The Centres for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry (University of Göttingen), the Institute for Socio-cultural Studies (University of Kassel - Witzenhausen) and the Institute for Co-operation in Developing Countries (University of Marburg) have established an Alumni-follow-up working group to provide an efficient service for their graduates who come from Latin-America. The three Universities recognised the need for networking in Latin America and thus German university graduates with different scientific backgrounds will be contacted.