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Top Tourism Fair in Berlin

The International Tourism Exchange (ITB) is fully booked with more exhibitors than ever before and opens on Wednesday...

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Downhill: Riesch beats Vonn at home

Maria Riesch beat Lindsey Vonn in her home town downhill on Wednesday 10 March to keep the women's skiing World Cup...

France and Germany mull European Monetary Fund

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday 10 March that the establishment of a "European Monetary...


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World

Proximity talks between Israelis and Palestinians could be mission impossible  

Business

German IT-start-ups hope for better times in 2010  

Culture & Lifestyle

Berlin's club scene shifts the focus of tourism to the city  



Events

Eberhard Havekost: Retina

Current works by the Dresden-based artist in Frankfurt


Portrait

One School, Two Qualification Options

The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...



Goethe-Institut News

From nutmegs to bicycles: A football fan explains the lingo  

The ABCs of money  

Competing for Migrants  


The Local

Neureuther takes World Cup slalom victory to banish bad run of luck  

Platzeck's Brandenburg chancellery infiltrated by Russian spies  

Westerwelle's ministry colleague also under fire over foreign trips  


Linktips

New website for international students

A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...


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German Information Centre New Delhi

News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...


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German Information Centre Pretoria

The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...


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German Information Center USA

The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...


Research and academic relations initiative 2009


Connecting Worlds of Knowledge

In 2009 the Federal Foreign Office is supporting the global knowledge network with its Research and Academic Relations Initiative. This involves finding answers to global questions such as climate change and the fight against...

"We also want to attract internationally distinguished scientists as teachers"

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Liqiu Meng, Vice-President of the Technische Universität München (Photo: Jan Greune)

Professor Liqiu Meng from China is the vice-president of a German university. The internationally recognized expert in geoinformatics took on this top position at the Technische Universität München (technical university in...

"Afghanistan needs highly qualified young professionals to support reconstruction"

Manija Gardizi, Good Governance Project Coordinator at the ESPP, with students from Afghanistan (Photo: Jan Greune)

Sultan Mohammad from Afghanistan has come to Germany for a master's programme in public policy. At the Erfurt School of Public Policy he, along with 14 other young Afghan leaders, is learning how good governance can succeed. They...

"Creativity and innovation play a key role in global competition"

Professor Karlheinz Brandenburg in the 3D presentation room (Photo: Jan Greune)

Professor Karlheinz Brandenburg is one of the stars of German research: His work created the foundation for the development of the MP3 standard, one of the greatest high-tech success stories of recent years. The director of the...

"I Want to Make a Difference for My Country"

In one of the greenhouses at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (Photo: Jan Greune)

Molecular biologist Dr Damaris Odeny from Kenya is working on decoding the genome of the potato at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne. She wants to learn as much as possible in order to combat hunger...

“Science Needs International Networks”

Prof. Dr. Rafig Azzam, Department of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen University (Photo: Jan Greune)

Rafig Azzam, professor of engineering geology and hydrogeology, researches and teaches at RWTH Aachen University. Important questions of environmental and water management are his main concern. He attaches great importance to...


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