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... to the Goethe-Institut in the UK, Germany's cultural institute operating worldwide. We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation.

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Teaching German

Our offices in London and Glasgow are committed to high-quality in-service training for German teachers. We offer free classroom materials, digital teaching programmes, training courses, scholarships and much more. Find out more about our offers, including the new educational initiative GIMAGINE, and get in touch with our staff.

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New educational initiative
 GIMAGINE - Get set, German!

The Goethe-Institut London is proud to be part of the nationwide Language Hubs programme and the National Consortium of Language Education (NCLE) to implement the GIMAGINE project, a scheme that will champion German as a subject in English schools.

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Art and Technology

Everyone’s talking about digitisation yet some seminal new technologies are unknown to the general public. With an aim of boosting digital literacy in civil society, we start up projects about technologies that have the potential to transform society. 

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From Germany to the World
 Literature and Translation

Novels, essays, poetry, short stories and comics –  literature holds a mirror to society. Language changes and evolves in society and changes the way we write. We work with a worldwide network of writers and translators within a lively German-language literary scene.

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Our branches in the UK

The Goethe-Institut has branches in London and in Glasgow: the Goethe-Institut London opened in South Kensington in 1962 and the Goethe-Institut Glasgow was founded in 1973.

London

50 Princes Gate
Exhibition Road
London SW7 2PH
United Kingdom

Tel. +44 20 7596 4000
info-london@goethe.de

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Glasgow

3 Park Circus
Glasgow G3 6AX
United Kingdom

Tel. +44 141 3322555
info-glasgow@goethe.de

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eLibrary

Our digital library 'Onleihe' allows you to borrow more than 23,000 E-books, audiobooks, newspapers and magazines in German and also view films - free of charge.

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Practise German for free

Interesting articles and resources for every language level – you can improve your German language skills with the help of Deutschtrainer apps, online games, video sequences, podcasts and many other exercises.

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Futures Podcast: Talking Culture

In our podcast Talking Culture we talk to thinkers and doers in the arts and culture sector about the future of Europe, the UK, and the world. What role will culture play in the future? 

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