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...
Today, 5.3 million people live here, there are five opera houses and five universities. Yet the Ruhr region is not a city. A fascinating paradox. In 2010, the Ruhr region will be European Capital of Culture, and will present...
This museum is like a great architectural novel, a building in which everything has meaning. A building dedicated to the wonders of culture that itself bears the wounds of history. With the reopening of the Neues Museum, all five...
Protecting our climate and environment is playing an increasingly important role in tourism. In Germany, too, people are showing greater readiness to take environmentally friendly holidays
The action of the tides along the North Sea coast has created a unique natural landscape, the Wadden Sea. UNESCO has now listed the area as a World Heritage site
VfL Wolfsburg is the German football champion, Volkswagen is a winner in the car industry crisis and the Autostadt theme park is a huge attraction
The German Tourism Association has launched a new campaign for German-Americans researching their roots
Germany is a high-tech country, but agriculture plays an important role as well. And German gourmet delights overflow with diversity. A mouth-watering tour of Germany, the land of gourmet delights
How do photographers from 20 countries see Germany 20 years after the fall of the Wall? Throughout 2009, the photographs entered in an international competition organized by the German National Tourist Board (DZT) can be seen...
Many cities in Europe have an aquarium. But the Ozeaneum in Stralsund is unique, and not only because of its brilliant architecture
What innovations do German and international bicycle manufacturers have to offer? What new developments, technologies and products has the industry come up with? Two major international bicycle trade fairs in Germany have the...
From monastery to one of Europe’s most successful big cities: between June and September, Munich, a city with charm and charisma, will be celebrating its founding in 1158
Berlin is currently one of the world’s most exciting capital cities. Past and future come together in the capital as in no other city in Germany
Potsdamer Platz, Kurfürstendamm, Friedrichstrasse, Unter den Linden: Berlin’s top-notch addresses for leisurely shopping trips or visits to the coffee house