{"id":861,"date":"2018-04-24T09:03:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T07:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/informationen-fuer\/unternehmen\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:09:42","slug":"unternehmen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/information-for\/unternehmen","title":{"rendered":"Business Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-861\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-861-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-861-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-861-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<div class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>FGU students pursue a joint programme of study in France and Germany.<br \/>\nHowever, their countries of origin span the globe.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571446\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cut_map.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-571446 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cut_map-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cut_map-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cut_map-250x116.png 250w, https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cut_map-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cut_map-1536x711.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cut_map.png 1575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Countries of origin of FGU students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>FGU graduates by no means only work in France or Germany.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-570370 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Capture2-1024x704.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Capture2-1024x704.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Capture2-250x172.png 250w, https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Capture2-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Capture2.png 1139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>Out of the conviction that early contact is beneficial for both sides, the FGU seeks and fosters dialogue with the business community \u2013 providing opportunities for the professional development of its students, graduates and doctoral candidates. Numerous business players are already leveraging the potential that this collaboration offers to introduce themselves to young, international talents and thus to attract highly qualified employees or interns who are optimally prepared for working in intercultural teams.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Partnerships<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Do you want to become a strong partner of the FGU ?<\/h4>\n<p>Discover below all parts of a partnership with the FGU<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Infodossier_En_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-572097\" title=\"Bild f\u00fcr WP Infodossier En Final Seite 01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bild-fur-WP_Infodossier_En_Final_Seite_01.jpg\" alt=\"Bild f\u00fcr WP Infodossier En Final Seite 01\" width=\"177\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"panel-861-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Partnerships with business players play an important role for the FGU \u2013 be it in the form of cooperation programmes or the participation of FGU students in events.<br \/>\nThis has positive effects for both partners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It gives FGU partners the opportunity to introduce themselves to international students with a Franco-German degree \u2013 and by extension to recruit interns and prospective employees,<\/li>\n<li>while FGU students and graduates can establish interesting contacts and earn awards for outstanding achievements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The FGU\u2019s cooperation programmes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Excellence and best-thesis awards<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The FGU <strong>excellence awards<\/strong> are conferred on graduates of FGU-funded study programmes who have demonstrated their professional and intercultural excellence through outstanding academic degrees (bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, etc.) or on the basis of special merits. They also have the objective of promoting an exchange between businesses and young university graduates from different countries.<\/p>\n<p>With the aim of recognising excellent research work and promoting contact between representatives from the business world and international junior researchers, the FGU each year also honours the best PhD dissertations sponsored by the FGU that have been written in a bi-national, often even multinational, context.<\/p>\n<p>The FGU excellence awards are endowed with \u20ac1,500 each, the best-thesis awards with <strong>\u20ac4,500<\/strong> each, and are funded by internationally operating business players and institutions from various sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Previous sponsors of the excellence awards have included, among others, the Club des Affaires Saar-Lorraine, the Franco-German cultural affairs channel Arte, the auditing and consulting company Mazars and the ASKO Europa-Stiftung foundation. The best-thesis awards have been sponsored in recent years by Apec (Association pour l\u2019emploi des cadres) as well as the Rotary Clubs Paris and Berlin-Brandenburger Tor.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the excellence awards: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/fr\/vous-etes\/entreprises\/prix-dexcellence?noredirect=fr_FR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/informationen-fuer\/unternehmen\/exzellenzpreise?noredirect=de_DE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the best-thesis awards: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/fr\/vous-etes\/entreprises\/prix-de-la-meilleure-these?noredirect=fr_FR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/informationen-fuer\/unternehmen\/dissertationspreise?noredirect=de_DE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The FGU\u2019s grant schemes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The FGU\u2019s grant schemes not only honour outstanding academic achievements; grant recipients can also use this opportunity to upgrade their studies and their CV, for example by completing an internship with the grant provider or by writing a company-related final thesis. This also enables them to gain valuable practical experience and extend their professional network. As a rule, the grant amounts to \u20ac4,000 per year and per recipient. Since the grant scheme was launched in 2014, a number of internationally operating companies such as Michelin Deutschland, Hutchinson, BNP, Paribas or the regional bank Saar LB have awarded grants to FGU students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong> on the FGU\u2019s grant schemes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/fr\/vous-etes\/entreprises\/partenariats\/programmes-de-bourses?noredirect=fr_FR\">French<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/informationen-fuer\/unternehmen\/partnerschaften\/stipendienprogramme?noredirect=de_DE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Events<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Scientific events for junior researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The partners of the FGU have many possibilities to become involved in Franco-German and multinational events for junior researchers, for example through financial support, company visits and lectures by representatives from the business world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong> on the FGU\u2019s scientific events: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/information-for\/phd-students-researchers-post-docs\/scientific-events-for-junior-researchers\">English<\/a> \/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/fr\/manifestations-scientifiques-pour-jeunes-chercheurs?noredirect=fr_FR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/wissenschaftliche-veranstaltungen-fuer-nachwuchswissenschaftler?noredirect=de_DE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Our graduates<\/h3>\n<p>Each year, around 1,500 students successfully graduate from their FGU-backed Franco-German courses with a double degree. They speak at least two foreign languages, have demonstrated their motivation and adaptability during several stays abroad and acquired intercultural skills, ideally qualifying them for responsible positions in an international work environment whether in business, politics, administration or science.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key competencies of FGU graduates: Added value for the international labour market<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Field-of-study expertise<\/li>\n<li>Experience abroad thanks to a study period of at least two to three semesters in the partner country<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in languages, both general and specialised<\/li>\n<li>Intercultural skills<\/li>\n<li>Flexibility and mobility<\/li>\n<li>Commitment and drive<\/li>\n<li>Team spirit<\/li>\n<li>First experiences in the working world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"panel-861-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<h4>Contact<\/h4>\n<p><strong>H\u00e9lo\u00efse Dardaine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>tel.: +49 (0) 681 93812-145<br \/>\nemail: <a href=\"mailto:rohland@dfh-ufa.org\">dardaine(at)dfh-ufa.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FGU students pursue a joint programme of study in France and Germany. However, their countries of origin span the globe. &nbsp; FGU graduates by no means only work in France or Germany. Out of the conviction that early contact is beneficial for both sides, the FGU seeks and fosters dialogue with the business community \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8903,"parent":811,"menu_order":1282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861"}],"version-history":[{"count":114,"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":572215,"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/861\/revisions\/572215"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dfh-ufa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}