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  • Street battle in Frankfurt am Main in 1974 Photo (detail): © picture-alliance/dpa/Joachim Litzenberger - PA: 29407300

    SquattersCivil unrest in Germany

    Affordable housing has become scarce in many German cities, where skyrocketing rents are displacing low-income residents to the outskirts. The problem is by no means new though: In the 1970s and 1980s, people in Germany waged fierce battles against investors, building by contested building. [more …]

  • Street of houses in Berlin Photo (detail): © Adobe

    Berlin’s housing marketAirbnb: a blessing or a curse?

    Is the online Airbnb flat sharing platform making Berlin’s housing shortage worse? Three students analysed the data to help answer this question. And reached some surprising conclusions. [more …]

  • Helen & Kurt Wolff Übersetzerpreis Linda Pape / Simona Lexau / Karina Lax

    Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize

    The Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize is awarded annually to honor an outstanding literary translation from German into English published in the USA or Canada the previous year. Learn more about the submitted titles and which 3 translators have been nominated to the Shortlist!

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    Parks

    Parks are found everywhere and oftentimes offer insight into society. 
    But how do we use them? How do they differ from one place to another, from the United States to Germany? Join us on a multimedia journey through parks!

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All kinds of options are available for individual language acquisition – depending on the learner’s specific needs. Photo: Wavebreak © plainpicture

Foreign language learning in the future
Will everything be digital?

How will we be learning foreign languages in 50 or 100 years’ time? What role will be played by digital media in the foreign language lessons of the future? And is it in fact possible to give meaningful answers to these questions today?
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Multilingualism was the focus at the international minorities conference. Photo (detail): © Kerekes Zoltán - Goethe-Institut Budapest

Minorities and multilingualism
Multilingual, multicultural and cosmopolitan

For minorities, multilingualism and a multicultural identity can provide a wealth of resources and point the way forward. Videos from the Schaufenster Enkelgeneration project highlight the benefits that young adults in Germany’s ethnic minorities believe that their multilingualism gives them.
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On the set of “The Young Karl Marx” by Raoul Peck Photo (detail): © picture alliance / Jens Trenkler / dpa

Marxism on Film
Marxist ideas live on in film

Over the past 120 years, Marxist ideas have undergone frequent revivals on the silver screen. [more …]

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Career Booster German(y)!

In 2018, the Goethe-Institutes are once again organizing Career Days for high school and college students in over 10 locations throughout the USA. Representatives of German business, universities and foundations will inform about study and career opportunities with German and in Germany. Attendance is free. Take a look at when a Career Day in your area is taking place and make sure to plan your attendance today.
 

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