Angela Merkel has been elected Federal Chancellor of Germany for the fourth time. Merkel has been serving as head of the German government since November 2005. The new cabinet of the Federal Republic…
Every journalist dreams of interesting work and new experiences. An internship in German media can be a source of them. The organization "International Journalists' Programmes" (IJP) provides the…
The online portal StepStone has published another salary ranking in Germany. The average salary of qualified specialists in Germany is about 58,000 euros gross per year. The highest incomes are in…
Fierce public debates about the possibility of abolishing fares on public transport have been going on in many countries around the world for many years. Recently, this issue has been actively…
Refugees have been given the opportunity to teach in German schools. In the federal state of Brandenburg, a unique program called Refugee Teachers was launched in April 2016, allowing specialists…
How is buying tickets for the theater or a flight different from reserving a table at a restaurant? Canceling a trip to the theater or a vacation risks losing money – the full amount or partially. In…
For obtaining higher education in Germany, knowledge of the German language is one of the factors for success. How do those who want to get a higher education in Germany study German? Is school…
In 2017, the German federal states spent about 14 billion euros on refugees, which is roughly 6 billion euros less than in 2016 (when refugee spending reached approximately 20 billion euros)…
In several German cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, an unprecedented large-scale raid was conducted to crack down on illegal labor in the construction industry. Similar operations, albeit on a…
The risk of poverty due to low income in European Union countries is determined individually by each state. For example, in Germany, a family of four is considered low-income if its monthly income…
The German Economic Institute (IW) in Cologne analyzed the national origin of new German citizens. The study showed that German citizenship is of greater interest to Ukrainians than to Russians…
Admission to a German university does not involve entrance exams. Essentially, the only selection criterion is the average grade of the high school diploma. However, in practice, dozens of…