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February 22, 2012

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Berlinale: The bears are awarded

The 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival concluded with its famed awards ceremony on Saturday. The Golden Bear went to the Italian docu-drama “Caesar must Die” (Cesare deve morire) directed by veteran brothers Paolo and...

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Berlinale 2012: Silver Bear for director Christian Petzold
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The Berlinale bear hunt ended in success for a German film. The German filmmaker Christian Petzold was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Director at the impressive closing gala of...

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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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Let’s Make the Human Right to Education a Reality – a Call to Keyboards

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Hannes

In the wake of Apple’s education event everyone is talking about the implications of the new technological possibilities for the future of learning. Yet, the revolutionary developments outside...

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Urban farming could make way for greener cities

The majority of the world’s population now lives in urban areas. What if fruits and vegetables were grown closer to where people actually lived? What if fresh tomatoes could be picked up on the way home from work? The idea is more than plausible if the researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy...

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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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Fastnacht begins in Germany

Germany's "fifth season" began today—particularly in Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Mainz—and Karnival celebrations are underway. Want to celebrate too? Here's a list of events to keep you going from now until Ash Wednesday. Hellau![more]


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A new platform for exchanges with Brazil

New impulses for university and research collaboration between Germany and Brazil: the German House of Science and Innovation (DWIH) has been opened in the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo.[more]


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The foundation stone of the EU monetary union

It marked the birth of the euro, when a new era in the history of European cooperation began 20 years ago with a brief ceremony in Maastricht, the Netherlands.[more]


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100 years of Studio Babelsberg

Studio Babelsberg is not only the world's oldest large-scale film studio complex, it is said to be the birthplace of German film and a major force in the development of international cinema. And at this year's Berlinale, Studio Babelsberg will be celebrating their 100th...[more]


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