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Infosys Media Centre in Electronic City, Bangalore, Photo: (cc) flickr user RAmit AKA proxygeek from Mysore, India
Studying the dynamism of today’s India

The Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS) at the Universität Göttingen is engaging researchers in the humanities, economics and social sciences with the dynamic social, political and economic developments of modern India.

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One Month in India: Indo-German research opportunities
New Dehli—the city in which this photo was taken—will play host to many of the events of the "Month in India."  Photo (cc) fickr user sonjalind

To continue the work begun during the Year of Germany in India and its theme “Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities,” four German institutions will be coming...

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Podcast: Menschenrechte

Im Young Germany Podcast erzählt heute Andrea Kuhn von ihrer Arbeit als Leiterin des Filmfestivals der Menschenrechte in Nürnberg, ein Besuch dort lohnt sich...

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How to Love German Public Transportation

Posted on February 02, 2012 by nikki

Everyone in Germany, it seems, likes to complain about the trains.  A train will be five, ten minutes late, and you know that at least a dozen people somewhere are muttering (loudly) under their brea...

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Samples of German signs in Namibia. Collage of photos from Windhoek, Outjo, Swakopmund and Lüderitz, Photo (cc) flickr user Bluemars
On foreign words and adaptation of language

With globalization, English has become the lingua franca in many contexts including international business. In German too, English words have found their way into the language. But when it comes to grammar, most adaptations are part of the language itself according to a linguistic study carried out at the University of Mainz.

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Going online to inform the public about sustainability

Global changes are happening at breakneck speeds, threatening the relationship of humanity to its environment and natural resources. An innovative project seeks to make information about global...

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Smart phone apps are being developed to fit into every aspect of our lives.  Photo (cc) flickr user Kevin H.
Farming meets technology in new Fraunhofer app

Smart phones have become an omnipresent part of our day-to-day lives. Whether you own one yourself or not, on every corner there is a man scrolling through headlines on his and on every bus there is a girl updating her facebook status. The popularity of smart phones and the...[more]


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The Berlinale bear hunt begins

Great international cinema in Berlin: at the 62nd International Film Festival (February 9-19) the German capital is once again expecting many famous actors, directors and film stars as guests from around the globe.[more]


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Focus on Asia-Pacific Region at the Munich Security Conference

The effects of the economic and financial crisis, the growing world-political significance of the Asia-Pacific region and the radical changes in the Arab world are among this year’s key themes at the 48th Munich Security Conference (MSC).[more]


Flags of the International Green Week Berlin 2012 on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds will be streaming into the wind until January, 29. Photo courtesy IGW
International Green Week begins in Berlin

From January 20th to January 29th in Berlin, International Green Week will offer a taste—both literally and figuratively—of the state of the world's food, agriculture, and horticulture at the world's biggest fair of its kind. Since 1926 the fair has offered more than 78,000...[more]


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A portal for Germany:

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

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

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