Culture and education

From left to right: Manilal Weerakoon, Musical Director, Minoli Goonewardene, Librarian, Suren de Alwis, President, and the German Ambassador

Support oft the Colombo Philharmonic Choir

The German Embassy funded the purchase of sheet music by well known, mainly German composers, including Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel and Mendelssohn, for the Colombo Philharmonic Choir. The Colomb...

The signing ceremony. From left to right: Karl Eyerkaufer, District Administrator Erich Pipa, Mayor Milfar Caffoor and Ambassador Dr. Morhard

German County Main-Kinzig-Kreis signs Partnership Agreement with Beruwala

Main-Kinzig-Kreis (MKK), a county in the state of Hessen, Germany, and the town of Beruwala signed a partnership agreement this month, capping a nearly decade-long relationship of friendship and coope...

German Vice President of Parliament visits Sri Lanka

Colombo, 15 April 2013 - Vice President of the German Parliament, Dr. Wolfgang Thierse, paid a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, focusing on interfaith dialogue and reconciliation. Dr. Thierse had wide-ra...

Ambassador Dr. Morhard, his wife Petra, Mrs. Helga and members of the Society

Srilankan-German Friendship Society

Colombo, Dec 20 –  The Srilankan-German Friendship Society concluded the year 2013 with its annual Christmas Dinner. This year`s event took place at Colombo's Golf Club together with German Ambassado...

Kultautor: Hermann Hesse

Rediscovering the cult author Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse is one of the most widely read German-language authors; his books are world literature classics and he is one of the most famous 20th century writers. His great literary success is based on such works as Siddharta, Steppenwolf, The Glass Bead Game or the novel about a schoolboy Beneath the Wheel. His books, which have been translated into more than 70 languages, total around 150 million published copies.

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TU9 German Institutes of Technology

Excellence in Engineering and the Sciences Made in Germany - TU9 is the alliance of the leading institutes of technology in Germany: RWTH Aachen, TU Berlin, TU Braunschweig, TU Darmstadt, TU Dresden, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, TU München, Universität Stuttgart. They offer a wide range of courses in engineering and the sciences as well as an excellent all-round education. 

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Recognition in Germany

Recognition in Germany

“Recognition in Germany” is the official online portal for the Federal Recognition Act. It provides migrants and foreign skilled workers with information on how and where they can submit an applicatio...

Sportförderung Auswärtiges Amt

SPORT IN DEUTSCHLAND

Sport means more than competition – it also stands for fairness, respect and human encounters. Sport can be a great force for integration, bringing people together across national frontiers.

Students Kelaniya University

German – A building block for a successful career

COLOMBO, September 4 - Have you ever wondered how German language skills could pave the way to new and exciting career opportunities in Sri Lanka? ...

DW Global Media Forum

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Conference on "The Future of Growth - Economic Values and the Media" from 17 to 19 June 2013.
Now open for registration! For more information, please read the enclosed flyer

Young in Germany

Interested in learning about educational opportunities, the
lifestyle and opinions of young people in Germany? Then check out the
new iPhone app "Youth 2013" on the Apple app store or Google play for
Android which gives tips, facts, opinions and videos a range of topics
related to Young people in Germany.

Sports in Germany

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Football and Food

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Integration: Red Card for Fouls

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Germany, Country of Sports

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The Steadfast Battle Against Doping

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Germany, a Friendly Host

Translators for Sinhala and Tamil

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List of Translators [pdf, 70.18k]

German Cultural Center

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DAAD Liaison Office Colombo

Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst

If you wish to pursue higher studies in Germany as a student or scholar you  can get in touch with the following Information Centre in Colombo for more details...

Germany in the eyes of our German friends

Why do Germans less smile?

I was 12 years old when I went to Germany and being so young, I was able to pick up the language very fast...                                                                Read this nice story and other ones here...