Goethe Institute
| Type: | Cultural institution |
| Founded: | 1951 |
| Founder(s): | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters: | Munich |
| Country: | Germany |
| Website: | Goethe Institute Website |
| Facebook: | Goethe-Institute facebook |
| Key People | |
| Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institutes;
Johannes Ebert, Secretary General | |
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
- ↑ https://www.goethe.de/en/uun/org/ges.html History of Goethe Institute, Retrieved 2nd July 2016