The Alumniportal Deutschland: Information, Networking and Expertise
The Alumniportal Deutschland is an international platform for information and contacts for Germany-Alumni and for organisations and businesses which have an interest in co-operating and networking with Germany-Alumni worldwide. It is arranged cross-organisational and interdisciplinary.

The Alumniportal Deutschland is the place for people from abroad who have completed their studies or advanced educational or vocational trainings in Germany. The potential of these so-called Germany-Alumni is huge: As they spent some time in Germany they are acquainted with German culture, the German mentality and work methods. Many of them have a good grasp of the German language. They are highly qualified and several of them hold key posts in their native countries in the fields of economy, administration or in the civil sector. So they are competent contacts for other alumni and for economic, political and cultural institutions.

Alumniportal Deutschland offers professional content, contacts and exchange functions (“Social Network”), an international job and tender exchange, an extensive pool of advancement opportunities, an event calendar, assistance with learning German and planning a career and comprehensive information about Germany.

The Portal is made up of five organisations with extensive experience in international co-operation: InWEnt, DAAD, Goethe-Institute, ZAV and AGEF, further institutions support it. They all provide their particular expertise and instruments and their worldwide structure to the Portal.

For organisational reasons, public notification of the Portal will be undertaken in three steps. First of all Germany Alumni from Africa will be invited. Then it will be the turn of Asia, followed by Latin America and Europe. Of course, Germany-Alumni from everywhere can already use the Portal. They will however notice that, at present, the content of the Portal mostly focuses on the start region Africa. 

• A new and worldwide Alumni-Community
  Until now, anyone wishing to get in touch with other alumni was dependent on information from individual organisations and reliant on complex research. As the alumni – at best – only maintained contact with their individual supporting organisations, there was no comprehensive network. The web 2.0 enables people to exchange information and opinions online and work closely with each other. The Alumniportal Deutschland offers the alumni dynamic internet-tools on the basis of the web 2.0, so that they can establish contacts on their own without assistance from others. So the alumni can become an active part of an international community.
  
  In the Alumniportal Deutschland the alumni can
  • get in touch with businesses, associations, organisations and institutions
  • build up and expand on expert and regional contacts through other alumni
  • obtain information from all over Germany; find German players and representatives on the ground
  • search for vacancies and tenders in an international Job Exchange
  • register as an applicant, offer expertise
  • read and insert articles covering various fields of expertise
  • utilise opportunities for further advancement training
  • see announcements for events in their region
  • exchange experience with others and have professional discussions
  • practise the German language
  • receive specific information from various areas of expertise and countries by entering a profile of interests. 

 In the Alumniportal Deutschland companies, organisations and institutions can

• get to know alumni and set up contacts
• find personnel, experts and counterparts in key positions
• insert advertisements for jobs and tenders abroad
• apply for events
• obtain information on the activities of other players and alumni networks in individual countries of interest
• read news and articles relating to individual countries and subjects
• introduce themselves via a personal online profile
• announce worldwide projects and activities
• initiate co-operation between the economy, civil society, international co-operation organisations and the alumni. 

Alumni Fairs
In the worldwide 2-day Alumni fairs the participants have the chance to connect regionally and directly establish contacts to economic, political and cultural institutions. Alumni Fairs offer institutions an optimal environment in which to present themselves as competent partners, make contacts, get to know important regional players and thus build and strengthen a regional structure. The first Alumni Fairs will take place in our pilot region, the Sub-Saharan Africa.

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