German Institute Taipei
25°2′1″N 121°33′52″E / 25.03361°N 121.56444°E
|  Taipei 101, in which the German Institute Taipei is located. | |
| Founded | 2000 | 
|---|---|
| Type | Overseas representative office[1] | 
| Location | 
 | 
| Area served  |  Republic of China (Taiwan) | 
| Jörg Polster | |
| Website | German Institute Taipei | 
The German Institute Taipei (German: Deutsches Institut Taipei); (Chinese: 德國在台協會; pinyin: Déguó Zài Tái Xiéhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-kok chāi Tâi Hia̍p-hōe) is the overseas representative office of Germany in Taiwan, which promotes the non-diplomatic German-Taiwanese relations[3] and looks after German interests there.[4]
Tasks of the institution includes the increasing of bilateral cooperation (especially in the field of culture and economy),[3] dealing with consular affairs like Visa or passport, providing a variety of services for German citizens in Taiwan[5] and German-related information to Taiwanese people.[1] In some instances, it maintains contacts with Taiwanese government on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany, acting as a de facto embassy.[6] Institute affairs are led by a Director General (German: Generaldirektor), who acts as the German representative to Taiwan.[7]
Its counterpart in Germany is the Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin.[8]
List of directors general
| No. | Photo | Name | Tenure | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus Rupprecht | 2000 – 2002[9] | |
| 2 | Ulrich Dreesen | 2002 – 2005[9] | |
| 3 | Detlef Boldt | 2005 – 2008[9] | |
| 4 | .jpg) | Birgitt Ory | 2008 – 2011[9] | 
| 5 | .jpg) | Michael Zickerick | 2011 – 2014[9] | 
| 6 | .jpg) | Martin Eberts | 2014 – 2018[9] | 
| 7 | .jpg) | Thomas Prinz | 2018 –2021[10][11] | 
| 8 |  | Jörg Polster | 2021 – | 
List of deputy directors general
| No. | Photo | Name | Tenure | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg Polster | 2000s[11] | ||
| Helmut Lüders | 2003-2006[12] | ||
| Pit Köhler | ?-2010[13] | ||
| Mirko Kruppa | 2010-2014[13] | ||
| .jpg) | Sabrina Schmidt-Koschella | 2014-2020[14] | |
| Dagmar Traub-Evans | 2020- | 
See also
- Germany-Taiwan relations
- Foreign policy of Germany
- Foreign relations of Germany
- Foreign relations of Taiwan
- List of diplomatic missions of Germany
- List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
References
- ^ a b "德國在台協會首頁" (in Chinese). 德國在台協會. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ "德國在台協會之位置". 德國在台協會. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-13.(in Chinese)
- ^ a b "Das Deutsche Institut Taipei" (in German). Deutsches Institut Taipei. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ "Taiwan". Federal Foreign Office, Germany. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ "領事曁公民服務" (in Chinese). 德國在台協會. Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ 蔡玉芳 (2004-04-30). "德國在台協會副處長Herr Helmut Lüders與德外交部Frau Groneick蒞臨文大參觀" (in Chinese). 華夏導報. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ 中華民國八十九年外交年鑑 (in Chinese). 台北: 外交部外交年鑑編輯委員會. 2001. p. 頁726. ISBN 957-02-8186-3.
- ^ "Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland". Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Anerkennung für verdienstvollen Repräsentanten" (in German). Taiwan heute. 2014-07-01. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ "Director General Dr. Thomas Prinz". German Institute Taipei. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Chung, Yu-chen; Lim, Emerson (11 July 2021). "INTERVIEW/Germany strives for balancing act in relations with Taiwan, China: envoy". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Lebenslauf von Generalkonsul Helmut Lüders". Consulate General of Germany, Guangzhou. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ^ a b WOCHENBLATT (PDF), vol. 24, German School Taipei, 2010, p. 6, archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-16, retrieved 2021-07-16
- ^ "Speaker's curriculum vitae" (PDF). Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER). 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
External links
- Official website (in English
- German Institute Taipei at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (in English)
 


