“Marx was ingenious, but insufferable”
Marx expert Thomas Kuczynski explains why Karl Marx was a genius, but Marxism nevertheless failed.
Intellect and Scholarship
Innovations, non-university research - by Max Planck, Fraunhofer, Leibniz and Humboldt: current information and background reports from the spirit and research
Seven facts about Karl Marx
200 years of Karl Marx: some facts that explain why the German thinker still fascinates people all over the world today.
Get Paid to Study in Germany: DAAD Scholarships for International Developing Countries
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides yearly post-graduate scholarship opportunities to students from developing countries who wish to continue their research in Germany.
Martin Luther, the Reformer
How Martin Luther and the Reformation have continued to influence German society until the present.
Learning from one another
The German-African Youth Initiative promotes exchange between young people.
First-class reputation and excellent support
German universities are also very attractive for international students and researchers because of their comprehensive support.
Cultural and foreign policy
Two young researchers have received the ifa Research Award on Foreign Cultural Policy for their work at the interface of cultural and foreign policy.
Cosmopolitan research system
More and more international researchers are working in Germany.
Special honour
A Vietnamese scientist has become the youngest ever winner of the Georg Forster Research Award.
Reformation Decade
Although the 2017 jubilee year begins on 31 October 2016, the Reformation Decade has been preparing for the 500th anniversary since 2008.
The long path to Luther
Martin Luther was a traveller – he left his mark in many places. And yet the Reformer has always remained something of a mystery.