We realise interdisciplinary projects in a spirit of partnership and cooperation, which generate long-lasting effects. Our worldwide network stands for high quality and direct contact. We combine over 50 years of continuity with change and innovation in order to overcome new challenges.
We foster the principle of respectful cooperation both within the institute and with others. This means: appreciation of achievements and commitment, taking up responsibility, sensitivity in our interactions, openness and critical faculties.
Goethe-Institut sets internationally recognised standards in the teaching and learning of German as a foreign language. It runs language courses, compiles teaching materials, trains teachers, contributes to scientific research and participates in politicolanguage initiatives.
Goethe-Institut monitors trends in Germany and encourages cultural collaboration across the globe by organising programmes of events and making contributions to various festivals and exhibitions in the fields of film, dance, theatre, literature and translation.
Libraries and information centres, forums for discussion, diverse print-, audio- and video-publications and our visitors’ service aim to paint a contemporary portrait of Germany, promoting international discourse on the key concerns of what is becoming an increasingly global society.
Together with our local partners we plan and organise the following:
- Conferences, colloquiums, symposiums, lectures, readings and workshops
- Concerts of classical and contemporary music, jazz, pop, rock and hip-hop
- Music masterclasses
- Exhibitions
- Film screenings
- Television and radio seminars
- Performances of ballet and dance
- Theatre productions.
The extent, cost and organisation of these events vary according to topic and location. However, expert seminars covering a number of objectives carry the same weight as prestigious large-scale events.