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Welcome to Germany!

In Germany, the "Land of Ideas", we place major emphasis on education, science, research and development. This makes Germany one of the most popular countries in which to study, as well as a site for state-of-the art research and patent development. With its high quality of life, good infrastructure and central location in Europe, Germany is one of the world's most attractive bases for business. Its beautiful urban and rural landscapes, combining age-old traditions and experimental modern culture, make a trip to Germany a unique experience.
Germany has something for everyone, so why not pay us a visit?

"CrossCulture" Internships for young working Lebanese

The target groups of CrossCulture Internships are young working people and committed individuals in different areas of civil society as well as multipliers in media and organisations relevant to reform. The application deadline is 15 February (date of receipt at the German Embassy in Beirut). Please click here for the application form:

German Support to Lebanese Border Control

Since 2006, Germany has been cooperating with Lebanese authorities in order to improve border security and border control management. The United Nations have underlined the need for upgrading Lebanon'...

Germany supports comprehensive climate protection agreement

Will the international community be able to make concrete steps towards global climate protection? This will be the decisive question when representatives from around 200 states meet from November 28 to December 9, 2011 in Durban, South Africa, at the 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Cop 17) to negotiate an agreement for the years following 2012. That is when the Kyoto Protocol expires, so far the most important instrument in international climate change policy.

Venezuelan PhD student Jenny La Verde in the lab of the Robert Koch Institute of Wernigeröde.

Doing a Doctorate in Germany

The German doctorate enjoys an outstanding reputation in all disciplines. Especially the structured doctoral programmes that have been established over  recent years offer international graduates extremely attractive opportunities.

New telephone and fax numbers at the German Embassy

The German Embassy notifies of a change in its telephone and fax numbers. The new numbers are as follows:  

Telephone no.: 00961-(0)4-935000

Fax no.: 00961-(0)4-935001

Fax no. of the visa section: 00961-(0)4-935002

Security advice

Please check our German website under the link below for current security advice for Lebanon as well as for the latest news on the situation in the country.

Human Rights

The protection of Human Rights is one of the cornerstones of German and EU foreign policy. You can find a wealth of information

on German foreign policy on Human Rights here:
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Aussenpolitik/Themen/Menschenrechte/Uebersicht.html  

and on EU policy on Human Rights here:
http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/human_rights/index_en.htm

On this page you will also find the EU Human Rights Guidelines http://www.consilium.europa.eu/showPage.aspx?id=1681&lang=EN

and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsUpload/16332-re01.en08.pdf .

The Ambassador

Botschafterin Birgitta Siefker-Eberle

Press releases

Press releases

Goethe-Institut Beirut

Film: February 28, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., German Currents – New Films from Germany

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Tracing Bach's footsteps

Johann Sebastian Bach wrote musical history and continues to delight people today. We take you on a tour of locations that are, even today, strongly conected to the composer.

A safari in the Bavarian Forest

The mountainous regions of southern Germany are an idyllic place to ski in winter. But few realize that the Bavarian Forest National Park is also home to some large and intriguing animals.

Travel guide: getting around

Whether you want to get around Germany by train, plane, bus, tram, subway, car or bike, read on for some important tips.

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Science and industry are applying their ideas and ingenuity to develop new technologies which are...

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Nobel Prize Winners on the Research of Tomorrow

What can research achieve in the years to come? Four outstanding German scientists take a look into...

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A Company Reinvents Itself

Siemens was quick to focus on green technology. Now that business sector is thriving and provides...

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Expedition into the Invisible

An impressive pictorial journey through the Max Planck Society’s worlds of knowledge – and to the...

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10 Questions on the Energy Transformation

And the most important answers: how Germany plans to phase out nuclear power and promote the...