Publications

• [画像:Making Sense of the Metaverse: A Cultural and Educational Perspective] © Goethe-Institut e. V.

  The metaverse is changing educational strategies and enabling new forms of artistic creation. This study is based on 41 qualitative in-depth interviews with experts from the creative and cultural sectors and higher education. It sheds light on how technological advances are perceived and implemented in art, culture and education.
  The study is available in English and German language.

  Making Sense of the Metaverse: A Cultural and Educational Perspective (PDF, 1 MB)

• [画像:Cover of the study Außenblick]

  How is Germany viewed by the world? With the study “Außenblick – International perspectives on Germany in times of the Covid-19 pandemic”, DAAD, GIZ and Goethe-Institut want to approach this question. From the perspective of science, culture, economics and politics. A particular focus of the study is the corona pandemic, which affects all areas.
  More about the study on the project page.

  Außenblick(PDF, 2 MB)

• [画像:Front page: Culture in an Age of Uncertainty report]

  What value do cultural relations have? Can they help strengthen societies in transition? A new study with the British Council on the impact of cultural relations in transitional societies addressed these issues.

  Culture in an Age of Uncertainty(PDF, 2 MB)

• [画像:Culture works]

  Can and should the effects of art and culture be evaluated? The Goethe-Institut has been investigating this question for several years under academic guidance. The result is this brochure.

  Culture works(PDF, 3 MB)

• [画像:Learning German for a life in Germany]

  What role does knowledge of German play in the professional and social integration of foreign skilled workers? Is there a positive correlation between learning German and successful entry into the labour market? To answer these questions, the Goethe-Institut commissioned a brief analysis to evaluate scientific findings involving experts from the fields of language acquisition, integration and labour market policy.

  Learning German for a life in Germany [DE] (PDF, 3 MB)

• [画像:Cover Fachkräftemangel]

  What drives people who can imagine living and working in Germany? What motivates skilled workers to migrate to Germany - and what keeps them from doing so? What support do they need? To answer these questions, the Goethe-Institut together with the market research institute GfK conducted a survey of over 3,000 professionals in five countries.

  Understanding skilled workers mobility(PDF, 4 MB)

• [画像:Outreach that starts in the home country]

  Immigration of skilled workers: Not only is the need for pre-integration presently greater than ever before, but also its benefits for later integration in Germany. A new study by the Goethe-Institut analyses pre-integration programmes for immigrant workers and provides specific recommendations for action.

  Outreach, that starts in the home country [DE](PDF, 7 MB)

• [画像:Cover Deutsch lernen im Studium]

  How do foreign students acquire the necessary language skills for their studies in Germany? This question is the focus of a study by the Goethe-Institut and CHE Consult. Recommendations can be derived from its results about how the increasing interest in German can be further strengthened.

  Deutsch lernen für das Studium(PDF, 3 MB)

• [画像:Survey German as a Foreign Language 2020]

  The Interest in the German language continues unabated: As the survey "German as a Foreign Language Worldwide" shows, more than 15.4 million people worldwide are learning German.
  More about the survey in German.

  Survey German as a Foreign Language 2020 [DE](PDF, 3 MB)

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