03 May 2010
Germany and Australia: global passport opportunities
The Consul General for the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Anne-Marie Schleich, flanked by (left) Katrin Titz, a representative of the German Academic Exchange Service, and Eva Schulz, Director of the Goethe Institute, and (right) Professor Sylvester Abanteriba, Program Director, RMIT International Industry Experience and Research Program, and Professor Stephen Connelly, Pro Vice-Chancellor, International and Development.
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The Consul General for the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Anne-Marie Schleich, has advised students and staff that the worldwide competition for the best brains is fierce, with some 2.7 million students attending foreign universities.
“Academic institutions must produce graduates who are not only professionally competent, but also capable of living as global citizens,” she told a well-attended exchange and cooperation event.
“RMIT University’s unique International Industry Experience and Research Program achieves exactly this goal since the participating students are exposed to the work ethic in different cultural environments.”
Under part of the program, students join multinational corporations for work experience and research projects in 16 countries around the globe, most in Europe.
“About 75 per cent of the 165 companies involved are in Germany,” Dr Schleich said.
Eva Schulz, Director of the Goethe Institute, and Katrin Titz, a representative of the German Academic Exchange Service, briefed students on scholarships and language programs.
Professor Stephen Connelly, Pro Vice-Chancellor, International and Development, and Professor Sylvester Abanteriba, Program Director, RMIT International Industry Experience and Research Program, were delighted with the evening.
“There was a wealth of information about German-Australian economic, cultural and strategic relations, as well as opportunities for research grants and scholarships for RMIT staff and students respectively,” Professor Abanteriba said.
Did you know?
- Germany is Australia’s 10th biggest trading partner ($16 billion annually)
- Germany ranks 5th as a destination for Australian direct investment
- There are 335 German subsidiaries with 650 branch offices in Australia
- 130 German subsidiaries are in Victoria
- German companies employ about 14,000 people in Victoria
- Merchandise imports from Germany into Victoria exceed $3.3 billion annually from companies such as Miele, Aldi, Bosch and Mercedes
- 16,000 young Germans come each year to Australia under a work and travel scheme
