To ensure you have a great start in Germany
Free offers

Have you decided to live in Germany?
The welcome coaches offer you free events to help you get started in Germany and integrate successfully into everyday and professional life. 

Welcome coaches at the Goethe-Instituts in Germany © Goethe-Institut

We offer you

  • Offers to practise your German
  • Events, seminars and workshops on the topics of work, housing, health and leisure for your first steps in Germany
  • "My Start in Germany" platform with access to all events and other information and learning materials

"My start in Germany" platform

To attend more than one event and use additional materials, you can register for free on our "My Start in Germany" platform. A one-time registration gives you access to all offers and free German learning materials.
For all language levels (A1-C2).

German in nursing care

Do you work in the care sector or are you doing an apprenticeship?
With our free online self-study course, you can acquire German language skills for training or working as a care worker.

Offers for companies

We offer customised events for companies and their employees that can be tailored to their specific needs.

Six persons from different countries © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

Frequently asked questions

Contact

You can reach us at the following e-mail address:
ankommen@goethe.de

Goethe-Institut Göttingen, Lower Saxony
Languages: German, English, French, Dutch

Welcome coach Christine Hahn, Göttingen

Goethe-Institut Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
Languages: German, English, Portuguese, Spanish

Welcome coach Isabel Demer

Goethe-Institut Frankfurt, Hesse
Languages: German, English

Welcome coach Stefanie Harbig

Goethe-Institut Berlin, Berlin
Languages: German, Spanish, English

Welcome coach Tobias Brockhorst

Lisa Beck

Goethe-Institut Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
Languages: German, English

Welcome coach Lisa Beck © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

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