German Society for Geography

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German Society for Geography
(DGfG)
purpose Umbrella organization
President: Werner Gamerith
Establishment date: 1995
Seat : Bonn
Website: www.geographie.de

The German Society for Geography (DGfG) is an umbrella organization that is divided into several geographical associations and societies.

Associations and societies

Only one institution can become a member, the members are:

German Association for Applied Geography

The DVAG advocates that geography in society is given a higher status in the public, which enables it to provide solutions for the various problems in society. The DVAG represents the concerns of applied geography . The focus here is on practical relevance and the interests of non-university and non-school workers. The main areas of work are:

  • Development Assistance
  • GIS and geospatial
  • Real estate and housing industry
  • Public Relations, Publishing and Media
  • Spatial planning and development
  • Statistics, market research and information
  • Tourism and tourism
  • Environmental advice and eco-management
  • Environmental planning, nature and environmental protection
  • Supply and disposal
  • Transport and mobility research
  • Economic and political advice
  • Economic development and economic policy

University Association for Geography and its Didactics, HGD

The HGD was founded in 1971 with the aim of representing the school and university sectors. Currently (2018) the HGD has more than 300 members; 60% come from the university sector and 40% from schools . The goal of the HGD is to improve geography didactics and to give geography a higher status in society. Geography didactics is the teaching and learning of geographic and geoscientific content. Her main field of work is geography teaching, but the HGD is also active in extracurricular areas such as museums , nature trails and environmental centers.

Association of German School Geographers

The VDSG is an association of German geography teachers. It has around 5000 members in 16 national organizations. The VDSG was founded in 1912 and is the oldest specialist teacher association in Germany.

→ Association of German School Geographers

Association of Geographers at German Universities

The VGDH is an association of German-speaking geographers who work at universities and research institutions and aims to represent their interests in politics , administration and research funding . The association currently (2009) has around 950 members, which means a degree of organization of 60%. The members of the VGDH can obtain specialist journals at a lower price, have the right to use the services of the GEO office free of charge, and can take advantage of numerous other discounts and services.

Geographic Societies

The geographic societies are traditional institutions that want to bridge the gap between university geography and the interested layperson. In Germany there are 26 geographical societies in Austria five and in Switzerland seven.

Representation of German-speaking geography students (GeoDACH)

GeoDACH is an association that has been representing geography students' councils in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since September 2007. He positions the students in public press releases, takes a critical look at teaching at universities and advises student councils on their activities. It sees itself as an organ for networking geography students. GeoDACH consists of representatives of the student councils of participating universities and is present, among other things, in the German Geography Society (DGfG) with two delegates. In addition, the association provides two members for the Accreditation Council and thus actively contributes to improving teaching. The Federal Student Union Conference (BuFaTa) of Geography is held at various locations every six months.

President

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ University Association for Geography Didactics - About Us , University Association for Geography Didactics (HGD), http://geographiedidaktik.org , accessed on June 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Elmar Kulke, Sebastian Lentz and Ute Wardenga: Geography in Germany . In: Belgeo . tape 1 , no. 1 , 2004, p. 81-95 ( online [accessed October 5, 2015]).