German embassy announces for applications to “International Parliament Scholarship” program

Baku, June 10 (AzerTAc). German embassy in Azerbaijan has announced for applications to “International Parliament Scholarship” (IPS) program of German Bundestag. Every year, the German Bundestag invites highly qualified young men and women, who are interested in politics, to apply for an International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) to spend five months in Berlin. In cooperation with Berlin`s three universities, the German Parliament, offers the young people the opportunity to get to know the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes and to gain practical experience of parliamentary work during a 15-week work placement with a Member of the Bundestag. The scholarship-winners are chosen by the German Bundestag`s independent selection panel. The programme, which is under the patronage of the President of the Bundestag, runs from 1 March to 31 July each year. Requirements are: university degree, very good knowledge of German, under the age of 30 at the start of the scholarship. Every year, the German Bundestag grants 120 scholarships for young graduates from 28 nations.