DAAD Prize

Curious about the DAAD Prize?

Every year, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) awards funds to recognize outstanding achievements by foreign students at universities. The prize is endowed with 1,000.00 euros and is awarded to the most outstanding international student. 

The prize is to be awarded to an international student who is studying at Europa-Flensburg and who has distinguished him/herself through special academic achievements and remarkable social or intercultural commitment. The award ceremony is intended to draw public attention to the importance of studying abroad.

DAAD Prize 2025

DAAD Prize for Amer Naji
02 December 2025

Europa-Universität Flensburg (EUF) has awarded doctoral student Amer Naji with the prestigious DAAD Prize 2025. The DAAD Prize is awarded annually to international students for outstanding academic achievements and remarkable social engagement.

Amer Naji, who is pursuing his doctorate at the Wasatia Graduate School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, impressed the jury not only with his strong commitment within the graduate program. Alongside his academic career, Amer Naji is highly dedicated to supporting international students at EUF.

“I am very pleased that I was able to honor Amer Naji for his exceptional achievements,” said President Prof. Dr. Christiane Hipp, who presented the prestigious award during the Intercultural and Diversity Day. “Amer Naji has not only built a successful academic career at EUF. Through his commitment to international students, he also makes a meaningful impact on campus and enriches our society beyond the university.”

Commitment on campus and beyond
Amer Naji comes from Yemen. At EUF, he first completed the ProRef program. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in European Cultures and Society and a Master’s degree in “Culture – Language – Media,” he is now pursuing a doctorate at the Wasatia Graduate School in the fields of peace and conflict resolution research. Alongside his impressive academic journey, Amer Naji is actively committed to supporting international students. He helps them settle into life in Flensburg, assists with finding suitable housing, supports them with administrative procedures, shows new students around campus, and even accompanies them to their first meetings with professors.

Amer Naji is the coordinator of the Yemen Student Association in Germany. In this role, he supports incoming students in navigating life in Germany and finding their way to Flensburg, for example by assisting them with the university application process.

About the DAAD Prize
The DAAD Prize has been awarded to international students at German universities for over ten years. The prize aims to highlight the special commitment of students who distinguish themselves not only through their studies but also through their contributions to the common good.

Former DAAD prize winners

Interested in a nomination?

If you are studying at the Europa-Universität Flensburg and would like to be nominated, here are the criteria:

  1. Proven above-average academic performance.
  2. Social commitment, especially to promoting intercultural relations, ideally within Flensburg or the university.
  3. Foreign nationality.
  4. University entrance qualification obtained abroad.
  5. Be enrolled in a regular degree program at Europa-Universität Flensburg (not as a guest student).
  6. You are in an advanced study phase, i.e. at least in the second year of a Bachelor's/Doctoral degree program or in the second semester of a Master's degree program, and are still enrolled until the end of October 2026.
  7. No DAAD scholarship holders or recipients of a full scholarship from public funds can be funded.
  8. The DAAD Prize is not a research prize.  If possible, it should be awarded to students, at most to doctoral candidates. 

The award ceremony must take place in 2026 and is expected to be part of the Fall Semester. 

Procedure

A lecturer can submit a nomination proposal for award winners to the International Center via lucila@uni-flensburg.de by August 15, 2026.

The proposals should include:

  1. Student CV
  2. Transcripts of Records
  3. A copy of a term paper
  4. Name, subject and semester of study and a short justification (including a remarkable social or intercultural commitment).

After receiving the proposals, the committee will select the award winner.

Selection procedure:

A Student Support Committee, chaired by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Teaching and made up of representatives from the three faculties and the International Office, carefully reviews all applications. The winner is then announced in a university press release.


Contact person
Lucila Morales de Mittag
On the campus 1, 24943 Flensburg
Helsinki Building HEL 035
Phone: +49 8052776
E-mail: lucila@uni-flensburg.de


Funded by:
AA - Federal Foreign Office