Many German university cities can look back on a long tradition. Is that really all that important? Here are some criteria for selecting a place to study that truly matter.

Just in time for Oktoberfest, we would like to introduce you to Germany’s most popular funfairs, and to explain their appeal to people from around the world.

In our five-part series, we tell how the German language is changing. We explain the influence of globalisation, digitalisation and immigration on our language use and what developments await us.

Tiktok, Twitch and ChatGPT: we explain how digitisation is influencing and expanding the German language. 

AI can be an aid when translating languages. But it does not replace multilingualism. Because languages foster intercultural understanding.  

Through the Europanetzwerk Deutsch, the Federal Foreign Office and the Goethe-Insitut are promoting German as one of the languages in which the EU works and conducts its proceedings. The programme has led to the development of a lively German-speaking network in Europe.

Climate change is becoming a reality in our daily lives. It is threatening the health of people all over the world. It is thus important to explore what we can do to reverse the trend. 

Despite being knocked out of the World Cup: Women's football is booming in Germany and the world. Find out everything about the history and the change in sport and society here.

In her presentation, Tang Yang analyzes the reform of a "grassroots" governance system and the functions of plannersin urban renewal in Beijing, which has changed the conventional planning of "elitist" or "top-down" planning in China. Register for the event and be there!

Would you like to improve your science communication skills? Our workshops will give you the basics you need as a scientist to be able to present scientific facts and your research results to different audiences. Register now!

The Humboldt Cities Network initiative brings academics and practitioners together to share knowledge and know-how about current urban and regional planning projects. A series of online lectures provide insights into Humboldtians' research on cities and urban challenges around the world. #byalumniforalumni

If you are a Germany alumnus or alumna from the Global South with a proven background in academic fields relevant to the topics biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, food security, and related sciences apply now for the SDG ALUMNI PROJECT: Knowledge and Praxis for Development in the framework of Tropentag 2023, the annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development.