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5 week German Language Courses

Enrol now for our 5-week German language courses.
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Open Call for new comics 2020 – 2021

Goethe-Institut invites graphic artists and teams of graphic artists and writers/authors/scenarists to submit proposals for new comics on Indigenous feminist movements and activists from the Global South. Up to ten selected stories will be published in a Comic Anthology in 2021.
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Professional learning online
Short & sweet

These compact and convenient online professional learning units are aimed at teachers in Australia who are short of time and are looking for new ideas and effective methods for their classes.
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Konversationskurse

Learn to speak German. Enrol in our conversation classes now.
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National Science Week

The National Science Week goes online this year. A selection of online science films and videos, DIY science experiments and quizzes are available for free. One highlight is the documentary feature film "Checker Tobi and the Secret of the Planet".
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German Careers Day Online

This year the German Careers Day will be held as an online event. Year 8-12 students from Victoria are invited to join us on Wednesday 26th August 2020.
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Open Call: Networking Travel

Wanted! Established and emerging founders, leaders, and managers of art spaces from Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

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MIFF 2020
No Hard Feelings: Queer and immigrant life lit in neon

Benny Radjaipour, Banafshe Hourmazdi and Eidin Jalali star in "No Hard Feelings" © No Hard Feelings This striking debut feature won the Teddy Award for best queer film at this year’s Berlinale — and it’s now available to view in Australia as part of the 2020 online Melbourne International Film Festival.

Conspiracy myths
“It will wipe the smile right off your face”

Fear of losing control makes people more vulnerable to conspiracy ideologies. This is happening during the corona pandemic: participants at a so-called hygiene demonstration in Berlin expressing opposition to government measures to contain the pandemic. Photo (detail): © picture alliance/Marc Vorwerk/SULUPRESS.DE People are more vulnerable to conspiracy ideologies when they fear a loss of control, making the corona pandemic the perfect storm. In an interview, political scientist and net activist Katharina Nocun explains how we should react when encountering people who subscribe to conspiracy theories.

Rescuing food
Can this still be eaten or does it have to go?

Geht das noch oder muss das weg? | Foto (Detail): © Sirplus | Foto (Detail): © Sirplus Almost 13 million tons of food goes to waste in Germany every year. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has ambitious plans halve domestic food waste by 2030, a problem private initiatives have already begun addressing.

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