An inspection of the Police Academy initiated by the Berlin Senate unexpectedly revealed that cadets have poor command of the German language. In connection with the results, it was decided to…
After school – to university, not to vocational school. This trend in Germany has persisted for many years. And new data confirms it. In the winter semester 2018/2019, German universities set a new…
According to estimates by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), a total of about 200,000 asylum seekers will arrive in the Federal Republic of Germany this year. For all of them, as…
Discussions about the need to abolish the Hartz IV unemployment benefit due to its ineffectiveness have been ongoing in Germany for over a year. Instead of Hartz IV, it is proposed to introduce a…
Since February 2017, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior has been running a campaign called 'Your Country, Your Future, Now', which provides financial payments to asylum seekers in Germany…
Who earns the most in Germany? Experts from the German Economic Institute (Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft) compared salaries of specialists with higher education for 2017. Doctors lead the top…
Starting a sole proprietorship in Germany is very simple, and you can obtain a permit for as little as 15 euros. DW explains the most important steps at the initial stage. Let's consider the simplest…
Popular travel publisher Lonely Planet has released its latest guidebook. This time, it contains advice for travelers on what to try in which countries – which traditional or typical dishes and where…
Identity card and passport are the two main documents of a German citizen. Moreover, the identity card (Personalausweis) is one of the most important documents for Germans. It is a card that…
The insurance market in Germany offers a rich assortment: from mobile phone insurance to disability insurance. Therefore, the first recommendation: before concluding a contract with an insurance…
For obtaining a first higher education degree at public universities in Germany, except for universities in Baden-Württemberg, no tuition fees are charged, and a letter from the university requesting…
In Germany, alcoholic beverages are sold everywhere: in stores, kiosks, catering establishments, and gas stations. And judging by statistics, residents of Germany readily take advantage of the wide…