DAAD prize for international students

The International Office regularly solicits the DAAD prize for outstanding achievements of international students studying at German universities. The prize of €1,000 is awarded to international students who have distinguished themselves through special academic achievements and a remarkable social or intercultural commitment.

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© Viktoriia Karakatsii

Prize winner 2024

Ukrainian student Viktoriia Karakatsii was awarded the 2024 DAAD Prize for outstanding achievements by international students. Not only is Viktoriia an excellent student, she also volunteers as a photographer for the local friends of Ukraine association ‘UkraineFreundeSaar’ and has played a key role in the production of a documentary film trilogy. 

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Previous prize winners

  • 2024: Viktoriia Karakatsii (Ukraine, American Studies/British Studies/English Linguistics)
  • 2023: Shivaani Anitha Sivakumar (India, Embedded Systems)
  • 2022: Hacane Hechehouche (Algeria, Computer Science)
  • 2021: Velik Velikov (Bulgaria, Bioinformatics)
  • 2020: Pascal Ahiagble (Togo, Business Informatics)
  • 2019: Beytulla Halil (Bulgaria, Business Administration)
  • 2018: Angel Alfaro Vega (Peru, Romance Languages and Literature)
  • 2017: Nahid Ghadiri Jafarbigloo (Iran, Medicine)
  • 2016: Maria Stepanova (Russia, Pharmaceutical Science)
  • 2015: Bejard Simeu Noupa (Cameroon, Business Administration)
  • 2014: Alexey Gulyaev (Russia, Music Management)
  • 2013: Ayman Haidar Ahmad (Lebanon, Medicine)
  • 2012: Hussam Al Raheb (Syria, Medicine)
  • 2011: Yury Lyamin (Russia, Law)
  • 2010: Styben Igaza Gonzáles (Peru, Medicine)
  • 2009: H. Ruoppo (Belarus, Business Administration)
  • 2008: A. Macavei (Romania, Economics and Law)
  • 2007: P. Lison (Belgium, Computer Linguistics)