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Amsterdam Institute for German Studies, Duitslandweb

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The Duitsland Instituut/Institute for German Studies of the University of Amsterdam (DIA) is an independent research and teaching institute concerned with the politics, economy and history of Germany from a Dutch perspective.

Germany is an important neighbor of The Netherlands in an economic and a cultural way. The portal Duitslandweb is an initiative of DIA, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Goethe-Institut Amsterdam and Elsevier.

The main goal is to increase the public knowledge in the Netherlands on the modern German politics and recent history, and to improve the Dutch-German cooperation.

Hippo implemented the internet portal with Hippo CMS. All information is stored in XML format to create a flexible website and to be able to publish for print in the future.

Amount of units and functional use:
The Hippo CMS is used by multiple editors on a daily bases. The Xopus XML editor is used and different templates are developed to provide the editors with a solid document structure. Content can be shared with all kind of target groups, such as students, journalists and research organizations.

URL: www.duitslandweb.nl