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Goethe-Institut
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The Goethe-Institut is a German cultural and language institution with locations around the world, including in Prague, Oslo, La Paz, the Philippines, and Shenyang. It promotes German language learning and German cultural traditions internationally through language centers and libraries.
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Key facts
- Organization.name
- Goethe-Institut e.V.
- Organization.logo
- Logo GoetheInstitut 2011.svg
- Organization.logo_size
- 250px
- Organization.image
- Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 18 9632.jpg
- Organization.alt
- Exterior of the Goethe-Institut headquarters building in Munich
- Organization.caption
- Headquarters in Munich (2019)
- Organization.type
- Cultural institution
- Organization.location
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Organization.area_served
- Worldwide
- Organization.product
- German cultural and language promotion
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Funder, Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1951
- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Also known as
- GI
- Status
- Active
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Organization
- Locations by country
- Distance education
- Examinations
- Awards and residency programs
- Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize
- Goethe Medal
- Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation
- Villa Kamogawa artist residency programme
- Notable students
- Recognition
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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The Goethe-Institut (; GI, Goethe Institute) is a nonprofit German cultural organization operational worldwide with more than 150 cultural centres across 99 countries, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and relations. Around 246,000 people have studied German in these courses per year. It is named after German poet and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. As a registered association, the Goethe-Institut e.V. is politically independent.
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