Foreign Cultural and Educational Policy: Third Pillar of German Foreign Policy

Foreign cultural and educational policy creates free and independent spaces for exchange and understanding, thus promoting access to culture and education worldwide. This is the basis for mutual trust and stable international relations - especially in difficult political times.

Partner organizations implement projects that fall within the strategic framework of the Federal Government's foreign cultural and educational policy. The Federal Government's most important partners include the German Academic Exchange Service, the Goethe-Institut, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa) and the Central Office for Schools Abroad.

Germany connects us worldwide!

The Alumniportal Deustchland decided to see for itself what exactly these partner organizations have to offer Germany Alumni. Germany-Alumna Amanda Henson asks questions of alumni relevant topics to representatives of German organizations at Open House of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. Interviews include discussions with Vito Cecere of the Federal Foreign Office (AA), Astrid Stefani of the Central Office for Schools Abroad (ZfA), Tim Hülquist of the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa), Judith Wellen of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) as well as representatives of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Goethe Institute and, of course, the Alumniportal Deutschland.

Find out what they had to say and watch here:

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