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Full country name: Federal Republic of Germany
Population: 82.39 million
Capital City: Berlin
Language: German
Religion: 34% Protestant, 34% Catholic, 4% Muslim, 28% unaffiliated or other. There are about 74,000 Jews (the pre-Holocaust figure was over half a million).
Government: Federal Republic, EU Member
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Dialling Code: 49
Electricity: 230V, 50Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
Money & Costs:
Currency: Euro |
Meals
Budget: €4-8
Mid-range: €8-16
High: €16-30
Top: €30+ |
Accommodation:
Budget: €16-40
Mid-range: €40-85
High: €85-220
Top: €220+ |
If you've got some sort of rail pass and restrict yourself to cheap takeaways or prepare your own food, it's possible to get by on less than €50 a day. Those with bigger budgets, wishing to eat at mid-range restaurants most days, travel freely by public transport and stay in mid-range hotels should count on dropping at least €100 a day. At restaurants, the service charge is always included in bills and tipping isn't compulsory, though it is appreciated. Germans are used to rounding up prices as tips. Taxi drivers expect a small tip of around 10%.
Geography: Germany is located in Central Europe and is bordered by Austria, Belgium , Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland & Switzerland. Major cities include Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Frankfurt, Nuremburg, Stuttgart and Dusseldorf. At the southern end of Germany are the Alps, the highest mountain range in Europe. In central Germany are the Harz mountains. Germany also has many rolling plains which make good farm land. The Rhine River, in the western part of Germany, is a main waterway for transporting goods from northern ports.
Climate: Temperate throughout the country with warm summers and cold winters, but prolonged periods of frost or snow are rare. Rain falls throughout the year.
Recommended clothing: Regular clothes with light- to medium-weights in summer, medium- to heavyweights in winter. Waterproofs are needed throughout the year.
Public Holidays: Jan 1 New Year’s Day. Jan 6* Epiphany. Mar 25 Good Friday. Mar 28 Easter Monday. May 1 Labour Day. May 5 Ascension. May 16 Whit Monday. Jun 10* Corpus Christi. Aug 15* Assumption. Oct 3 Day of Unity. Oct 31* Day of Reformation. Nov 1* All Saints’ Day. Nov 17* Day of Prayer and Repentance. Dec 25-26 Christmas
Study in Germany - or find a course for
your German language holiday: Below are the latest
German language schools, art schools, business
schools & colleges to join our directory.
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German schools & private colleges to join: |
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Goethe Institut - The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institution worldwide. It has built up a network of 141 institutes in 80 countries and teaches German to over 20,000 students each year in Germany alone. The Goethe Institute has 51 years of experience in teaching German as a foreign language, teacher training and developing curricula, examinations and course materials.
Courses: We offer a wide range of top quality German language courses in Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Göttingen, Hamburg, Mannheim-Heidelberg, Munich, Schwäbisch Hall, Weimar. |
13 locations around
Germany |
| Goethe Institut Berlin - Whether you want to learn German for everyday life, your job, to study at a German university or college, or just out of interest, the Goethe-Institut is your partner for learning German successfully through qualified instruction. Our courses fall into the following categories:
- Goethe Classic: Year-round program of intensive courses for general needs. Monthly examinations
- Goethe Campus: German for university studies and research. Examination preparation for German universities (DSH/TestDaF)
- Goethe Premium: Small groups/high intensity courses for companies and individuals, customized company courses and one-to-one instruction
- Goethe Spezial: Courses focusing on German for business and professional life as well as special courses for culture lovers. |
Berlin |
| LIA German Language Schools - Languages in Action is an international organization of language schools providing opportunities to learn a language of your choice, at language schools around the world. Learn German in Germany with Languages in Action at our language schools in Berlin, Dresden, Bamberg and Freiburg.
Our schools provide individual or group courses
for all levels, semi-intensive & intensive
German courses, private
German lessons, a Homestay Program, Business
German courses, Exam Preparation Courses, Work
Experience / Internship Program. |
Berlin |
Engineering University in Germany - The University of Freiburg, founded in 1457,
is one of the oldest universities in Germany and
looks back on a long tradition of excellence in
teaching and research. Whether in the
humanities, the sciences or engineering,
Freiburg’s students and faculty have made a
significant impact on the academic world. The
11th and newest faculty of the university is the
Faculty of Applied Sciences which was
established in 1995. It comprises the Department
of Computer Science and the Department of
Microsystems Engineering offering undergraduate
and graduate programs to approximately 1,200
students. The Faculty
offers three international Master’s programs.
Programs:
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Master of Science in Computer Science (in
English and German)
- Master of Science in Applied Computer Science
(in English and German)
- Master of Science Degree Program in
Microsystems Engineering (in English) |
Freiburg, Germany |
German Course in Heidelberg - We offer a wide range of
language courses: Intensive German courses,
Business German, conversation courses, evening
courses, afternoon courses, private German
lessons, summer courses, courses for children
and juniors, individual tuition, courses for
German teachers, translation training.
German Language Exam Prep: onDaF Exam
Preparation, TestAS Exam Preparation, TELC
German Certificate - TELC-Prüfungen "Zertifikat
Deutsch", German for University - TestDaF
Preparation Course. |
Heidelberg, Germany |
World Link Education, Germany
Guten
Tag! - Learn German in Heidelberg and discover
Germany with World Link
Education (WLE), an international study abroad
provider offering quality immersion language
programs around the world. Heidelberg is located
in the south-west of Germany, in the Neckar
river valley, south of Frankfurt, between
Frankfurt and Stuttgart airports. Heidelberg
is a tourist-friendly city, renowned for its
romantic ambiance, Germany’s oldest
university, its world-famous castle, its
picturesque, historic Old Town, and its
hospitality, with numerous first-class
hotels and superb restaurants. Our unique
German Language Programs are designed to
provide total language immersion.
Accelerated teaching methods allow
participants at lower proficiency levels to
acquire the language skills needed for
effective communication in a short period of
time, and advanced students to gain
expression proficiency at an abstract level.
The immersion programs integrate all aspects
of the language: reading, writing, speaking,
listening, grammar, phonetics, and
vocabulary. |
Heidelberg |
German Schools in Germany - cambio Institut Sprachschule headquaters
are located in the center of Mannheim, with
centers in Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Karlsruhe,
Mainz, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Kassel,
Kaiserslautern, Wiesbaden, Cologne, Freiburg,
Offenburg, Saarbrücken, Munich, Berlin,
Germany, as well as training in Sweden, Czech
Republic, Netherlands and Switzerland.
Courses include:
Intensive German courses,
evening courses, private lessons, ono-to-one,
Business German Course, German for University -
TestDaF Preparation Course. |
Heidelberg, Germany |
| Hamburg School of English |
Hamburg |
| Kunsthochschule Kassel |
Kassel |
| University of Applied Sciences Offenburg |
Gengenbach |
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Projekt Deutsch Lernen |
Dortmund |
| Sprachenatelier Berlin e.V. |
Berlin |
| LSI Frankfurt |
Frankfurt |
| Friedländer-Schule Berlin |
Berlin |
| Active German - Evolanguage |
Mainz |
| German Course Heidelberg |
Heidelberg |
| German Course Berlin |
Berlin |
| Die Neue Schule |
Berlin |
| Sprachinstitut Treffpunkt |
Bavaria |
| Steinke Institute |
Bonn |
| European University in Munich |
Munich |
| International House Freiburg |
Freiburg |
| Deutschkurse Beck |
Munich |
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BWS Germanlingua |
Munich |
| BSI Berlin German Language School |
Berlin |
| KKLi - German language instruction |
Hamburg |
| Learn German, Language Course in Germany |
Dusseldorf, Germany |
| DaF
Deutschkurse - DaF German Courses |
Munich |
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German Language School in Germany |
Heidelberg |
| Bénédict |
Cologne |
| LOGO Sprachenschule |
Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin |
| Dialog Sprachschule |
Munich |
| All Prolog - Language School Berlin |
Berlin |
| Munich German Courses |
Munich |
| TANDEM München - International Language School |
Munich |
| Akkusativ German Language School |
Kreuzberg, Berlin |
| Tandem Hamburg |
Hamburg |
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