capital of North Rhine-Westphalia offers a combination of dynamic business, cosmopolitan flair, and high quality of life (D�sseldorf placed sixth of 223 cities worldwide, Mercer Quality of Living Ranking 2014). Our extensive leisure time program includes boat parties on the river Rhine and
daily trips to Brussels or Amsterdam.

Berlin, the vibrant metropolis of Germany:
A language course in Berlin guarantees even more capital city feeling and our berlinerID training centre is located in the middle of Berlin at the campus of TU � top 10 of Berlin language schools at mydestination.com

We broker accommodations with student residences or apartments in both cities, in Duesseldorf also homestay.
More information available in other languages on our websites.

IIK D�sseldorf: http://www.iik-deutschland.de/deutschkurse/deutschkurse.php?lang=en
BerlinerID: http://www.berlinerid.de/en/

The Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB) - Full Version Is Now Live!

First launched in its publicly accessible online verion in the end of 2012, the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek networks the digitized material of German museums, archives, research institutes, print and multi-media libraries and monument-preservation organizations, thereby providing unrestricted online access to German cultural and scientific heritage at no charge to the users. The result is a single internet platform giving access to millions of books, images, sculptures, archived items, pieces of music and other audio documents, films and scores.

DDB is now bringing its beta phase to a close, and is available at: the www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de portal.