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• Adventure Travel in Poetic Worlds – An Interview with Thomas Wohlfahrt
  In an interview, Thomas Wohlfahrt, the director of the Berlin Literaturwerkstatt, talks about experiences, impulses and formats, and takes a position on the situation of poetry in Germany....
• The Plight of Young Germans
  Two books, two authors, two different perspectives on the present – the one writes about feelings, the other about money....
• “Nowhere do I see a theocracy in the making” – Volker Perthes on the Arab Revolution
  An interview about the present and the future of the Arab bloc....
• Unruly Art Neighbor as Guest – Polish Art in Berlin
  Occasioned by Poland’s EU Presidency, there were a series of exhibitions in Berlin in late 2011.
• Different from the Rest of the World – The Berlin Foundation “Respekt!”
  Inside knowledge about the techno, punk and hip-hop scenes is collected by the Archive of Youth Cultures.

• Weimar has the best international university in Germany
  The Bauhaus University in Weimar, Thuringia, describes itself as being eager to experiment, open...
• New law clears way for recognition of degrees and training earned abroad
  The Upper House of the German Parliament, the Bundesrat, has approved groundbreaking legislation...
• Deutsche Literatur im Netz
  Wer sich im Ausland für deutsche Literatur interessierte, hatte es früher nicht immer leicht, an...
• German research vessel begins Antarctic expedition
  The Polarstern—a German research vessel operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and...
• Science - a powerhouse of ideas
  Scientific insights that can change our world are at the centre of a special scientific conference...

• Fewer animal experiments thanks to nanosensors
  Countless mice, rats and rabbits die every year in the name of science – and the situation is...
• German employers split over campaign to ban smoking breaks
  Employers in Germany have launched a campaign to ban all smoking in the workplace, not just...
• Marine Research in Kiel is heading towards new shores
  Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel established On January 1, 2012 the former Leibniz...
• Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle: Laying down ambitious and binding rules for the euro
  Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle issued the following statement in Berlin today (11...