A new synagogue was opened Sunday 14 March in the north- western German town of Herford, more than 70 years after the...
Martin Kobler is to be new deputy head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The German...
The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...
A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...
News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...
The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...
The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...
“Better City, Better Life” is the theme of Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The future belongs to cities – but they face great challenges. The German Pavilion “balancity” presents answers for urban life in the future and is based entirely...
An interview with Albert Speer, the renowned German architect and urban planner, about sustainability, megacities and deserted villages
Driving a car has never been more environmentally friendly: at the 63rd International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September 2009, manufacturers from all over the world presented new eco-models with hybrid and electric drives....
The Desertec Initiative: twelve companies are planning a massive 400-billion-euro project to generate solar electricity in the desert
Eastern Germany is attracting increasing numbers of international investors. Above all, North American companies have discovered the advantages of the region for the production of state-of-the-art solar installations
From groundwater protection to water recycling, Germany will be presenting a wealth of innovative technologies and ideas for sustainable water management at Expo 2008 in Zaragoza
New materials, environmentally friendly energy sources, treatments for hitherto incurable diseases, the causes of climate change – these are just a few of the many problems the Research Centre Jülich is trying to solve
Their curiosity, ingenuity and hard work enables researchers to constantly surprise us with new and original ideas. What was impossible yesterday is feasible today – and perfectly normal tomorrow. Ten innovative ideas from...