Institut für Internationale Kommunikation

in Zusammenarbeit mit der

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

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North Rhine-Westfalia

• About 18 million inhabitants• 34,083 km² (13,158 square miles)• Capital city: Düsseldorf

• Most populous and most economically powerful state of the 16 federal states of Germany

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North Rhine-Westfalia

A state of diversity:• Agglomeration of cities and industry• 52% agricultural use• Various cultural highlights

Shares borders with Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg and is in close proximity to France

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Düsseldorf

• Capital of North Rhine-Westphalia• 2nd most important international and financial center of Germany

• About 600.000 citizens• Renowned for its fashion and trade fairs

Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westfalia with about 550.000 residents – incl. 110.000 residents from more than 60 countries (about 80.000 from Europe, 10.000 Africa, 16.000 Asia, 3.800 North- and South-America, 200 Australia and Oceania).Düsseldorf is the only „Japantown“ in Germany, an economic and cultural center for Japanese business activities in Europe with more than 450 Japanese companies, own schools, lots of restaurants and supermarkets.

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Düsseldorf today

• Highest quality of life in Germany due to a comparative study by Mercer Group 2010(6th place worldwide from 215 major cities worldwide, 1st place in Germany one place before Munich – www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr)

• You will find a good introduction to our city in Wikitravel:

http://wikitravel.org/en/Dusseldorf

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Düsseldorf inside

• Düsseldorf old town was founded in 1284 at the River Rhein - Cologne 1200 years earlier by the Romans

• Our (friendly) rivalry with Cologne:Dusseldorf is in a strong rivalry with its neighbor city Cologne, especially concerning comparisons between the local beers. Cologne is almost twice the size of Düsseldorf in terms of population, and the Cologne Cathedral is known nation-wide. Düsseldorf is an economic powerhouse and capital city of the state of NRW. If you have been to Cologne try to avoid any comparisons between the two cities.And: the list of contorverse issues is longer than good beer and kölsch

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The IIK Düsseldorf e.V.

• A non-profit association in co-operation with theHeinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf• Our vision is training and networking – offline and online

• IIK has it‘s own Training Center in central Düsseldorf, a second center near University and uses University facilities on campus especially in German Language Summer Programs

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IIK Düsseldorf e. V.

The "Institut für Internationale Kommunikation in Zusammenarbeit mit der Heinrich-Heine-Universität - IIK Düsseldorf e. V.", founded in 1989, is an innovative service provider devoted to enhance international exchange and training. The IIK offers language courses, organizes exchange programs as well as vocational trainings (including teacher training) and is the right partner to a wide range of information and counselling services in international business.

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Languages and more:Foreign Language courses• German• English• Dutch• Spanish• French

International Test Center:• TestDaF, Zertifikat Deutsch, telc B1-B2-C1, WiDaF• TOEFL, TOEIC• GMAT

Further Education:• Teacher Trainings• Communication Trainings for professional purposes

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German as a foreign language

• 51614 participants from 153 countries in 20 years• Partner programmes with Universities around the world

iik-duesseldorf.de/infos/partner/

• Most important programme information in 12 languages:

iik-duesseldorf.de/deutschkurse/

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German as a foreign language:

• year-round 4-week University preparatory courses

• 10 levels from A1 – C1

Some of our service offers:

• Different types of accommodation• Pick-up service• Free Internet • Reduced ticket for public transport• Health Insurance• Support for application process, especially Visa

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Tests and test preparation:

German as a Foreign Language:• TestDaF • DSH• telc B1, B2, C1• Zertifikat Deutsch• WiDaF

English as a Foreign Language:• TOEFL• TOEIC

•=> GMAT

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Extensive leisure time programmes and wholeday excursions on weekend:• Cologne• Bonn• Koblenz and Upper Rhine Valley• Amsterdam• Brussels

• Special Summer Program in July and August

More up to date information:

Facebook.com/iikduesseldorf

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Free German Online Portals:

In the late 90's the IIK incorporated the internet into its international exchange and education services: Since 1997 it creates webbased teaching materials, publishes e-mail newsletters, designs and hosts websites for international companies or provodes content and WBT-modules for multi-media agencies, etc. Furthermore, it carries out WWW studies as well as internet campaigns for its customers. To promote international exchange with German speaking countries the IIK maintains three web portals:• www.deutsch-als-fremdsprache.de• www.wirtschaftsdeutsch.de• www.daf-netzwerk.org

Thank You and see you in Düsseldorf!