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Germany Votes

On September 24th, 2017 Germans go to the polls to decide who will serve as legislators in the Bundestag. Wir begleiten die Wahl in Veranstaltungen, einem Webdossier und unter dem Hashtag #GERvotes auf Twitter.
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Media InitiativesFacts Against Fake News

The German media are caught in a crisis of credibility. In order to regain trust and act against manipulated and false information in the internet, they have launched various initiatives. [more …]
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Constructive JournalismHappy end instead of bad news

The only good news is bad news? No, think some media in Germany and want to report more constructively in future. Their biggest critics are found within their own ranks. [more …]
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Future PerfectA BUILDER WITH A VISION

Forget about energy-efficient construction – architect Thomas Rau is a step ahead already, getting manufacturers and companies to handle raw materials sustainably and take responsibility even after they sell them. [more …]

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Contemplating language acquisition today
Uncontrolled in everyday life, but controlled at school?

What is the relationship between controlled and uncontrolled language acquisition? What role is played in this context by social and institutional framework conditions? Views and opinions about this are changing.
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Merle Kröger
The traditional, the luxurious and the discovered

In her works, the author and filmmaker Merle Kröger combines a realistic view of our times, an unwavering sympathy for those suffering hardship and a penchant for exuberance [more …]

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Documenta 14
More political than ever

The Documenta 14 has arrived in Kassel. A few weeks after its launch in Athens, the world art show is now taking place in its traditional home in Germany – and is more political than ever. A tour. [more …]

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“Unity in Diversity” has been the motto of the European Union since 2000. Europe and the European project stand for freedom, peace and solidarity among nations – and for a community based on tolerance and interest in one another on the part of many different cultures, traditions and languages, whose preservation is the responsibility of all.

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Transatlantic Outreach Program

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Germany Votes

Media InitiativesFacts Against Fake News

Constructive JournalismHappy end instead of bad news

Future PerfectA BUILDER WITH A VISION

German LanguageOfferings for students and teachers of German

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Practice German free of charge

MagazineNews from culture and society in Germany and the USA

Contemplating language acquisition today
Uncontrolled in everyday life, but controlled at school?