The Textbook of the Year award is presented by the GEI and the Federal Agency for Civic Education, and is supported by the standing conference of German cultural ministers. The winning textbooks, for upper secondary level, were chosen by the jury for their innovation, topicality, relevance and use of media. The award ceremony was live streamed and features interviews and behind-the-scenes clips. Read more

The German-Polish Textbook Commission and the German-Czech Textbook Commission, coordinated by the GEI, strongly condemn the assault by Russian troops on the Ukraine and call for the end of the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine, for the civilian population to be protected and for all efforts to be put towards finding a peaceful solution. Read more

On 31 March Prof. Felicitas MacGilchrist, head of the GEI’s Media | Transformation department, will speak as part of an online panel in New York. Along with other international guests, she will discuss pedagogic shifts caused by school closures, increasing inequality and the development of new teaching and learning concepts. Registration for the event is free Read more

The first meeting of the Joint German-Polish Textbook Commission took place in Warsaw from 22 to 26 February 1972. The work on textbooks, aimed at reconciliation, started by the Braunschweig historian Georg Eckert has formed the basis for a decades-long exchange of ideas and information. The Commission will mark its 50th anniversary with a conference in Warsaw from 30 June to 2 July 2022. Read more

This year eight textbooks for upper secondary level have been shortlisted for the award. The textbooks, in the categories society, languages and STEM, impressed the jury with their new ways of imparting knowledge. The jury praised the shortlisted textbooks’ topicality, diversity of exercises as well as their formats and use of additional media. Read more

The GEI condemns the war against Ukraine in the strongest terms. It is an attack upon democracy, international law and a crime against humanity. We have adapted our fellowship programme in order to assist academics fleeing the Ukraine, and persecuted Russian researchers. By removing bureaucratic red tape we are providing rapid support to colleagues. Queries should be directed to baier@gei.de Read more