Study and research in Germany

Germany in General

Portal for Germany
www.deutschland.de 
Provider: Press and Information Office of the German Federal Government (Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung)
Description: “deutschland.de” (Deutschland-Portal) is the official and independent web-based portal of the Federal Republic of Germany. It includes a barrier-free version and offers a representative collection of important links to German sites and sources with information in the following categories: education, health, culture, media, sport, government, tourism, business and industry, and education and research.
Languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian

Young Germany
www.young-germany.de
Provider: Federal Foreign Office and Societäts-Verlag
Description: The website provides information on career opportunities, innovative developments in research and science and on trends, lifestyle and the everyday life of young people in Germany. The broad, up-to-date mix of topics is complemented by services and information of interest to people coming to Germany for work, education or training. Interactive services help users search for a job, find accomodation and make their first contacts. In addition, a forum offers a communication platform for anyone interested in Germany.
Languages: German and English

German National Tourist Board
www.deutschland-tourismus.de
Provider: The German National Tourist Board (Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus – DZT) is mainly financed from resources made available by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie)
Description: The website invites users to come on a virtual trip through Germany and presents the federal states, regions, cities and holiday routes, like the German alpine route “Deutsche Alpenstraße” or the German wine route “Deutsche Weinstraße”. Furthermore, it provides information on events like fairs and exhibitions or major sporting events.
Languages: German and English plus some 30 local websites in the respective national languages

Facts about Germany
www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de
Provider: Federal Foreign Office and Societäts-Verlag
Description: The Internet version of the printed guide “Facts about Germany” (“Tatsachen über Deutschland”) provides information on Germany and its people, on the system of government, on social life, on the political forces and developments, on the economy, business and industry and on Germany’s cultural diversity.
Languages: German, English plus 12 other languages

Magazine “Deutschland”
www.magazine-deutschland.de
Provider: Federal Foreign Office and Societäts-Verlag
Description: The website of the magazine “Deutschland” that appears once every two months provides information on current topics in Germany and Europe, analyses backgrounds, and in its regional editions reports on bilateral relations between Germany and other parts of the world. The print version which, just like the website, is offered in many languages can be subscribed for one year free of charge.
Languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish, Russian and Japanese

Federal Agency for Civic Education
www.bpb.de
Provider: The Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung – BpB) is a subsidiary agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and aims to promote an understanding for political facts and aspects by providing and communicating information on politics and society.
Description: The BpB’s free-of-charge publications are presented on the website and can be ordered online. Sending publications only costs a handling charge of 2 euros per title plus postage and packing. Publications can also be sent abroad. Some items, such as issues of “Information zur politischen Bildung”, “Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte” or the “Pocket-Reihe” series of lexicons are available online, as well.
Language: German

German Culture International
www.deutsche-kultur-international.de
Provider: German Culture International (Deutsche Kultur International) is a community project of the Association for International Cooperation (Vereinigung für internationale Zusammenarbeit – VIZ) and is funded by the Cultural Section of the Federal Foreign Office.
Description: This site presents those organisations which play an active part in German foreign cultural policy, listing them by areas of responsibility. The site offers brief outlines, for example, of projects and programmes which promote international academic exchange or of opportunities for learning the German language at home or abroad. These sections also refer users to the German intermediary agencies, such as the DAAD or the Goethe-Institut, while many other links are provided to sites offering specific information.
Languages: German and English

Deutsche Welle
www.dw-world.de
Provider: Deutsche Welle (DW) is a public broadcasting station funded by federal government. DW is responsible for broadcasting radio and TV programmes in German and other languages around the world. These programmes provide a comprehensive picture of political, business and cultural life in Germany. DW also presents and explains German views on important issues.
Description: The Deutsche Welle service offers news from around the world (upon request also by e-mail), along with analyses and commentaries, a guide to DW radio and TV programmes in all available languages plus complementary service information, such as on how best to receive the broadcasts (channels and frequencies, for example). Users can also listen to the radio and watch TV online.
Languages: German and English plus more or less extensive sections in some 30 other languages from Albanian to Urdu.

DeutschlandRadio
www.dradio.de
Provider: DeutschlandRadio with its two radio channels – Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur – is the national radio broadcasting corporation of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Description: The DeutschlandRadio website not only lets you tune in to the radio online, but also offers a wealth of additional news and information, plus book tips and film reviews, radio plays and much more.
Language: German

Kulturportal Deutschland
www.kulturportal-deutschland.de
Provider: The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
Description: This portal takes users to the Culture Portals of the various federal states, which offer information on current and up-coming events, for example. It also includes information on Germany's cultural policy.

Language: German, State Portals partly offered in English as well

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