Staying in Touch: BIGS-DR Alumni
BIGS-DR educates future decision makers for an international career in a development-oriented context. Our BIGS-DR alumni do some amazing work all over the world in international and national develoment organizations. Many are affiliated closely with government agencies, research institutes and universities.
A career survey about BIGS-DR alumni showed that roughtly 70% of our graduates from a developing or transition economy returned to their home country to take up positions in fields of research, teaching, administration, and governance. 9% of the alumni found jobs in international organizations like the World Bank, CGIAR centers, or United Nations organizations. 2% found postdoc positions in a development related context in Germany. 15% found a job in another OECD country.
A list of our alumni can be found under under our staff section.
Staying Connected
Additional alumni networks can be found:
University of Bonn: www.alumni.uni-bonn.de
DAAD alumni: http://www.daad.de/alumni/en/index.html
Alumniportal Deutschland (APD): www.alumniportal-deutschland.org
Alumni Newsletters
Our annual newsletter lists all of our alumni accomplishments, and any new gradutes that have joined the BIGS-DR alumni network.
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #13, February 2021
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #12, January 2020
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #11, December 2018
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #10, December 2017
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #9, December 2016
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #8, December 2015
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #7, December 2014
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #6, December 2013
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #5, December 2012
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #4, December 2011
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #3, December 2010
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #2, May 2009
- ZEF Alumni Newsletter #1, June 2008
