Mount Muhabura at Volcanoes National Park
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to the website of the German Embassy in Kigali!
It is our pleasure to introduce to you our work and activities in Rwanda and assist you with useful information about Germany.
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Since 1st March 2013, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium is in charge of all Schengen visa on behalf of the German Embassy Kigali!
Since 14th March 2013, all Schengen member states represented in Rwanda have started applying the VIS system.
How to apply for Schengen Visa
The Visa Information System (VIS) is an IT system that allows Schengen States to exchange visa data. The main purpose of the VIS is to simplify the visa issuance process, facilitate checks at external borders and to enhance security for everyone involved, including applicants.
The Visa Information System – VIS
GOETHE-INSTITUT German Cultural Center / Liaison Office Kigali
c/o Ishyo Arts Center, Kacyiru
P.O. Box 6889, Kigali / Rwanda
E-Mail: kigali%27%goethe%27%org,aushilfe
Tel. mobile: + 250 - (0)784 950744
Actual Programme:
Goethe-Institut Kigali - May 2013
“I am very concerned by the recent opinion polls on Europeans’ views about their future and the role played by the process of European integration. Many people in Europe are losing faith in the joint European project. Especially in countries where people have been hit hard by the effects of the crisis, people are losing confidence in a better future for themselves and their children.
Foreign Minister Westerwelle calls for confidence in Europe
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Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has been in dialogue with the world for 60 years. Since its first day on air, it has transformed from a shortwave radio broadcaster to a multimedia organization.
"With its journalistic content in 30 languages, DW ensures Germany's multimedia presence in the world," said Erik Bettermann, Deutsche Welle's Director General. He added that competition for global audiences is becoming increasingly fierce due to an ever-growing amount of media products, especially in the field television.
60 years Deutsche Welle (DW)
The newly inaugurated German Development Media Awards honor journalists worldwide for their outstanding reporting on human rights and put the spotlight on journalists telling important stories affecting their communities, countries and regions.
GERMAN DEVELOPMENT MEDIA AWARDS 2013
The current issue of DE Magazin Deutschland focuses on the subject of human rights. The DE feature highlights Germany’s wide-ranging support for the protection of human rights and describes in reports, analyses and interviews why human rights questions are a central part of German foreign policy, how Germany protects human rights and where the Federal Government is especially active.
Also in the current issue of DE Magazin Deutschland: interviews with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, two of most influential personalities in world trade, a double portrait of director Margarethe von Trotta and actress Barbara Sukowa, two strong women in German film, and an examination of the genius of Richard Wagner on the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth.
Human rights – Germany’s global commitment
The United Nations Human Rights Council regularly reviews the human rights situation in all UN member countries. April 2013 will be the second time Germany has been the subject of this Universal Perio...
Human rights policy in Germany
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Membership of the UN Human Rights Council 2013 - 2015
Germany strives to defend human rights around the world. And it has set itself some ambitious goals for its three year membership of the United Nations' Human Rights Council.
On 15th March 2013, Ambassador Peter Fahrenholtz, accompanied by the Director for Central Africa at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Mr. Matthias Veltin, paid a visit to the Nkamira Transit Center in order to gain insights into the situation of Congolese refugees in Rwanda.
Visit to Nkamira Transit Center
How far has Germany advanced in realizing the Energiewende, the transformation of the energy system, in the individual spheres? Where is there still need for adjustment? The German Government is following up these questions within the scope of an intensive monitoring process.
The German Energiewende – Germany as a “laboratory of the future”?
Interested in studying or doing research abroad? Why not choose Germany, land of ideas! Higher education in Germany increasingly stands for innovation, internationality and strong support for high-calibre research. Through the Bologna Process, the internationally recognized system of bachelor, master and doctoral degrees has been widely introduced, although the changeover is not yet fully complete. Many of the courses on offer are designed particularly for international students and taught in English.
Studying in Germany
“Make it in Germany!” Take a look at our website to see how skilled professionals like yourself can come to live and work in Germany. German firms are facing a genuine skills shortage that is expected to continue into the future. The German Government has therefore set up this website to help business and industry find the specialists they need. Welcome to Germany!
Make it in Germany
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On the Hunt for Skilled Workers
Germany is ageing. That means there are'nt enough young people entering the jobs market, and that German business faces a major challenge. The government is actively trying to mitigate the predicted dearth of skilled workers by going out and looking for them. As part of the project, it's also looking at attracting workers from abroad. But as this case from Hanover shows, the government has its work cut out for it.
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Germany's system of dual training is one of the foundations of its economic strength. It's possible to export some elements of dual training to other countries, with positive effects for everybody involved. The German government supports this knowledge transfer.
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Conference - Pioneers on Dual Training Abroad
Germany's system of dual training is one of the foundations of its economic strength.
Alongside the destruction of habitats, the economic exploitation of animals and plants is one of the greatest dangers facing the animal and plant worlds. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, in short the Washington Convention, is a legally binding international agreement dating from 1973 to protect endangered species of animals and plants. It is also known internationally as CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
CITES - Protection of species of plants and animals from extinction
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel is on a five-day trip to Namibia and Zambia from May 19 to 23. The main purpose of his trip is to get a first hand-impression on the progress in the establishment of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), which is supported by Gemany with 35.5 million Euro.
When most people hear of Turkana they associate it with cattle rustling, clashes, poor infrastructure among other vices, but this does not have to be the picture as Andrea Sasse Head of Press and Culture at the German Embassy explains to the GIC.
Johannesburg's mini-bus taxis will show a new face these days. In cooperation with the German Goethe Institute the project Taxi Poetry is providing magnetic stickers to 'tune' taxis in a different way. On May 12 Taxi Poetry kicked-off with a Show and Shine event in Thokoza Park with music, braai and poetry.
As winner of the Cotton made in Africa Fashion Contest, South African design student Michelle Thornhill created a t-shirt that combines traditional African prints with modern design. The idea behind the contest was recognize design that combined fashion, sustainability and creativity to fashionably present cotton the symbol of CmiA.
Recognition of political and economic progress: during his visit to Maputo, Foreign Minister Westerwelle said cooperation between Germany and Mozambique should be further intensified. Thanks to its reform-oriented policies, Mozambique had become an “anchor of stability” for the region as a whole, Westerwelle said during a meeting with his counterpart Oldemiro Júlio Marques Balói on April 30.
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