DAAD Prize for international students studying at German universities

Each year, the International Office honours an international student at Saarland University with the DAAD Prize. The prize is awarded to students for their outstanding academic achievements as well as their exceptional social or intercultural engagement. Each recipient is also awarded €1,000.

Porträtbild von Marlon Gancino© Thorsten Mohr

Prize winner 2025

Marlon Gancino is currently working on a doctorate in Pharmaceutical Science. Originally from South America, Gancino's impressive academic path brought him from his home in Ecuador to Chile, Poland, France and finally to Germany. Gancino uses his broad experience to help others from Ecuador and Chile to find their way in Europe. Marlon Gancino has received various awards for his achievements and is now being awarded the DAAD Prize for outstanding contributions from international students.

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Previous prize winners

  • 2025: Marlon Gancino (Ecuador, Pharmaceutical Science)
  • 2024: Viktoriia Karakatsii (Ukraine, American Studies/British Studies/English Linguistics)
  • 2023: Shivaani Anitha Sivakumar (India, Embedded Systems)
  • 2022: Hacane Hechehouche (Algeria, Computer Science)
  • 2021: Velik Velikov (Bulgaria, Bioinformatics)
  • 2020: Pascal Ahiagble (Togo, Business Informatics)
  • 2019: Beytulla Halil (Bulgaria, Business Administration)
  • 2018: Angel Alfaro Vega (Peru, Romance Languages and Literature)
  • 2017: Nahid Ghadiri Jafarbigloo (Iran, Medicine)
  • 2016: Maria Stepanova (Russia, Pharmaceutical Science)
  • 2015: Bejard Simeu Noupa (Cameroon, Business Administration)
  • 2014: Alexey Gulyaev (Russia, Music Management)
  • 2013: Ayman Haidar Ahmad (Lebanon, Medicine)
  • 2012: Hussam Al Raheb (Syria, Medicine)
  • 2011: Yury Lyamin (Russia, Law)
  • 2010: Styben Igaza Gonzáles (Peru, Medicine)
  • 2009: H. Ruoppo (Belarus, Business Administration)
  • 2008: A. Macavei (Romania, Economics and Law)
  • 2007: P. Lison (Belgium, Computer Linguistics)