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Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

Other / unclassified · Think tanks & research · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The DAAD is the world’s largest funding organisation for the international exchange of students and researchers. Since it was founded in 1925, the DAAD has supported more than 2.9 million academics in Germany and abroad. It is a registered association and its members are German institutions of higher education and student bodies. Its activities go beyond awarding grants and scholarships.…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party545%
Greens/EFA327%
Socialists & Democrats218%
Renew Europe19%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2026).

2022
2
2023
1
2024
2
2025
1
2026
5

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Daniel Freund
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Sabrina Repp
2 meetings · S&D
Christian Ehler
2 meetings · EPP
Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski
1 meeting · EPP
Laurence Farreng
1 meeting · Renew

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Jun 2026Daniel FreundErasmus+
3 Mar 2026Daniel FreundErasmus+
29 Jan 2026Daniel FreundErasmus
28 Jan 2026Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034
9 Jan 2026Christian EhlerFP10
13 Oct 2025Sabrina ReppErasmus+
15 Oct 2024Niels GeukingHochschulbildungs- und Forschungsraum
10 Sep 2024Sabrina ReppErasmus + Programm
9 Mar 2023Laurence FarrengShadows’ meeting with stakeholders "Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Implications for the education and youth sectors"
29 Nov 2022Christian EhlerEuropean Research Area
26 Apr 2022Sabine VerheyenCall for the establishment of a European Expert Group on “Students and Researchers at Risk”

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