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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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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

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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

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.