Welcome to Germany!
In Germany, the "Land of Ideas", we place major emphasis on education, science, research and development. This makes Germany one of the most popular countries in which to study, as well as a site for state-of-the art research and patent development. With its high quality of life, good infrastructure and central location in Europe, Germany is one of the world's most attractive bases for business. Its beautiful urban and rural landscapes, combining age-old traditions and experimental modern culture, make a trip to Germany a unique experience.
Germany has something for everyone, so why not pay us a visit?
As a bulwark of concrete and barrier fences the Wall cut through Berlin for a length of over 43 kilometres – dividing the city and the whole of Germany. Now, 20 years after the fall of the wall on 9 November 1989, the symbol of almost three decades of German division will fall again on the same date, but this time it will be purely symbolic.
“Festival of Freedom”
Investment Gurantees for German Investments in Pakistan
Investing abroad means to pursue opportunities in an increasingly global marketplace. Whereas technical and financial issues are more or less calculable risks to be considered when planning an investment abroad, the political environment in countries of the so-called Third World or in emerging countries very often is almost unpredictable and must therefore play a predominant role in the overall risk assessment (Website: http://www.agaportal.de/en/dia/ueberblick/gang_ins_ausland.html).
With its promotion of foreign trade and investment the German government supports and accompanies German enterprises in their activities abroad and provides coverage in the form of investment guarantees. Any enterprise domiciled in Germany may use this guarantee scheme (Website: http://www.agaportal.de/en/dia/ueberblick/rechtlicher_rahmen.html).
Since October 2009 Pakistan has also been included in the list of those countries supported by this programme.
Thinker, Poet, Dramatist – Champion of Freedom People regarded him as a “great poetic genius”, a man devoted to “the true, the good and the beautiful”. He saw himself as a “global citizen serving no prince”. On the occasion of Friedrich Schiller’s 250th birthday, a portrait of a man who died at not even 46 years of age.
Friedrich Schiller
“The Robbers”, “William Tell”, “Mary Stuart”: his powerful plays still live on and have made him one of the internationally best known German thinkers and poets. Alongside Goethe, the most important representative of Classicism and Storm and Stress is also one of the most often performed dramatists in Germany. “Sire, grant us freedom of thought,” he demanded in “Don Carlos”, two years before the French Revolution. And to this day Schiller’s central themes of freedom and oppression continue to fascinate and fire directors and audiences alike.
Friedrich Schiller
The German Academy of Natural Scientists “Leopoldina” in Halle an der Saale – named as Germany’s National Academy of Sciences a year ago – is celebrating its first anniversary in 2009.
Germany’s National Academy
When the representatives from over 190 countries meet in December 2009 in Copenhagen at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15), they will be focusing on the future of our planet. In the Danish capital the delegates will negotiate a new, binding international agreement on climate protection designed to succeed the present Kyoto Protocol in 2013. Many of the data used by the experts come from Bonn.
climate crisis
That is the motto of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) in Nuremberg. The BAMF has now presented a study on Muslim life in Germany, demonstrating once again its considerable competence in the area of migration and integration research. The survey was conducted among 6,004 persons over the age of 16 (counting other members of the households interviewed, the survey actually covers some 17,000 people). The BAMF study, commissioned by the German Islam Conference (DIK), is the first nationally representative collection of data on the subject.
BAMF's Study on Muslim Life in Germany
Germany’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the period 2011/2012
As a globally engaged country, as an important actor in the United Nations and as the organization’s third-largest contributor, Germany belongs on the United Nations Security Council. Because the Security Council is the centrepiece of the international peace order. Our candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the period 2011/2012 is the logical consequence of our global engagement.
German Civil Society
They help immigrant children to learn German, travel to crisis regions with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to assist refugees and support their local voluntary fire service: 23 million people in Germany – that’s one in three people over the age of 16 – actively contribute to the community, whether through work in the social domain, in environmental protection or in interest groups. These people form the basis of civil society in Germany, they tackle problems and help others – without receiving any money themselves. Civil society, citizen involvement, charitable work – this kind of voluntary commitment has many names.
Solving the Climate Crisis
In December 2009 the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference will decide on a new international climate protection agreement. The goal is to put a stop to dangerous global warming. Deutschlandmagazine presents a special feature on the subjects of environment, climate and energy.
German National Tourist Board (DZT)
Tourist information on holidaying in Germany, conference venues, shopping or ideas for young people: consult the German National Tourist Board website for all this – and much, much more!
Research in Germany
Ideas and the results of research are the basis of Germany's successful export trade. The foundation of this success is a broad-based research network of universities, research establishments and the world of commerce.
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