Germany

The Institute for Intercultural Communication (IIK) as a nonprofit organization, is committed to promoting international education and research since 20 years. This is achieved using a variety of different techniques and modes of communication including: - Language Courses These courses are aimed at teaching language as it is currently spoken and written in every-day life and in professional working life for adult learners including a great number of students over 50s. The courses also include a range of cultural studies topics to facilitate students` understanding of regional variation and recent cultural, economic and political developments in the country concerned. - Teacher Training and Professional Staff Development IIK is heavily involved in the training and further professional development of language teachers and teachers of technology. It also provides courses in the fields of linguistics, didactics and regional studies for teachers teaching German. Since 1994, IIK has regularly held workshops on the use of multimedia and intercultural communication in schools, universities and companies and has hosted international conferences. - Development and Application of Interactive Media Software IIK is also involved in the development and application of interactive multi-media and video software. - Training for Management Personnel and Vocational Training for Company Employees The use of interactive media also forms an integral part of IIK`s vocational training programme. - Cultural and Language Excursions for Foreign Visitors The IIK has recently offered cultural and language excursions for adults, young people and children in Berlin/Brandenburg and along the Klassikerstrasse in Thuringia and the Romantikerstrasse and Burgenstrasse in Bavaria. The IIK is also involved in organizing youth exchanges between Germany and Northern Europe within the framework of the EU funded SOCRATES Programme and was coordinating the exchange between schools from Oskarshamn (Sweden), Jyväskyla (Finland), Berlin and Jena (Germany). The IIK has centers in Bavaria, Berlin and Thuringia (Germany) and employs a wide range of occupational members including professors, lecturers, journalists and public figures playing key roles in education, the media and the economy.