1. Public Lecture: Germany – a short overview by Benjamin Wolf 2015/10/21

2. Structure 1. 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

3. 1. Preface Location in Europe Rough Orientation

4. 2. Germany after WW II

5. FRG → ‚Federal Republic of Germany' GDR → ‚German Democratic Republic'

6. 2. Germany after WW II Rasin Bombers between 1948 – '49, the 'Rosinen- bomber'

7. 2. Germany after WW II 'The Wall of Germany'

8. 2. Germany after WW II Loan of several hundert billions from FRG to GDR in 1982

9. 2. Germany after WW II Reunion on 3rd of Oct in 1990

10. 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…

11. 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 'Berufsausbildung' Working 'Arbeiten'

12. 5. Infrastructure → famous german 'Autobahn' :)

13. 5. Infrastructure Inter-City-Express Inter-City Secondary Lines

14. 6. Religion

16. 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

17. 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

18. 9. Places of Interest  BERLIN Berlin Wall Checkpoint Charlie Monument WWII Fernsehturm – 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

19. 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

20. Thanks for your attention Thanks for your attention– Danke für die Aufmerksamkeit