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Goethe Institute

Organization
Type cultural institution
Region EUR
Country
  • Germany
City Munich
Founded 1951
Founders Government of Germany
Websites

Goethe Institute is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach that promotes knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. It runs language courses, compiles teaching materials, trains teachers, contributes to scientific research and participates in politicolanguage initiatives.


History

Goethe Institute was founded in 1951 with the task of providing further training for foreign German teachers in Germany and was the successor to the German Academy (Deutsche Akademie, DA).[1]

References

  1. https://www.goethe.de/en/uun/org/ges.html History of Goethe Institute, Retrieved 2nd July 2016
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