Welcome to the German Embassy Khartoum
The future of energy: this is the motto of the Year of Science 2010, which begins on 22 January and is organized by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research together with the Science Initiative. The aim of the years of science, which were launched in 2000, is to stimulate greater public interest in questions surrounding science and arouse especially the young generation’s curiosity for scientific topics by collaborating with universities and research institutions.
The Year of Science 2010
In Stockholm this Thursday (10. December) the German writer Herta Müller will receive the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature which is endowed with 1.1 million euros. The Swedish Nobel Prize Committee is honouring the 56-year-old Berlin writer for her work which, “with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscapeof the dispossessed”.
Herta Müller receives Nobel Prize in Literature
German Information Centre Pretoria brings Germany to Africa
Meet modern Germany, be informed and enjoy stories about Germany and Africa. The German Information Centre Pretoria (GIC) is online under www.germanyandafrica.diplo.de. To stay updated you can subscribe to the GIC RSS-feeds or the newsletter or join the GIC fans on Facebook.
Latest update: influenza A (H1N1) ("swine flu")
Please take note of the current travel and safety advice for your country of destination, the Federal Foreign Office's recommendations on an influenza pandemic, as well as further information on the website of the Robert Koch Institute:
Germany - Land of Ideas
The automobile, the printing process, and the purity requirements for beer are inventions made in Germany. However, did you also know that Aspirin, the personal computer, and even MP3 have been developed here?
Find out more on the following website:
Partnership with Africa - an initiative of the Federal President in cooperation with the Zeit-foundation
“What I want to do is raise awareness that we are all part of the human family, that we inhabit one and the same world and are all dependent upon one another. And yes, there is a moral dimension, too, I want to highlight the need for a global ethic. I believe we need to discuss issues of social justice more and more in a global and not merely a national context."
Interview given by Federal President Köhler
Newsmakers 2009
Who made headlines this year? What were their achievements?
Our retrospective takes a look at young Germans that have achieved the extraordinary. YG introduces an actor that made his mark in the latest Quentin Tarantino movie, meets two entrepreneurs set on revolutionising newspapers and takes a look at one of the biggest talents in German football.
The New World of the Media
350 daily newspapers, 2,130 periodicals, countless online media, bloggers, millions of active Internet users: Germany is one of the countries with the highest media density and the greatest press diversity in the world. We present a special feature on the structures and scope of the media in Germany. Additionally: an interview with trend researcher Matthias Horx about the future of the media.
Manual for Germany
For anyone planning to live in Germany, this publication offers detailed information on a whole range of aspects pertaining to everyday life in the country.
