Public Interest Design Lab

Open Call For Applications

The Public Interest Design LAB is a fellowship created by the Goethe-Institut Washington as part of a long-standing collaboration with the DC Public Library. We are inviting up to six designers based in Washington, D.C. from various fields to submit projects that confront inequities and foster connectivity through community-based design. Application deadline is March 31.

Film Streamings and Discussions | Wednesday, March 30, 1:00pm Eastern

Cultural Resistance: Standing Up to Nuclear Power Through the Arts

The Goethe-Institut Washington, DC, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Washington, DC and Beyond Nuclear present: ​Defiance on Film — featuring the directors and protagonists from two new documentary films: 33 Days of Utopia (2020, Germany) and The Beekeeper (2020, United Kingdom). An online discussion-style event will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, March 30, at 1:00pm Eastern time, with pre-screenings of both films available free to those who register.

Virtual Discussion | Wednesday, March 31, 12:00pm Eastern

Radical Diversity: New York

Radical Diversity is like a look through a kaleidoscope. Shapes of societal challenges and bright visions for progress form new patterns with every new movement. Learn more about discrimination, racism, oppression, and concepts for change in North America and in Germany. 

Max Czollek (“De-integrate Yourselves”) and Mohamed Amjahid (“Among Whites: What It Means to Be Privileged”) talk to passionate activists and examine the threats and tasks German and North American societies are confronted with.

For the third episode of Radical Diversity in 2021, we travel to New York, one of the U.S.’s media and journalism hubs. We’ve invited Carla Murphy, a journalist, writer, and editor who focuses on inequality and diversity in journalism and journalism reform. Murphy will speak with Max Czollek and Mohamed Amjahid about how to build diverse and sustainable newsrooms, as well as challenging the troubled history of objectivity in journalism.

Now, you can also browse all previous Radical Diversity episodes on one page at: goethe.de/usa/radicaldiversity. 

Starting 12 April 2021

German Courses Spring 2021

Sign up now for a five- or 10-week Virtual Blended Learning Course in April. For those of you looking for the most face-to-face time with other course participants and our instructors, Virtual Blended Learning Courses are the best option for you: 50% live group sessions, 50% flexible online learning, closely supported by your instructors. With our virtual classroom platform, the online live sessions are just as interactive as meeting in person at the institute. 

Study Abroad

Study Bridge Open House

Are you interested in earning a STEM university degree, studying in Germany, and paying no college tuition? Sign up for our virtual Open House on March 26 at 2 pm to learn more. The Study Bride is accepting candidates with an A2, B1 or B2 level of German. Apply now!

 

Teaching German

Digital Wanderbus Karriere

High School teachers & students: Starting April 1st, jump aboard the Digital Wanderbus “Karriere” - a virtual career center with tons of resources and career opportunities for teens & young adults! Explore what a German apprenticeship looks like, learn more about German state-of-the-art scientific research, and have some fun with interactive quizzes and much more. Email our team to make your reservation!
 

THE BIG PONDER #7

How Buildings Mean

Producer Alex van Oss ponders the external, internal, and eternal meanings of buildings in his Washington, D.C. neighborhood. The result is a personal rumination featuring thoughts from friends and neighbors on their buildings, homes, and communities.