The Goethe-Institut Ljubljana, established in 2004, is the official cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany in Slovenia, a part of the globally operating Goethe-Institut network. Its aim is to encourage international and cultural exchange and understanding as well as to foster German as a foreign language outside Germany.
Osterfest 2019 Goethe-Sprachlernzentrum,The Goethe-Institut ( German:, GI, 'English: Goethe Institute') is a non-profit association operational worldwide with 159 institutes, promoting the study of the abroad and encouraging international and relations. Around 246,000 people take part in these German courses per year.The Goethe-Institut fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on German culture, society and politics. This includes the exchange of,.
Goethe cultural societies, reading rooms, and exam and language centers have played a role in the cultural and educational policies of Germany for more than 60 years.It is named after poet and statesman. The Goethe-Institut e.V. Is autonomous and politically independent.Partners of the institute and its centers are public and private cultural institutions, the federal states, local authorities and the world of commerce. Much of the Goethe-Institut's overall budget consists of yearly grants from the and the German Press Office.
The relationship with the Foreign Office is governed by general agreement. Self-generated income and contributions from sponsors and patrons, partners and friends broaden the scope of the work of the Goethe-Institut. Contents.History. 1951: The Goethe-Institut was founded as successor to the German Academy ( /DA), which was founded in 1925. Its first task was to provide further training for foreign German teachers in Germany. 1952: The first Goethe-Institut opens in Athens.
1953: The first language courses run by the Goethe-Institut began in Bad Reichenhall. Due to growing demand, new centres of learning were opened in Murnau and Kochel, the focus of selection being on towns which were small and idyllic and which showed post-war Germany at its best. Lessons were taught from the first textbook developed by the Goethe-Institut, the now legendary 'Schulz-Griesbach'. 1953–55: The first foreign lectureships of what was the German Academy were taken on by the Goethe-Institut.
Responsibilities include German tuition, teacher training and providing a program of cultural events to accompany courses. 1959–60: On the initiative of the head of the arts sector of the Foreign Office, the Goethe-Institut gradually took over all of the German cultural institutes abroad. 1968: Influenced by the student revolts of the late 1960s the Goethe-Institut readjusted its program of cultural events to include socio-political topics and avant-garde art. 1970: Acting on behalf of the Foreign Office, Ralf Dahrendorf developed his 'guiding principles for foreign cultural policy'. Cultural work involving dialog and partnership was declared the third pillar of German foreign policy. During the Willy Brandt era, the concept of 'extended culture' formed the basis of activities at the Goethe-Institut. 1976: The Foreign Office and the Goethe-Institut signed a general agreement governing the status of the Goethe-Institut, henceforth an independent cultural organization.
1980: A new concept regarding the location of institutes within Germany was drawn up. Places of instruction in small towns, mostly in Bavaria, were replaced by institutes in cities and university towns. 1989/90: The fall of the Berlin Wall marked a turning point for the Goethe-Institut.
Its activities in the 1990s were centred on Eastern Europe. Numerous new institutes were set up as a result.
2001: The Goethe-Institut merges with Inter Nationes. 2004: The Goethe-Institut established the first Western information centre in Pyongyang, North Korea (closed in 2009).
The Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes also reverted to its original and official name, Goethe-Institut (GI). 2005: The Goethe-Institut was honored with the Prince-of-Asturias Prize of Spain. 2007: For the first time in more than ten years, the German parliament increased the funds of the Goethe-Institut. 2010: created a new Goethe-Institut film named 'Va Bene'. 2014: A Myanmar Goethe-Institut opensOrganization. Goethe Institut headquarters, MunichThe Goethe-Institut is mainly financed by the national government of Germany, and has around 1,000 employees and an overall budget of approximately 366 million at its disposal, more than half of which is generated from language course tuition and examination fees. The Goethe-Institut offers scholarships, including tuition waiver, to students from foreign countries, who want to become teachers of German.
One of the selection criteria for these scholarships is social or financial need.The Goethe-Institut has its headquarters in. Its president is, the General Secretary Johannes Ebert; Business Director Rainer Pollack.Locations by country. Main article:Once a year, the Goethe-Institut awards the Goethe Medal, an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It honours foreign personalities who have performed outstanding service for the German language and international cultural relations.
Come summer, most urban dwellers head for the hills: the vineyards of the Loire, the beaches of the Med, the villages of Andalusia. Londoners and Parisians vanish from Oxford Street and Montmartre. Travel supplements are packed with seductive snaps of terracotta Tuscan villas and fields of yellow sunflowers. But in July and August I like to stay closer to home, celebrating summer in the city.Berlin is a vibrant, green city with 'a strange, rough magic' (to quote Alexandra Richie), rich in museums and galleries, peppered with parks and spectacular playgrounds, crisscrossed by waterways, surrounded by lakes and rivers.
My nearest U-Bahn station - a two minute walk from the front door - is five stops away from baroque Schloss Charlottenburg with its sprawling French gardens and — in the opposite direction — less than a dozen stops from Krumme Lanke, a quiet, curving lake surrounded by sandy beaches and tall pine trees and reminiscent of Scotland. In fact Krumme Lanke – like adjoining Schlachtensee – is one of my favourite spots for an urban holiday. Around the lakes wind broad, earthen footpaths from which bathers step down to favourite coves. Across the surface bob the heads of a dozen swimmers framed by the brilliant green of the trees. Families row inflatable dinghies to the opposite shore. Ducks paddle among the bathers.
The surrounding woodland make it easy to forget that the Brandenburg Gate was a mere 25 minute underground ride away.Berlin also supports a wealth of summer outdoor festivals, and my top pick this year is the. Its organisers promise a languorous summer weekend of camping, culture, music and art. Festivities kick off on Thursday 23 July with a fantastic array of creative, artistic and cultural events. Every day there will be workshops ranging from photography and writing to massage and drawing, as well as morning yoga sessions, film screenings and author readings. Come nightfall, the music stage will come to life with live acts and guest DJs who will spin everything from folk to funk and from dub to disco.The festival was conceived by Victoria Gosling, founder of the author and publishing consultancy, and this year is supported by Paul Sullivan who runs the city's most popular creative travel platform.'
I used to go to tonnes of festivals, but I seemed to spend the whole time queuing or watching things happen from the back of a crowd,' said Victoria. 'Gorgast is such a special place with amazing potential. I was so proud of what we achieved last year.
There was such a friendly, creative, good-time vibe and an amazing international crowd. I desperately wanted to do it again, but bigger and better.
I was amazingly lucky to find Paul. We have the same ideas about what a festival should involve - participation, meeting people, great food, a selection of wonderful acts and artists that may be new to me, but that I can go home and tell everyone about.' Paul added, 'As a long-time fan of art and culture festivals such as Port Eliot in the UK, I have long dreamed of organising a similar event in the peaceful and often scenic surrounds of Berlin. When Victoria approached us and showed us the amazing Fort Gorgast and what she had done there last year, I knew a golden opportunity had arrived.' Just an hour from Berlin by car or regional train, yet a world away from the bustle of the city, the festival will take place from 23 to 26 July in magical, moat-encircled Fort Gorgast. Numbers are limited so book your tickets.
Then next month, throw your tent up amongst the atmospheric ruins and lush green meadows and enjoy a summer weekend to remember.