German Institute Taipei
Representative mission in Taiwan
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- 33rd floor, Taipei 101, Xinyi District, Taipei[2]
Republic of China (Taiwan)| 德國在台協會 | |
Taipei 101, in which the German Institute is located. | |
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| Founded | 2000 |
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| Type | Overseas representative office[1] |
| Location |
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Region served | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Karsten Tietz | |
| 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 – 2025 |
| 9 | Karsten Tietz | 2025 – |
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