Through scholarships, educational events and personal support, KAAD helps its scholarship holders multiply their impact in their home countries. It works with partner committees and associations of former scholarship holders in these countries to build academic networks and contribute to holistic development.
KAAD was founded in 1954 out of a civil society initiative that recognised the opportunities of dialogue with international students in Germany. In 1958 it was registered as a non-profit association based in Bonn. Since then, more than 10,700 alumni from over 50 countries have been supported.
