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February 23, 2012
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Extend your German vocabulary with Vocalex
Innovative Swedish software can help you expand your German vocabulary rapidly, using words and images. READ »
Berlin named a top world city for students
Berlin has been named one of the best cities for students in the world thanks to its cheap cost of living and bounty of cultural offerings, according to a new survey. READ (5 COMMENTS) »
Judges: Get professors out of poorhouse
Professors across Germany could get major pay raises after the Federal Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that the basic salary agreement reached in Hesse state was unconstitutionally low. READ (12 COMMENTS) »
Teachers 'need help to fight youth extremism'
Attempts to prevent young Germans from getting into right-wing extremism are failing because of poor coordination and sporadic financing say experts. READ (14 COMMENTS) »
Islamic studies gain foothold in state schools
German Education officials are making moves to establish Islamic studies as a regular subject in North Rhine-Westphalia's public schools, in line with other religious courses about Catholic or Protestant Christianity. READ (14 COMMENTS) »
Beauty 'as good as a uni degree' for career
Being good-looking can be as useful as a university degree when it comes to wages and promotions, with a person's attractiveness directly affecting pay-packets and careers, according to a new study. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
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A truly international education at the heart of Berlin
If you want to study, but dread the bureaucracy and red tape of a traditional academic institution, and fancy a spell in one of Europe’s most dynamic cities at the same time, the ECLA in Berlin could be just the place for you. READ »
Cops evict students from university lecture hall
More than 100 police officers forcibly cleared a lecture hall occupied by protesting students at Berlin’s Free University overnight ahead of large, nationwide rallies on Thursday. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
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A global education - a Bavarian community
An international school near Munich provides so much more than a quality education. For many expat children and parents it also provides a vital sense of belonging to a community. READ »
Parents believe their ethnically Turkish children disadvantaged
Most parents of ethnically Turkish children in Germany say they are dissatisfied with the way their kids are being educated, according to a survey seen by Der Spiegel magazine. READ (60 COMMENTS) »
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British school in Berlin gives students a head start
Providing international qualifications, tuition in English, a multicultural environment and lots of extra-curricular activities, a British school in Berlin prepares students for an international life. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Schoolbooks distort Islam, study shows
European school books present a distorted image of Islam and Muslims, using stereotypes that breed mistrust of the faith and its people, according to Germany’s Georg Eckert Institute for textbook research. READ »
OECD says Germany not producing enough skilled workers
Germany is falling behind in its production of skilled young workers, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, which shows stagnation of the number of people attending higher education. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
More Education
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- 24/08 Unpopular tuition fees could soon be history (19 comments) »
- 18/08 Court allows students to offset uni costs from future income taxes (6 comments) »
- 16/08 Saxony leads education vanguard (2 comments) »
- 11/08 Universities bracing for flood of students (6 comments) »
- 16/06 Berlin International School: excellence in education (2 comments) »
- 15/06 High school proms threatened after party firm collapses (1 comment) »
- 01/06 German faces stiff competition for US language students (29 comments) »
- 23/05 Can 'elite' Kitas fill Germany's day-care gap? (3 comments) »
- 04/05 Bachelor's degree sufficient for good job prospects, study finds (1 comment) »
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News from the Goethe-Institut
- Just entertainment? Political talk shows on German TV
Political talk shows are all over ARD and ZDF in the late evening. - German Prize for Technology and Innovation
The Deutscher Zukunftspreis is a major national prize for innovation is presented annually by Germany’s Federal President. - Kohl und Pinkel
“Curly kale and what did you say?” That is the sometimes slightly hysterical question when unsuspecting visitors to northern Germany are offered the speciality Kohl und Pinkel. - A Manageable World for Children – Innovative Concepts for Day Care Centres
Until well into the Sixties, the care and supervision of young children in public facilities in West Germany was more the exception than the rule. - Phasing Out Nuclear Power – The Engine for Modernizing the Economy
After the Japanese nuclear disaster, Germany finally resolved in 2011 to phase out nuclear power, and will benefit.
News from Young Germany
- 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
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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
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