German Digital JuniorUni

Are you curious about the secrets of science? In the digital Junior University, you'll find answers to exciting questions in the fields of robotics, space exploration, technology, natural sciences, energy, and sustainability. And the best part: you'll also learn German along the way! Sign up and be inspired by fascinating experiments and discoveries!
For teachers, we offer additional didactic materials for use in the classroom.

JuniorUni Landing © Goethe-Institut

Here's what you can expect in the Junior University

The digital Junior University is for young people between the ages of 12 and 14.

Language Support: While learning about scientific topics, you’ll deepen your knowledge of German.
STEM Focus: The Junior University focuses on STEM subjects—Mathematics, Computer Science, Natural Sciences, and Technology.
Interactive Learning Platform: On the online platform, you’ll find hands-on experiments, creative tasks, and exciting insights that turn your home into a research lab and art studio.

For Teachers

Didactic Materials: With a teacher account, you get access to all materials, tasks, and didactic resources related to the lecture units, which you can use in your lessons.

Become a student at the Junior University

Register and dive into a world full of hands-on experiments and creative projects. Turn your home into a research center!

Special Access Options

Register as teacher

Teachers can download didactic materials and track their students' learning progress.
Register as parent/carer

A parent can view all tasks at once—just like a teacher—to understand the logic behind the learning process. To track your child's progress, register as a parent.

Contact

For further information, please contact your nearest Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan.

Your local contacts

What is the JuniorUni?

The German Digital JuniorUni is a free online learning platform for young people. It empowers students to find answers to the most exciting questions from the fields of robotics, space, energy, sustainability, nature, and technology—all while learning the German language.

Registration on the platform

Students can work on the platform at home. The online platform is offered at no cost and is freely accessible for all.

JuniorUni zu Hause Foto: © Goethe-Institut

Online Platform

All of the lectures can be accessed at any time and free of charge via our learning platform.

Parental Access

To track your child's progress, create a parent account.

Coding auf Nauka Foto: © Goethe-Institut

Why CLIL?

Content and Language Integrated Learning = CLIL. Here you will learn all about the didactic concept of the JuniorUni and one of the leading methods of modern foreign language learning.

Teacher Access

To download teaching materials and track your students' progress, create a teacher account.

Didactic Materials

The JuniorUni can be used in the classroom! We have developed CLIL modules for German teachers to use in the classroom. These modules are available in German in the teacher version of the JuniorUni. Create an account!

As part of JuniorUni, we offer various programmes for students and teachers. Workshops, competitions, science shows, camps and much more.

What's in my space bag?

Imagine you were travelling into space. What would you pack in your suitcase? We invited students from classes 9-12 from your school to participate in a creative Video making competition. These are the winners.

Science-Slam

Are you interested in the magical world of science? Are you interested in topics such as sustainability, robotics or space travel and would like to take part in an exciting competition? Then the Junior University Science Slam is just right for you.

JuniorUni - Camp

For German lerarners from all over South Asia, we offer a regional youth camp in Sri Lanka. The JuniorUni topics are explored in a playful and interactive way with a real scientist from Germany.

Regional Science-Tour

A German scientist will travel through South Asia in October to offer exciting science shows and workshops for students at schools.

Mohita Miglani
Head of Educational Services
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi
mohita.miglani@goethe.de

SHILPA SHARMA
Projektreferentin
Bildungskooperation Deutsch
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi
shilpa.sharma@goethe.de

Digital Kinderuni

The German Digital Children's University is a free educational project of the Goethe-Institut for children aged 8 to 12. The online platform offers the opportunity to learn about different areas of knowledge and to introduce children to the German language in a playful way.

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