International Quality Networks

International Quality Networks (IQN; German: Internationales QualitätsNetz) is a multi-year research and academic collaboration funding scheme sponsored by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Federal Ministriy of Education and Research (BMBF). There are more than 30 IQN programs, each focuses on different cutting edge sub-field, under cooperation of partners in Germany and other countries all over the world. The program offers scholarships for postgraduate and postdoctorate students, as well as guest professorships.

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