Hate speech and fake news can massively influence public opinion. These apps and initiatives set out to counter that by strengthening political awareness and encouraging positive online discourse. 

In 2018, the regional project Wanderlustküche – A Culinary Dialogue was one of the absolute highlights! Nine Goethe-Institutes in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand participated in the project, which brought together chefs from Germany and the respective partner country under the motto “Tables without borders”. 

Karl Marx would have celebrated his 200th birthday in 2018. His criticism of capitalism appears even more pertinent today amidst climate crisis, chronical unemployment and global inequality. A reason for Mathias Greffrath to look back and re-read.