# German Youth Institute

> research institute in Germany

**Wikidata**: [Q1205755](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1205755)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Youth_Institute)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/german-youth-institute

## Summary
The German Youth Institute (Deutsches Jugendinstitut e. V., DJI) is a Munich-based research institute and publishing house founded in 1963 that operates as a registered nonprofit association. It conducts research and publishing activities and is a member of multiple German research and civic networks.

## Key Facts
- Founded in 1963 and legally registered as an eingetragener Verein (registered association).  
- Headquartered and located in Munich, Germany (coordinates: 48.12216948093102, 11.581420926343569).  
- Instance types: research institute, publishing house, and nonprofit organization.  
- Website: https://www.dji.de/ (German language).  
- Official name and aliases: German Youth Institute; Deutsches Jugendinstitut e. V.; DJI.  
- Memberships: Working Group of the German Federal Departmental Research Establishments; Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement; Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe; Informationsdienst Wissenschaft; German National Research Data Infrastructure.  
- Persistent identifiers: ROR 03xptr862; ISNI 0000000113025619; GRID grid.424214.5; GND 1005538-1; VIAF 156460887; Ringgold 39054.  
- Contact and legal details: email info@dji.de; EU VAT number DE129515082; impressum URL https://www.dji.de/footer-navigation/impressum.html.  
- Social and media profiles: Twitter @dji_redaktion; LinkedIn deutsches-jugendinstitut; YouTube channel DeutschesJugendinstitut (channel ID UCS_pI2YwlLXY6iBL1Te9OKA).

## FAQs
### Q: What is the German Youth Institute?
A: The German Youth Institute (Deutsches Jugendinstitut e. V., DJI) is a Munich-based research institute and publishing house that operates as a registered nonprofit association. It was founded in 1963.

### Q: Where is the German Youth Institute located?
A: The institute's headquarters are in Munich, Germany. Its geographic coordinates are 48.12216948093102 latitude and 11.581420926343569 longitude.

### Q: What kinds of organizations is the German Youth Institute part of?
A: DJI is a member of several national networks and organizations, including the Working Group of the German Federal Departmental Research Establishments, Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement, Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe, Informationsdienst Wissenschaft, and the German National Research Data Infrastructure.

## Why It Matters
The German Youth Institute is a long-established, Munich-based research and publishing organization operating since 1963 as a registered nonprofit association. Its dual role as a research institute and publishing house enables it to produce, curate and disseminate research outputs. DJI’s memberships in national networks—such as the Working Group of the German Federal Departmental Research Establishments and the German National Research Data Infrastructure—connect it to governmental research structures and national data initiatives, increasing its capacity to contribute to coordinated research efforts and data sharing. The institute’s persistent identifiers (ROR, ISNI, GRID, GND, VIAF, Ringgold) and presence on platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube support discoverability, citation, and public communication. For researchers, policymakers, funders and civil-society actors, DJI’s institutional status, infrastructure links, and publishing functions make it a stable node in Germany’s research and information ecosystem.

## Notable For
- Being founded in 1963 and operating continuously as a registered association (eingetragener Verein).  
- Combining roles as a research institute and a publishing house while functioning as a nonprofit organization.  
- Membership in multiple national research and civic networks, including the German National Research Data Infrastructure.  
- Broad institutional discoverability through multiple authoritative identifiers (ROR, ISNI, GRID, GND, VIAF, Ringgold).  
- Maintaining public and media channels (official website, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube) and formal contact/legal transparency (email, VAT number, impressum and privacy policy URLs).

## Body
### Identity and classification
- Official name: Deutsches Jugendinstitut e. V. (English: German Youth Institute).  
- Aliases: DJI; Deutsche Jugendinstitut e. V.; Deutsches Jugendinstitut e. V.  
- Instance of: research institute; publishing house; nonprofit organization.  
- Legal form: eingetragener Verein (registered association).

### Founding and history (core facts)
- Inception year: 1963.

### Location and contact
- Headquarters / located in: Munich, Germany.  
- Coordinates: latitude 48.12216948093102, longitude 11.581420926343569.  
- Email: info@dji.de.  
- Website: https://www.dji.de/ (language: German).  
- Impressum (legal notice) URL: https://www.dji.de/footer-navigation/impressum.html.  
- Privacy policy URL: https://www.dji.de/footer-navigation/datenschutz.html.  
- Press information URL: https://www.dji.de/veroeffentlichungen/pressemitteilungen.html.

### Memberships and networks
- Member of the Working Group of the German Federal Departmental Research Establishments.  
- Member of Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement (reference date 2019-08-12).  
- Member of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (reference date 2019-09-15).  
- Member of Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (reference date 2019-09-23).  
- Member of the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI).

### Identifiers and registry entries
- ROR ID: 03xptr862.  
- ISNI: 0000000113025619.  
- GRID ID: grid.424214.5.  
- GND (German National Library authority): 1005538-1.  
- VIAF: 156460887.  
- Ringgold ID: 39054.  
- Gepris organization ID (DFG): 10153 (reference includes ROR).  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n50065869.  
- Additional identifiers: KISTI K000210180; nl_cr_aut_id kn20041206012; apple_maps_id 12209881555197101761; bing entity id 5bf75215-8029-4dc5-b383-275c1310ff3d; google knowledge graph id /g/121s458g; open library id OL1832817A; others as listed in institutional records.

### Online presence and media
- Twitter handle: @dji_redaktion (account metadata includes start_time 2017-09-19).  
- LinkedIn: deutsches-jugendinstitut.  
- YouTube: channel name DeutschesJugendinstitut; channel ID UCS_pI2YwlLXY6iBL1Te9OKA (channel metadata includes start_time 2017-10-17 and point_in_time references).  
- Website language: German.

### Publications and publishing
- Classified as a publishing house in institutional records, indicating an organizational role in producing or distributing published materials (in addition to research functions).

### Administrative and legal details
- EU VAT number: DE129515082.  
- Registered as a nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein).  
- OpenStreetMap node ID: 7732076235.  
- FragDenStaat public body ID: 387.

### Additional registry and catalog entries
- Goodreads author ID: 6392070.  
- LibraryThing author/publisher id: deutschesjugendinstitu.  
- BookBrainz publisher ID: ffa6b234-6d15-4ed4-b8ad-7bfa60075693.  
- Open Library subject/publisher entries under Deutsches_Jugendinstitut.

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## References

1. GRID Release 2017-01-10
2. [Source](https://www.b-b-e.de/bbe-mitglieder/gesamtverzeichnis/liste-der-mitglieder/deutsches-jugendinstitut-dji/)
3. [Source](https://www.agj.de/wir-ueber-uns/mitglieder/personal-und-qualifizierung.html)
4. [Source](https://idw-online.de/de/institution360)
5. [Source](https://www.nfdi.de/verein/#mitglieder)
6. [Source](https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/institution/10153)
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
9. GERiT
10. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File