Migration and integration

Living in Germany: Anand and Supriya from India talk about their experience with the country and its people.

Living in Germany: intensive-care nurse Luisa from Italy talks about her experience in Munich.

Living in Germany: fully trained hotel clerk Michel from Brazil talks about his experience in a German tourist area.

She brings diversity to the German business founders’ scene: Tijen Onaran is entrepreneur, investor and author.

People with migrant backgrounds are a driving force of the German startup scene – we introduce four interesting firms.

Immigration as a responsibility of government – Integration Commissioner Reem Alabali-Radovan discusses challenges and experiences.

The expat Asyraf Syamsul lives in the city of Cologne. But what he likes best is the environment. Learn here about what fascinates him there.

The expat Sarah Slik from Canada shows you Berlin: find out here what everyday life in the German capital can look like.

Why do expats come to Germany, how long do they want to stay, what do they like – and what don’t they like? The new Expat Insider 2020 Report has the answers.

The Moldavian expat Elena lives in Germany’s second largest city. Here she shows you Hamburg and gives you some good tips on how to make friends.

The expat Spomenka lives with her family in Munich. She tells why she feels comfortable there and reveals important links to help get started in the city.

Chancellor Angela Merkel awards the National Integration Prize 2020 to the Syrian refugee Bjeen Alhassan for her commitment.

Many German universities have recently taken in refugee students. A look at what has been achieved and current objectives.

Initiatives in Germany bring locals and refugees together, to the benefit of all. Portraits of three projects.

In 2015 hundreds of thousands of refugees came to Germany. How well are they integrated in the labour market now? An overview.

Discovering other cultures or protecting the environment: neighbourhood ambassadors want to achieve something. We introduce you to Vane Beglaryan.

How Aravinth Palaniswamy, Duc Tam Dam und Christina Papke, the creators of a new platform, are making things easier for expats on their arrival in Germany.

The Verfassungsschüler project helps young people find out about the Basic Law and become politically engaged.

Young Germans and Israelis discuss migration, diversity and identity.

What is home, where is home? We have asked three people who weren’t born in Germany.

Lawyer Anan Al Sheikh Haidar fled from Syria and now teaches at the University of Cologne – as a fellowship holder of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative.

Germany's population is shrinking. Immigration could make up for that - right? A population researcher explains why this is not so simple.

Germany’s leading think tank on immigration makes some suggestions.

Ramy al-Asheq was born a Palestinian refugee and lived in Syria and Jordan. He arrived in Germany in 2014. Here, the author and journalist writes about that new beginning in life.

They were experienced teachers in Syria or other crisis countries, but then they had to flee. They would like to teach again in Germany. But that isn’t easy.

Guided tour with Hamdi Kassar: The Syrian and other refugees present their Berlin.

Why do our countries approach migration so differently? School students from Poland, France and Germany find answers.

Jumana Eltgani from Sudan talks about “aha” moments in Germany and makes a passionate plea for diversity.

These voices are not to fall silent – the project “Weiter Schreiben” (Writing On) helps authors who have fled their country or can no longer publish their work in their country of origin.

The “Bridges” project brings musicians who are refugees together with German musicians in a joint orchestra.