[3] The Goethe-Institut is mainly financed by the federal government of Germany, and has around 1,000 employees and an overall budget of approximately 366 million euros, more than half of which is generated from tuition and examination fees.

[13] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, when most governments imposed stay-at-home orders and/or COVID-19 lockdowns, Goethe-Institut introduced a series of "blended learning" courses.

[14] The institute has developed a series of exams for learners of German as a foreign language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache, DaF) at all levels: A1 up to C2.

It honours foreign personalities who have performed outstanding service for the German language and international cultural relations.

The Goethe Medal was established by the executive committee of the Goethe-Institut in 1954 and acknowledged as an official decoration by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1975.

[citation needed] Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa (Japanese: ゲーテ・インスティトゥート・ヴィラ鴨川), is a German institution hosting artist residencies in Kyoto, Japan.

Established in 2011 with an opening ceremony conducted by Christian Wulff, then President of Germany,[19][20][21] it is located on the banks of the Kamo River in close vicinity to Kyoto Imperial Palace.