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• Unheard Stories: Buchkinder
  Buchkinder Leipzig (i.e.
• Home Again: “re-turn” (05/21/2012)
  On 17 May, the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (AdBK) – Nuremberg’s academy of fine arts – launched a special exhibition in celebration of its 350th anniversary....
• “Moorland soldiers” – Esterwegen Memorial Site
  The Esterwegen Memorial Site, an information and documentation centre on the concentration camps in the Emsland region of Germany, was inaugurated at the end of October 2011....
• “Die Zeit” – Success and Quality
  Ever since 1946, in-depth articles, refined language and diverse cultural reporting have been the hallmarks of Germany’s liberal weekly newspaper “Die Zeit”.
• More On the Way? – Award-winning German Cinema 2011/ 2012
  Quite a few of the latest German films, such as Barbara or Halt auf freier Strecke, have already won prizes.

• 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...

• Germany transporting its exports to other EU countries by road
  In 2011, 57% of all exports (in terms of quantity) to other Member States of the European Union...
• Day of the Midwife in Germany today
  10,500 midwives and man midwives, including 8,500 permanently employed midwives, assisted at births...
• Less than three million out of work in Germany
  In March 2012, a total of 41.2 million persons were in employment whose place of residence was in...
• Labour productivity in Germany up 22.7% since 1991
  Labour productivity per person in employment in Germany rose 22.7% between 1991 and 2011.