German Resources
Resources and Special Opportunities
The German Program at Queens College recognizes the superb opportunities offered in New York City in the areas of cultural studies and business and makes every effort to introduce students to the offerings of the city.
Delta Phi Alpha
The department also houses the Delta Omicron chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the national German honor society.
Library Facilities
Students have full access privileges to library collections at all CUNY institutions. The Queens College Rosenthal Library maintains reference collections and current periodicals on the German-speaking world. Students can read up on the latest events in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Student Exchanges/Internships
Queens College offers the possibility of undergraduate and postgraduate study in Germany through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). New York area internships are possible through participation in the Business and the Liberal Arts (BALA) program. Students have also participated in the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program, and have been recipients of DAAD and Fulbright grants and awards.
Queens College has an affiliation with the Free University Summer Program in Berlin (FUBiS). See the QC Education Abroad site for more details. See also www.fubis.org for the most up-to-date listings for this program.
Please contact the Program Advisor as soon as possible if you are interested in summer study in Germany.
Exchange Programs
- Cultural Vistas information on programs abroad for Americans for high school students and young professionals
- Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Cultural Institutions
Institutes
- Austrian Cultural Forum New York City
- Goethe Institut Inter Nationes New York
- Goethe Institut Worldwide
- Neue Galerie New York
- German Clubs in New York
- American-German Institute
Libraries and Archives
- Austrian National Library
- Die Deutsche Bibliothek – German National Library System
- Schiller-Nationalmuseum/Deutsches Literaturarchiv
- German Universities
Museums
- Holocaust Museum Washington, DC
- Yad Vashem The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority
Professional Organizations
Government Offices and General Information
Language Links for Young People
- German Holidays
- Jugend Info extensive information for young people, in German.
- Oktoberfest
German Studies
- H-German Home Page for historians of German
- World War I Document Archive
Germanic Languages and Literatures
- Projekt Gutenberg Das deutsche Literatur zentrum im Internet
- Projekt Wittenberg extensive information on Luther and the Reformation
- Electronic German Texts
- Goethe goes online
- Nineteenth Century German Stories
Media
- Goethe-Institut links to various media in Germany
- AustrianMedia
Radio and Television
Newspapers and Magazines
- Austrian Press Agency (APA)
- Hamburger Morgenpost
- Handelsblatt
- Mittelbayerische Zeitung
- Nürnberger Nachrichten
- Der Spiegel
- SOL
- Die Tageszeitung (taz)
- Die Welt
- Die Zeit
Cinema
New Media
- e-zines kunst und kultur links to electronic journals, discussion lists, and hypertext projects in Germany
- Das Literatur Café Literatur und Sprache im Internet
Links to Online Teaching Resources
- LEO Online Dictionary
- Langenscheidt’s Online Dictionary Searches in both German-English and English-German.
- Deutsch für Reisende German for Travellers
Travel Links of Interest
Tourism
Transportation
- Austrian Airlines
- Lufthansa The major German airline provides timetables, travel program material and frequent flyer information. In English.
- Swissair
- German Railways German Railways site. In English.