AFRIKA KOMMT! Fellowship Programme 2025-2027 (Fully-funded to Germany) – YOA

Deadline: March 23, 2025

Applications for the 2025 AFRIKA KOMMT! Fellowship Programme are actually open. AFRIKA KOMMT! is a fellowship programme that connects visionary African professionals and main German corporations. Together they pave the way in which for international inclusive enterprise and mutually useful. The programme supplies an unparalleled OPPORTUNITY to younger, proficient African professionals for a one yr profession and life transformational expertise.

AFRIKA KOMMT!: a flagship initiative of German business for younger, future leaders from Africa. The programme AFRIKA KOMMT! brings collectively probably the most visionary younger leaders from Africa and main German corporations. Companies profit from the experience, information, native community and distinctive African perspective of the younger professionals. The African fellows dive deep into the German company specifics, German enterprise spirit and the German tradition. Empowered with worldwide expertise, technical abilities and German language they turn out to be African change brokers for the sake of each: the German enterprise relations with Africa in addition to for financial and social development within the fellows’ home nations and communities.

Programme Details

At the core of the AFRIKA KOMMT! programme is a one-yr keep for the African professionals in Germany. During this time, the fellows actively work of their accomplice corporations the place they’re skilled and mentored. Other parts organized by GIZ comparable to language programs, trainings and networking occasions complement the training expertise.

• Professional and tailor-made choice course of: The fellows of the programme are chosen in a complete choice course of that’s applied in shut cooperation with the collaborating corporations.
• Language and cultural integration for fellows: The programme begins with German language and cultural integration programs to put together the fellows for his or her keep in Germany. The fellows additionally get a chance to go to cultural heritage websites inside Germany.
• Management coaching for fellows: The fellows bear three modules of intense administration coaching the place they advance their information of recent international administration practices.
• Professional fellowship in accomplice firm: The younger consultants spend eight months with their accomplice corporations and are engaged in initiatives and significant work expertise.
• AFRIKA KOMMT! Network: The accomplice corporations and the African professionals come collectively at varied networking occasions, share experience and drive widespread initiatives.
• Alumni part: After their one-yr keep in Germany, the fellows turn out to be information and talent switch ambassadors as alumni of their home nations. A one-week refresher course in Germany or in Africa advances the talent set of the alumni and fosters continued strengthening of the AFRIKA KOMMT! community.

Benefits

As a participant of AFRIKA KOMMT! you’ll:

• Refine your management and administration competency
• Access networks & alternatives for profession acceleration
• Improve your intercultural competence
• Broaden your perspective and fire up innovation
• Achieve private development

The AFRIKA KOMMT! programme is completely financed by the collaborating corporations. As a fellow, all prices associated to your participation within the fellowship programme will probably be coated (flights, lodging, month-to-month stipend, trainings, language course).

Eligibility

• Be a Citizen of any African nation
• Have a University diploma in a related topic
• Postgraduate diploma (e.g. MBA) is a bonus
• Have two to 5 years work expertise
• Have wonderful English language abilities
• Basic information of the German language is a bonus
• Not be older than 35 years on the time of application

Selection Criteria

In addition to the above technical and academic necessities, you must also have the next abilities and attributes:

• Language and communication abilities:
  • Strong oral and written communication abilities
  • High willingness to study German
• Professional abilities:
  • High management potential
  • Strong self-motivation and self-starter mentality
  • High degree of dedication, dedication and goal-orientation
  • Strong capability for teamwork
• Personal attributes:
  • High degree of enthusiasm, flexibility and resilience
  • Open mindset
  • Outstanding intercultural competencies
  • Ability to adapt to new environments rapidly
  • Ability to mirror personal behaviour and bias

Application

You can apply for the AFRIKA KOMMT! programme solely through the application part and thru the web application portal. Applications by e mail aren’t accepted.

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For extra info, go to AFRIKA KOMMT.