The Franco-German University (DFH)

Everybody is talking about dual degree programmes. It may be interesting, particularly in the context of the proposed new European University networks, to know more about an institution such as the German-French University (DFH). The main mission of DFH is to foster and promote dual degree programmes and transnational doctoral programmes within the framework of a bicultural, bilingual and binational university network. DFH programmes are, to some extent, an internationalisation laboratory which should be studied carefully for purposes far beyond French-German cooperation. How exactly does the DFH work? The author attempts to give direct insight into the DFH workbench.