German culture and society Political foundations Germany’s political foundations carry out international civic education projects.
Goethe-Institut: the cultural institute that represents the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Federal Republic of Germany around the world with the motto → www.fes.de Germany online “Language, Culture, Germany” Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom multilingual resources → www.goethe.de → www.fnst-freiheit.org Hanns Seidel Foundation The “Schools: Partners for the Future” initiative → www.hss.de → www.pasch-net.de Heinrich Böll Foundation → www.boell.de Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen: the institute for foreign Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung cultural relations → www.kas.de → www.ifa.de Rosa Luxemburg Foundation → www.rosalux.de Deutsche Kultur International: an online platform for German cultural institutions and organisations Publication data → www.deutsche-kultur-international.de
Federal Foreign Office Division 608 Haus der Kulturen der Welt: Region-specific resources Public Relations, Germany’s image abroad a centre for contemporary art from world cultures Werderscher Markt 1 → www.hkw.de 10117 Berlin www.auswaertiges-amt.de Germany and its world heritage German Information Centres [email protected] (information in 26 languages) www.twitter.com/AuswaertigesAmt → www.unesco-welterbe.de Arabic → www.almania-info.diplo.de www.facebook.com/AuswaertigesAmt Chinese → www.deyinxiang.org www.youtube.com/GermanyDiplo German cinema: an information centre for the promotion of English (Africa) → www.gicafrica.diplo.de Corporate Design German films worldwide English (America) → www.germany.info Atelier Hauer + Dörfler, Berlin → www.german-films.de English (Asia) → www.facebook.com/germaninfo www.hauer-doerfler.de French → www.cidal.diplo.de
Layout International sports projects – collaboration between the Portuguese → www.brasil.diplo.de kionodesign Federal Foreign Office and the German Olympic Sports Russian → www.germania-online.ru www.kiono.de Confederation Spanish → www.alemaniaparati.diplo.de → www.dosb.de Cover photo ra2 studio, fotolia Bilateral cooperation Franco-German cooperation Printing → www.deutschland-frankreich.diplo.de Silberdruck Qantara: dialogue with the Islamic world Last updated in February 2014 → www.qantara.de The Federal Government General information Trade and industry Science and research and other constitutional bodies about Germany
Federal Government: the German Government’s official The central platform for information about Germany Germany Trade and Invest, the foreign trade and inward German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): website, with links to all Ministries (in nine languages) investment agency of the Federal Republic of Germany promoting exchange among students and academics → www.bundesregierung.de → www.deutschland.de → www.gtai.de → www.daad.de
Federal Foreign Office: information about Facts about Germany: a comprehensive guide full of facts and Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Young Germany: a career, education and lifestyle guide for Germany’s foreign policy and international relations figures relating to Germany Industry (DIHK) young professionals → www.diplo.de → www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de → www.dihk.de → www.young-germany.de
Federal President: the head of state of the Video clips pertaining to Germany in seven languages BDI, the umbrella association of German industry German Archaeological Institute: conducting archaeological Federal Republic of Germany → www.youtube.com/GermanyDiplo → www.bdi.eu digs and research worldwide, maintaining contacts with the → www.bundespraesident.de international academic community Berlin: the German capital The German Business Portal → www.dainst.org Bundestag: the national parliament of the → www.berlin.de → www.ixpos.de Federal Republic of Germany Study in Germany: an arm of Deutsche Welle, supplying → www.bundestag.de German National Tourist Board: information and images Association of the German Trade Fair Industry: comprehensive information about studying in Germany showcasing destination Germany fairs and exhibitions in Germany → www.study-in-germany.de Bundesrat: the ‘second chamber’ of Germany’s parliament, → www.dzt.de → www.auma.de comprising representatives of the Länder, or federal states Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: promoting international → www.bundesrat.de Federal Statistical Office: official statistics for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit research collaboration, primarily through research scholar Germany and its population (GIZ) GmbH → www.avh.de bund.de: Germany’s e-government portal → www.destatis.de → www.giz.de → www.bund.de Helmholtz Association: bringing together Germany’s major KfW, one of the world’s leading promotional banks research centres → www.kfw.de → www.helmholtz.de
The “Welcome to Germany” portal of the Max Planck Society for the Promotion of Sciences: Qualified Professional Initiative conducting internationally renowned fundamental research The media → www.make-it-in-germany.com → www.max-planck.de
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: the self-governing information about Germany’s dual system of vocational training organisation for science and research in Germany Deutsche Welle: Germany’s international broadcaster, → www.bibb.de → www.dfg.de transmitting TV, radio and internet content → www.dw.de
Arte: the Franco-German TV channel → www.arte-tv.com