International Laureate Programme

The 2023 selection process has 2 rounds:

Preliminary round: From 7th to 15th March 2023 all 81 public secondary schools within our Educational Cooperation are invited to participate in a video contest.

In 1-minute videos students are asked to answer the following questions:

• Who are you?
• What do you love to do?
• Which role does German play in your life?
• Why should you receive a scholarship to Germany?

Upload the IPP 2023 videos to Youtube and email the link to izzati.sharil.extern@goethe.de
A jury at Goethe-Institut evaluates the videos with the criteria: language, creativity/originality, content. 

Final round: 10 students will be selected for the final round. On 20/21 March 2023, they are invited for 30-minutes group interview session at the German Embassy or online. The interview has 3 parts:
Part 1: The students will get to know to each other.      They will ask each other questions and answer them.
Part 2: The students will plan something together.
Part 3: In this part, the jury will ask questions. 

• You are a German student in form 4.
• You speak German at least on level B1.
• You hold a valid Malaysian passport.
• You have never lived longer than 6 months in a German-speaking country.
• German is not your native language and you don’t have one or more German-speaking parent.
• You have a Measles and Covid-19 vaccination

2 Malaysian students receive a grant that includes:

• 2-week German language course and classroom visits in the local grammar school
• 2-week roundtrip through Germany in international student groups
• Extensive culture, sports, and leisure program
• Flights, transfers and airport pick-up service
• Accommodation in host families, and hotels during the round trip
• Full board
• Accident, liability, and health insurance  
• Travel period: 22 August until 19 September 2023

Two students are selected as replacement candidates.

Hirzan Haqimie Bin Rudi (SMS Kuala Selangor)
Nur Umairah Syahmina Binti Fadhli (SMK Puteri Titiwangsa)

Kamilia Hannani (SMK Damansara Utama)
Sofea Balqish binti Mohd Ramli (SMK Puteri Titiwangsa)
Luqman Hakim bin Mohd Azian (SM Sains Teluk Intan)

Nur Aliah Shallyna binti Shamsuri, SMK Ahmad Boestamam (Perak) 
>> Get to know Aliah Shallyna

I am Aliah Shallyna and am 16 years old. Learning German is wonderful, especially when I speak to my teacher and friends in German. My favourite word is "Wonderful", because it is so positive. I like the word "menarik" in my mother tongue, which means "interesting", as I find everything in life interesting. And what do I like about Germany and Malaysia? Well, of course its the food! 


Alya Maisarah binti Ahmad Latapi, SMKA Kerian (Perak)
>> Get to know Alya Maisarah

Hello, my name is Alya and I am 16 years old. I learn German because it is fun. I love learning with stories the most. My favorite German word would therefore be "Schloss" - palace, because fantasies emerge from palaces. Anyhow, in my mother tongue, palace is called "istana", which also sounds beautiful, right? I especially like the lifestyle at Germany and in Malaysia the food. 


Puteri Sarah Fitrisha binti Shahizam Pahkrul, SMS Kuala Selangor (Selangor)
>> Get to know Puteri Sarah Fitrisha

My name is Puteri Sarah Fitrisha and I am 16 years old. I find German interesting and it is my dream to become a german-language teacher. My favorite German word is "Danke" - thanks. I like the word "sayang" - love, in my mother tongue, because I love my family. I like the culture and historical architecture at Germany, and in Malaysia the courtesy of the people, our traditional dance and the beautiful beaches. I look forward to staying with a german guest family soon. 


Angus Chieng Qiyang, SMK St. Michael (Perak) and Nur Syahirah binti Ramli, SMK Telok Mas (Melaka) are selected as a replacement candidates.