Which jobs do Most Germans Shy Away from?
After it was noted that Ausbildung positions and the applicants weren’t coming together, one of the reasons for this was because there were positions Read More
Category: Studying
A Partnership Between the Elderly and Students Where Both Profit
If you’re about to join Uni in one of the major towns in Germany, you not only face the challenge of not finding affordable housing Read More
Au Pair – FSJ – Studienkolleg – FH: Kenyan in Schleswig-Holstein Shares Her Journey
Pursuing education in Germany can be a long and winding road but if you keep at it, you’ll definitely get to where you’re going. This Read More
More than 20,000 Positions Still Open for Winter Semester 2013/14
If you missed the deadline or got a rejection to your last application, here are Universities still offering a second chance to students who are Read More
Second Call for Applications at the Uni Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
For the students that might have missed the application deadline or were rejected at the Uni they applied for, here’s your second chance at still Read More
Plenty of Vacant Positions but Many Unplaced Applicants
When the new Ausbildung year started recently, the DIHK, German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, confirmed that there were more than 146,000 positions yet to Read More
Preparing Migrant Women for an Ausbildung in Geriatric Care (Altenpflege)
An organisation in Frankfurt has been working towards helping women get into different careers since 1978, this time around they have developped a program that Read More
Which Professions do Germans Find Most Prestigious?
A recent study from the Allensbach Institute aimed to find out which professions Germans admire the most. The study that asked 1560 Germans all Read More
Exchange Program for ALL Ages – Experiment e.V.
Most of us know exchange programs in relation to schools and students but this group has revolutionised the whole exchange program with them having individuals Read More
Which Degree Earns you More Money in Germany?
Since Germany changed from their Diplom-Magister system to the universal Bachelor-Master system, it created an uproar with many students. Some years after the system was Read More
Baden-Württemberg Aiming to Re-Introduce Tuition Fees For Foreign Students
The Southern State joined the rest of the other states and did away with tuition fees at all State owned and run Universities but now Read More
Discrimination – a „Normal“ Occurrence in Germany
The Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency last week published a 450 page study “Discrimination in German Learning Institutions and at Work” (Diskriminierung im Bildungsbereich und im Arbeitsleben) Read More
Quality Control in NRW Schools to be Changed
The Ministry of Education in NRW is contemplating doing away with the random quality control of schools within the State. Apparently, they want to avoid Read More
What Challenges do Foreign students in Germany Face?
At the top of student worries in Germany is financing their studies 38% and interactions with German students 38%. At the very bottom of the Read More
What is the Main Source of Income and Which Jobs do Foreign Students in Germany Undertake?
A recent study was released showing details on student life in Germany. Some of the information included was where foreign students in Germany get the Read More
Why do Foreign Students choose Germany and Would they Recommend it to Others?
As a foreigner living in Germany, would you recommend others to come and study here? Out of those surveyed 6% of the total wouldn’t Read More
DAAD Scholarships Threatened in 2014 Budget
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Auswärtige Amt) in Germany is planning to reduce the expenditure for 2014, with the main culprit being Education and Cultural Read More
Changes to Ausbildungen – Merging, Modernising, Renaming and New Ausbildungen 2013
The last review of Ausbildungen was done in 2011, and this year there are new rules as of beginning of August 2013. Some Ausbildungen have Read More
A Talk with the German Embassy in Nairobi Regarding Kenyan Au Pairs and Visas
The issue with Kenyan au pairs coming to Germany has been the talk of town for a while and the stories range from alarming to Read More