Enterprise German

A Project for Professional Orientation

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Enterprise German promotes the collaboration between schools and German companies or Australian companies with a relationship to German speaking countries within the region. The project combines aspects of professional orientation with creativity and inventor spirit.

Registrations

Registrations for Unternehmen Deutsch is now closed for 2024. Registrations for schools and companies for 2025 will reopen in February.

Project Manual

Project manual(PDF, 31 MB)

Teaching Materials

The teaching materials at A1/A2 level are divided into three modules. The materials serve as a basis for the participation in the idea contest, but can also be used without taking part in the competition.

Module 1: Our Economic Area

Getting to know the domestic economy and finding a partner company.

Teaching Materials Module 1(PDF, 8 MB)

Module 1 AC Unit German Years 9-10 7-10 Sequence(PDF, 124 KB)

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Module 2: Our Partner Company

Visiting the partner company and creating a portrait of the company.

Teaching Materials Module 2(PDF, 7 MB)

Module 2 AC Unit German Years 9-10 7-10 Sequence(PDF, 124 KB)

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Module 3: Our Business Idea

Inventing a product or service for the partner company.

Teaching Materials Module 3(PDF, 7 MB)

Module 3 AC Unit German Years 9-10 F-10 Sequence(PDF, 124 KB)

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The Winners

1. Place
Miele – Fridge Sense, Kenmore State High School, QLD

2. Place:
Haribo – Bärchen-Bluffer, Billanook College, VIC

3. Place:
BMW – Fahrzeit, McKinnon Secondary College, VIC

Slide of BMW presentation © BMW /Goethe-Institut Australien

Unternehmen Deutsch - BMW - Vier Visionäre(PDF, 258 KB)

More than 300 students from 18 schools participated in the popular Australia-wide ideas competition Enterprise German - Unternehmen Deutsch 2021. Of the 97 innovative ideas, you can now see the top 3 ideas from Term 2 and Term 3. A big thank you and congratulations to all involved, especially to the students of Vermont Secondary College who won the online voting with their innovative idea Spülmaschine der Zukunft for their partner company Bosch and 261 out of 316 votes.

Would you like to take part in this great project in the coming year? Registrations are now open.

Top 3 - Term 2

1. BOSCH - Die Spülmaschine der Zukunft – Vermont Secondary College, VIC