Public Lecture:Germany – a short overview

by Benjamin Wolf

2015/10/21

Structure1. Preface

2. Germany after World War II

3. Leading Companies and Hidden Champions

4. Educational System

5. Infrastructure – Common Means of Transportation

6. Religion

7. Food

8. Sports

9. Places of Interest

10. Fun Facts

1. Preface

Location in Europe Rough Orientation

2. Germany after WW II

2. Germany after WW II

FRG→‚FederalRepublic

ofGermany'

GDR→‚GermanDemocraticRepublic'

2. Germany after WW II

Rasin Bombers between 1948 –

'49,the

'Rosinen-bomber'

2. Germany after WW II

'The Wall of Germany'

2. Germany after WW II

Loan of several hundert billions from FRG to GDR

in 1982

2. Germany after WW II

Reunion on 3rd of Oct in 1990

3. World-Leading Companies and Hidden Champions over 1000 world-leading companies

- Volkswagen – 220,000 employees just in Germany

- EON – energy supplier- Bosch – component supplier (mostly for

cars)- Siemens – electronics and electrical

components- Bayer AG – pharmaceutics (Aspirin, …)- Aldi – food discount company

Hidden Champions: ‚small‘ world-leading companies

- Herrenknecht – tunnel boring- Wilo – pumps, turbines- many more…

4. Educational System

Primary School → 4 years'Grundschule'

Secondary School → 8 to 9 years'Gymnasium'

High School → 6 years

'Sekundarschule'

Studies → 5 years'Studium'

Apprenticeship → 2 to 3.5

years'Berufsausbildu

ng'

Working'Arbeiten'

5. Infrastructure

→ famous german

'Autobahn' :)

5. InfrastructureInter-City-ExpressInter-City

Secondary Lines

6. Religion

6. Religion

7. Food

Traditional

SOME of the different bread types available

Much meat,thick sauces,potatoes &cabbage

Fast FoodDeutsches Bier - German Beer

Around 1300 breweries

5000 different beer

types

Also Charlie Sheen loves it – and he‘s kind of an expert

8. Sports

Football Woooorld Cup Winner!!!

6 million officially registered in club

Other Sports Handball – but just played

indoors

Volleyball

Hockey

Running & Bike Riding

Tennis

Track and Field Athletics

Climbing & Hiking

Swimming & Kite – Surfing

Snowboarding & Skiing

Rowing

9. Places of Interest

BERLIN

Berlin Wall

Checkpoint Charlie

Monument WWIIFernsehturm – Television Tower

Bundestag – Federal Parliament

MÜNCHEN - MUNICH

- Englischer Garten – English Garden

- Oktoberfest

- German Museum of Technics

- City Hall

- Hofbräuhaus

- Olympics Park

- Stadium of Bayern Munich

More and more and more….- Zugspitze – Highest Mountain located in

the Alpes

- Cathedral of Cologne

- Financial District in Frankfurt

- Wine-Growing District Moselle and Rhine

- The ‚Maare of Eifel‘

- Autostadt in Wolfsburg – Headquater of VW

- Festivals

- Skinny-Dipping at Baltic Sea – FKK

- Nationalpark ‚Sächsische Schweiz‘

- Palace of Neuschwanstein

10. Fun Facts 30°C in Summer, - 10°C in Winter

35 different dialects in German language

Longest Word:

Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft

German is spoken by more than 100 million people worldwide

There are over 1,000 kinds of sausages in Germany

Hugo Boss designed the official uniforms for the Nazi Party

The first printed book was in German

While it is called Oktoberfest, it actually starts in September

Germans are the second largest beer consumers in the world, after the Irish

The most popular German surname is ‘Müller’ (Mueller)

Most taxis in Germany are Mercedes

Germany is almost half the size of Kenya

Thanks for your

attention –

Danke für die

Aufmerksamkeit