Workers to be flown in by plane
German farmers and other agricultural business owners in Germany are panicking: vegetables and fruits are growing, but there is no one to harvest them this year! Every year, more than 300,000…
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Education
Quarantine Puts Germany to the Test
The swift and comprehensive shutdown of public life across Germany has directly affected its youth – in particular, those school students who are due to take their final exams this year. The spread…
Work
Remote work is not an extension of school, you need to work
Today, as Europeans try to minimize contact with each other in the face of the epidemic, many employers are moving their employees to remote work. However, working from home is not a novelty at all…
Work
New law – new opportunities
Starting March 1, a new law facilitating employment for personnel from non-EU countries will come into effect in Germany. It fundamentally changes the status of foreign professionals with vocational…
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Educated earn more
Who earns more in Germany: those with a higher education or those without? The results of a study published in Germany, conducted by the Institute for Applied Economic Research in Tübingen (IAW)…
Curiosities
If we don't go, at least we'll eat
In 2019, the German concern Volkswagen produced more sausages than cars. Over the past twelve months, at its main plant in Wolfsburg, the company manufactured about 6.8 million units of this meat…
Work
Where to start when looking for a job in Germany
A service center for specialists from abroad has opened in Bonn, Germany. Via the internet and by phone, its employees advise foreign citizens on a plan of action for finding employment in Germany.
Analysis
Every Fourth Resident Is an Immigrant
In 2019, Germany set a new population record, but growth slowed markedly. Over the past five decades, the increase has come exclusively from immigration: every fourth resident of Germany has an…
Everyday life
Police exams simplified
In Germany, exams for police recruits have been simplified. Due to a shortage of federal police (Bundespolizei) officers, standards had to be 'adapted' for the next generation of cadets to recruit…
Education
For classical music, to Germany
Of the 923 students at the University of Music in Weimar, almost half are foreigners. There are especially many students from South Korea and China. A similar situation with foreign students is…
Curiosities
Germans hurl Christmas trees
After the New Year holidays end, the rather prosaic and unpleasant question of recycling Christmas trees inevitably arises. In the German town of Weidenthal, they approached parting with the New Year…
Work
Germany to Simplify Employment
Make it in Germany – Germany calls on specialists from abroad. On a special portal, you can check your employment opportunities, view vacancies, find information on language requirements. And a new…