Based on a cooperation agreement concluded on 2 May 2008 with SENACYT (Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) and IFARHU (Instituto para la Formacíon y Aprovechamíento de Recursos Humanos), on the one hand, and the DAAD, on the other, graduate students, university teachers and researchers from Panama can be funded with scholarships to attend in-service training measures within the scope of Masters or Doctoral degree courses or to complete research stays at universities and research institutions in Germany.