Exchange Programs

Living and studying in Germany will prepare you for life in ways that no other experience will. You have the opportunity to benefit from the academic and cultural environment of your host country, increase your German skills and learn more than you thought would be possible. Sounds interesting? Find out more about the numerous German-American exchange programs.

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Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program Marks 25th Anniversary

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX), known in German as the Parlamentarisches Patenschafts-Programm (PPP). This anniversary of this important bilateral program was celebrated in Berlin this spring.  

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German Program for Transatlantic Encounters

The Transatlantic Program supports exchange programs, projects, seminars, and conferences in the cultural, educational, academic, and economic spheres which have a clear transatlantic connection.

Study Tours with TOP

Transatlantic Outreach Program (TOP)

TOP—a partnership between the German Foreign Office, the Goethe-Institut, Deutsche Bank, and the Robert Bosch Stiftung—seeks to provide social studies educators from the US with information about modern Germany by producing teaching materials, organizing in-service teacher-training workshops, and sending educators to Germany on all-expense-paid study tours.

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Sister City Partnerships

If you need information about sister cities, these homepages are a good way to start. There are also more or less formalized types of cooperation between German and American states. A contractually agreed sister-state partnership exists between the German state of Hesse and the American state of Wisconsin.  Detailed information about these kinds of cooperations can be obtained at the relevant state governments or American missions in Germany.

Exchange Programs

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German Language

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This section provides you with a broad overview and special information about the German language in today’s world.  It lists individual programs and locations, addresses, and contacts to start you on your path to learning the German language.

Studying in Germany

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Have you ever thought about studying in Germany?  Great idea!  Germany has much to offer as a place to study.  And you don’t necessarily have to speak German in order to study there.  Or, better yet, you could also learn while you’re pursuing your other studies there.