British-German Association (BGA)
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Founded in 1951, the BGA is the civil-society hub for ๐ฌ๐ง-๐ฉ๐ช relations in the UK.
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http://www.britishgermanassociation.org 26-09-2013 10:02:03
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#WhyLearnGerman ? Last year, the largest groups of international students in Germany were from India ๐ฎ๐ณ (43,000) and China ๐จ๐ณ (39,000). Where they see career benefits, there are opportunities for you, too - if you have at least some German skills ๐ฉ๐ช
#FunFactFriday : German has a wide (if shrinking) range of local dialects. But did you know that there are other official languages in ๐ฉ๐ช? Danish, Frisian, Low Saxon, Sorbian and Romani are all recognised as minority languages in parts of the country.
#GermanLinksQuiz : here's the answer to yesterday's question ๐ก Congratulations to everyone who got it rightโ๏ธ
#GermanLinksQuiz : our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life ๐ฌ๐ง with Germany ๐ฉ๐ช Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your answers below ๐ Enjoy and be kind in your comments!
#OnThisDay : to mark William Shakespeare's birthday โ๏ธ๐, here's an excerpt of his much-loved Sonnet 18 - together with a famous translation by German poet Stefan George. Enjoy! ๐
#WhyLearnGerman ? It's the 3rd most used language on the internet ๐ฅ A knowledge of German will give you access to content that is not available in English. For example, compare these Wikipedia entries ๐ in English and German:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooker
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooker
25 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1999, the German Bundestag ๐ฉ๐ช first convened in the Reichstag building (reconstructed to a design by Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank ๐ฌ๐ง), as part of the German parliament's move from Bonn to the new capital Berlin ๐๏ธ๐ฆ๐งณ
#GermanLinksQuiz : here's the answer to yesterday's question ๐ก Congratulations to everyone who got it rightโ๏ธ
#GermanLinksQuiz : our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life ๐ฌ๐ง with Germany ๐ฉ๐ช Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your answers below ๐ Enjoy and be kind in your comments!
๐ข BGA event: ๐๐ช๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ 2024 - ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ with Prof Tarik Abou-Chadi and Prof Simon Hix
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Wed 17 April at 6pm
๐บ๏ธ On Zoom
๐ Join the BGA & register here: britishgermanassociation.org/event/europeanโฆ
#WhyLearnGerman ? Germany today is a culturally diverse country: almost 30% of people living there are immigrants or have a non-German parent. Whatever your background, there'll be people like you in ๐ฉ๐ช And a knowledge of German will help you understand their unique perspectives.
In times of heightened geopolitical tensions ๐ฌ๐ง&๐ฉ๐ช politicians, business leaders and experts discuss at 12th #Kรถnigswinter Defence Conference on security challenges and defence cooperation.
#OnThisDay in 1957, the ๐๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ โ a group of 18 eminent ๐ฉ๐ช nuclear scientists, including Max Born, Otto Hahn & Werner Heisenberg โ published a manifesto against the nuclear armament of West Germany. Plans for this were dropped once & for all in 1958.
#GermanLinksQuiz : here's the answer to yesterday's question ๐ก Congratulations to everyone who got it rightโ๏ธ
#GermanLinksQuiz : our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life ๐ฌ๐ง with Germany ๐ฉ๐ช Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your answers below ๐ Enjoy and be kind in your comments!
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ฉ โผ๏ธ We are seeking to appoint a new Trustee to head our Youthbridge network promoting German in secondary schools ๐ฉ๐ช Due to the Easter holiday, the application deadline has been extended to 26 April.
Further details here: britishgermanassociation.org/youthbridge-trโฆ
#WhyLearnGerman ? A 2022 study by the University of Portsmouth found that German is the most in-demand second language on UK ๐ฌ๐ง job websites โ across all sectors but specifically in finance & accountancy; (digital) marketing & PR; sales & business development; and customer service