page_title: German Institute Taipei
hierarchical_section_title: German Institute Taipei
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait image of Taipei 101 from Songzhi Road, Taipei, Taiwan. For earthquake and wind protection, the building is equipped with the tuned mass damperBân-lâm-gú: Uì Tâi-uân Tâi-pak-tshī Siông-tì-lōo khuànn ê Tâi-pak 101. Uī-tio̍h hông tē-tāng, I ū siat tiâu tsit tsóo-nî-khì(tuned mass damper). 對臺灣臺北市松智路看的台北101，為著防地動，伊有設調質阻尼器(tuned mass damper)。
context_page_description: The German Institute Taipei; is the overseas representative office of Germany in Taiwan, which promotes the non-diplomatic German-Taiwanese relations and looks after German interests there. Tasks of the institution includes the increasing of bilateral cooperation, dealing with consular affairs like Visa or passport, providing a variety of services for German citizens in Taiwan and German-related information to Taiwanese people. In some instances, it maintains contacts with Taiwanese government on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany, acting as a de facto embassy. Institute affairs are led by a Director General, who acts as the German representative to Taiwan.
  Its counterpart in Germany is the Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin.
context_section_description: 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 and looks after German interests there. Tasks of the institution includes the increasing of bilateral cooperation (especially in the field of culture and economy), dealing with consular affairs like Visa or passport, providing a variety of services for German citizens in Taiwan and German-related information to Taiwanese people. In some instances, it maintains contacts with Taiwanese government on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany, acting as a de facto embassy. Institute affairs are led by a Director General (German: Generaldirektor), who acts as the German representative to Taiwan.
  Its counterpart in Germany is the Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin.
caption: Taipei 101, in which the German Institute Taipei is located.
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