© I. Schmitt-Menzel, WDR mediagroup licensing GmbH, Die Sendung mit der Maus ® WDR


Services

Check out the essential services for your stay in Germany

> Events calendar
> Job search
> University search
> Apartment search
> Youth hostel search
> Car ride search
> YG e-cards 

 

Check out the Japanese version of Young Germany!

Blog
Check out our Young Germany blog


Mobile

YG is available in a mobile version. For further information, click ...here

Podcast

Listen and learn! Check out YG's language-learning Podcasts [more]

This week's most read stories

Getting around Germany for less
A road less traveled
Backpacking Germany


Get the YG Feedreader for all your RSS Feeds!


IMGTEXT

The arts, society and science



IMGTEXT

What to study?

einstieg.com: Find your dream degree course

Find your dream degree course "Urban green" or "music management" - we don't miss any new Bachelor courses! www.einstieg.com


Home
August 01, 2010
If you want to get to know a place from the inside out, consider backpacking.  Photo (cc) flickr user garryknight
Backpacking Germany

Many people find backpacking in a foreign country a daunting prospect, but hitting the road with all your belongings stuffed into one bag can be a great opportunity to learn about a culture. And Germany offers a diverse landscape...

[more]
... NEWS


A road less traveled
These aren't your average tourist destinations!  Photo: photocase user Ondre

Looking for adventure? Young Germany compiled a list of unique and unusual sites that tour books may not cover, then we linked them all together for a one-of-a-kind road (or...

[more]
Deutsch@YG
Neuschwanstein view flickr user Spicules
Nächste Haltestelle: Deutschland

Die Deutschen haben wieder Interesse an ihrer Heimat. Über 50% der Befragten einer Umfrage des Fachmagazins "Horizont" gaben an, dass sie 2010 "wahrscheinlich oder sehr...

[more]

RUHR.2010 - Europena Capital of Culture

YG Blog
Du, nenn mich Herr Melican!

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Brian

After last week’s excursion into the pitfalls of using du and Sie, it quickly became clear from the number of comments that this is a topic of no small interest both to Germans and learners of the l...

[more]
Uni & Education
Vehicle assembly, Photo: HS Karlsruhe
Students develop alternative electric motor with the E-Quickie

As global climate change prompts governments to issue pledges in emissions cuts and energy prices are expected to rise, innovative solutions are in-demand. Students at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HsKA) have stepped up with their own solution - an electric car that runs by wireless energy transmission known as the...

[more]
Green Solutions
Unregulated construction booms like that here in northern Iraq do not usually serve the interests of the local population, © TU Berlin/WANACU
TU Berlin experts and students work for sustainable urbanization

The streets bustle and new buildings spring up everywhere – a spirit of optimism prevails in many cities in North Africa and West Asia. Yet the long-term strategies of many projects remain unclear....

[more]
notLeast
Katharina Wagner is the great-granddaughter of composer Richard Wagner.  Photo © dpa
Pop diva from the "Green Hill"

She’s regarded as the great hope of Bayreuth and marks the beginning of a new era in the history of the famous Wagner Festival: Katharina Wagner. At just 32, she jointly heads the world-renowned Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth together with Eva Wagner-Pasquier. The festival,...


Heidelberg is popular for both its university and its romantic scenery.  Photo (cc) flickr user DOS82
University of Heidelberg number one among graduate students

The number of international students coming to Germany to complete their doctorate is on the rise, and Heidelberg University, a recent German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) study shows, is those students’ university of choice.


Canadian musicians at the Young Euro Classic 2009, (c) Young Euro Classic / Kai Bienert
World's best youth orchestras to perform in Berlin

From August 6-22 some of the world's best youth orchestras will come together for the 11th Young Euro Classic at the Konzerthaus Berlin in the Gendarmentmarkt square. The festival’s opening performance will feature two pieces from Beethoven, his fifth Piano Concerto and Symphony...


The "Gigasaur" comes to Frankfurt

Forty meters long and weighing in at over 80,000 kilos, the Argentinosaurus has arrived in Frankfurt. The largest land animal to have ever existed, the Argentinosaurus and other “giants of Argentina” are on display in a special exhibit at Frankfurt am Main’s Senckenberg...








German quiz

Was bedeutet das?
What does this mean -
do you know?

Frühbucherrabatt

  1. Early bird discount
  2. morning shift

Become a fan of Young Germany on Facebook!

Become a YG fan

Join YG's XING group

Join YG's XING group


Follow Young Germany on Twitter!

Follow YG on Twitter


GALLERY

Photos from our readers' travels in Germany, World Cup 2010, RUHR.2010, re:publica10, the Berlin Fashion Week, the IAA and much more ...[here]


Bacharach, Rhine veiw from Youth Hostel Burg Stahleck // Photo Nicolette Stewart

Film


Masters degree in International Media Studies

Get the Flash Player to see this player.


Watch more videos on the Media landscape in Germany  ...here



Our partners



Advertisment


Link to "der englisch blog"

Link Tips

A portal for Germany:

deutschland.de
Logo: deutschlan.de

 

Discover Germany:

discover-germany.diplo.de

Logo: Discover Germany

 

The initiative "Schools: Partners of the future" aims to establish a network of at least 1,500 partner schools spanning the globe.

pasch-net.de

A website offering lots of information for international students in Germany.

internationale-studierende.de