Honouring achievements for the German culture worldwide

The “Auslandsdeutsche des Jahres” award, honours German-speaking women for their contribution to the German culture worldwide outside Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. SBS German spoke with contest initiator Björn Akstinat about the competition, the motivations, and the work of his media network "Internationale Medienhilfe" (IMH).

Björn Akstinat is the founder of the German media network "internationale Medienhilfe" (IMH) and initiator of the contest "Auslandsdeutsche des Jahres". Credit: IMH

The registration deadline for 2022/23 runs until mid-March.

If you want to nominate yourself or someone else, you can send your suggestion to [e-mail].

The IMH will then send you competition forms.

Good luck!