How Germany ticks
Deciding on asylum faster
The European Union wants to re-adjust the admittance and distribution of refugees. What is planned? Four questions and answers.
Counting on civil society
The topic of asylum occupies Germany. The social psychologist Harald Welzer on a debate that has changed the social climate.
How much do Germans earn?
A look at the differences in pay between different regions and occupations – and why moving to Ingolstadt could be worthwhile.
Where young Germans would most like to live
Young people want to live in cities – don’t they? We asked young Germans and received some surprising replies.
Nine reasons why villages should be saved
The geographer Gerhard Henkel believes that democracy is at risk from rural exodus and the demise of villages. We describe the state in which Germany’s villages find themselves.
What will the city of tomorrow be like?
An expert in urban development explains how growing cities will remain liveable and how lifestyles and mobility will have to change.
What Germany is talking about
Migration and integration
Current information and background reports on integration and on Germany's activities in the field of refugee and migration policy.
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Seven tips about studying in Germany
How well do I need to speak German? How can I find the right university? Are scholarships available? This is where you will find answers.
What links us all
Germany and the world
People who are committed to international exchange and initiatives that link countries.
Germany’s most popular jobs
There are excellent opportunities for well-trained, qualified professionals in the German labour market. The most sought-after jobs and valuable tips for foreign applicants.
“Taking your destiny into your own hands”
Africa does not require development aid, but self-confidence, says Veye Tatah. The journalist puts her finger on sore points in the relationship between Europe and Africa.
“Visit Poland!”
As cabaret artist Steffen Möller lives part of the year in Germany and part in Poland he is familiar with relations between the two countries and the influence the weather has on them.
“A think tank for global surgery”
From Harvard to the villages of Rwanda: Young German Magdalena Gründl is active in improving healthcare worldwide.
Finding new narratives
How is Germany dealing with its past? International visitors trace German 20th-century history.
The Jogi Löw of Myanmar
Antoine Hey who once played football for the German Bundesliga is the new national trainer of Myanmar. What does he have in common with Jogi Löw, coach of Germany’s national team?
Moritz Wagner: With “Magic Johnson” in the NBA
Berlin basketball player Moritz Wagner was a college star in Michigan. And now he’s on court for the world-famous Los Angeles Lakers.
A new start in Berlin
Founded by George Soros, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Hungarian office to Berlin. How it came about and what it means.
70 years of social market economy
Economic growth and prosperity for all – the social market economy has proved to be a model for success in Germany. This is how the system works.
Four for the transatlantic exchange
These are the first scholarship holders to move into the Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles.
“A truly open building”
The historical building housing the Goethe-Institut in Myanmar was elaborately renovated and has now been officially opened.
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