For decision-makers in the education sector
Networking, Professional development, Experiences & Communications
NETWORKING
Direkterra is a professional community of dedicated educational leaders. Its map of all the registered platform users and its search engine for thematic keywords allow you to find colleagues both in your country and in the rest of the world. In Direkterra you can get to know each other, send direct messages via chat, create thematic groups, discuss current trends in education or plan joint events and projects.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Meet international experts in free seminars and Q&A sessions, held exclusively at Direkterra. Get access to trainings that are exclusive to Direkterra users or at great discounts. Be at the forefront of the educational landscape and the first to hear about new trends in education. Improve your leadership and soft skills that will help you develop a multi-faceted strategy for your institution and your team.
EXPERIENCES & COMMUNICATIONS
Share your ideas with the Direkterra community, ask questions to your colleagues and get answers from all over the world. Get inspired by the experiences of your colleagues and carry out your projects together. Fill out your profile in English, German or the local language and tell the community about your professional interests or issues that you are currently working on.
WHY DIREKTERRA
DIREKTERRA connects general and vocational school principals and education decision makers, provides information, keeps you up to date and fosters exchanges with your international partners.
DIREKTERRA is a platform for committed educational leaders and their deputies who strive to develop their educational institutions by using the best international practices, want to improve their own competencies and are interested in exclusive events which see the participation of educational and business experts from Germany and other countries.
On DIREKTERRA you will find like-minded people with whom you can both share your experience, establish professional contacts, and develop and implement projects.
As DIREKTERRA cooperates with leading training institutions from all over the world, it offers a wide range of innovative topical training opportunities, accessible only to its users.
DIREKTERRA gives you access to specific group training opportunities, which are provided by the Goethe-Institut, meet the needs of the educational leaders, collect the modern educational trends and international experience and contribute to the development of the educational institutions.
The most important functions at a glance
DIREKTERRA combines numerous tools that support you in teamwork
Dashboard
Get an overview of your groups, projects and activities at any time in your personal dashboard.
Team-Chat
We integrate the rocket.chat messenger! Write direct messages to your team and in your own channels – even on the mobile app.
News
With a mail you let your team and the WECHANGE community know at any time what’s new.
Creating documents with OnlyOffice
Create and extensively format documents professionally like in Office, together and in real time.
File storage with nextcloud
Manage your files and folders with nextcloud and synchronize them locally. We take care of the hosting.
Calendar and events
Create internal appointments and public events in your group’s or project’s shared calendar.
ABOUT US
The Goethe-Institut e.V. is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach.
With our network of Goethe-Instituts, Goethe Centres, cultural societies, reading rooms and exam and language learning centres, we have been the first point of contact for many with Germany for almost seventy years. Our long-lasting partnerships with leading institutions and individuals in over ninety countries create enduring trust in Germany. We are partners for all who actively engage with Germany and its culture, working independently and without political ties.