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A listing of German portals and Web sites that provide links to resources relating to education. See also Organizations: Germany on this site for additional links to German educational sites. Extensive lists of colleges and universities are available through such portals such as BRAINTRACK which links to universities; and General Education Online. The University of Oulu, in Finland, provides a listing of the Best Indices of Colleges and Universities World-wide.
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the ERIC database, which contains more than 1.2 million citations going back to 1966. More than 100,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued since 1993) are available in .pdf format.
American Institute for Contemporary German
Studies (http://www.aicgs.org)
Articles and audio features on current developments in Germany and German-American relations; schedule of events; profiles of research fellows and programs; archive of research papers, conference programs, and other publications; current and historical data on German elections. Searchable. Affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University.
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) (http://www.bmbf.de)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Profile of the ministry and its mandate; current news and press releases; information on research funding and links to other funding information and resources; downloadable brochures, speeches, laws, and other materials. In German and English.
Centrum für angewandte Politikforschung (CAP) (http://www.cap.uni-muenchen.de)
Center for Applied Policy Research, University of Munich. Information on current programs, conferences, and other events; newsletter; analysis of current issues in German, European, and transatlantic politics; audio archive of interviews. In German, some English.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V. (DGAP) (http://www.dgap.org)
German Council on Foreign Relations. A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to the study of foreign policy and international relations. Links to information on conferences and seminars on world affairs; full-text articles from the Council's journal, Internationale Politik; links to the Council's Research Institute, with descriptions of its projects and access to its library catalog. In German and English.
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst
(DAAD) (http://www.daad.de/en/index.html)
German Academic Exchange Service. Links to program information for foreigners, Germans, and higher education institutions for study and research in Germany and abroad. Links to branch offices worldwide, alumni services, online magazine, and event schedule. In German and English.
German-American Fulbright Commission (http://www.fulbright.de)
Information on Fulbright research and teaching grants for German and U.S. citizens, news and events, alumni directory, and related links. In German and English.
German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. (http://www.ghi-dc.org)
Institute of advanced study devoted to the promotion of historical research in the U.S. and Germany; access to online catalog of the institute's library; online research guides and monthly bulletin; list of publications and research papers, some available online; description of fellowships and other research opportunities at the Institute, including calls for papers; schedule of workshops, lectures, and other events. Searchable.
Die Hochshulen
in Deustchland (http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/%7Eschwartz/hochschulen.html)
Universities in Germany. Links to the home pages of universities throughout Germany. In German.
Institut für Zeitgeschichte (IfZ) (http://www.ifz-muenchen.de)
Institute for Contemporary History. Links to a history of the institute and profile of its structure; description of archives and online access to library catalog; description of research projects and publications of the institute; tables of contents and abstracts of the institute's journal, Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte; links to a schedule of educational programs, the institute's offices in Berlin, and resources on contemporary German history. In German; some English, French, Italian, and Russian content.
Max Kade German-American
Center, Indianapolis (http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/gacinfo.html)
The Center collaborates with the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Library to develop and provide access to the university's German-Americana collection. Links to a searchable international bibliography of German Americana and to German-American libraries, archives, and programs; online publications, teaching resources, and schedule of events.
Max Kade Institute for German-American
Studies. University of Wisconsin-Madison (http://csumc.wisc.edu/mki/)
The Institute is devoted to scholarly research of German-speaking immigrants and their descendants in North America and to broadening the awareness of German-American immigration, history, and culture among the general public. Links to German-Americana resources and genealogy research, online newsletter, schedule of events, publications, professional development resources, and teaching aids.
SchulWeb (http://www.schulweb.de/en/deutschland/index.html?anzeige=m)
Database on Germany's K-12 schools, special needs schools, and adult education institutes; also includes information on schoolbook publishers, school magazines, and educational institutions. In German, English, and French.
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