Category Archives: Relocation

International students can increase their chances of good career start in Germany

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International Students:
Voluntary Engagement or voluntary internship improves the opportunities for starting successlully a career in Germany.

The Expert Council of German Foundations in Integration and Migration surveyed 2,565 international master’s degree students throughout Germany. In the survey of international students asks what can help international students successfully begin their professional careers in Germany.
An active involvement in sport clubs or, neibourhood initiatives and church congretions, helps the students, who want to stay in German, to improve their German. They are more aware of residence laws, have more effective problem- solving strategies and know more people they can ask to help them.“It has also been shown that interships and volunteer work in particular is very important for acquiring skills relevant to the job application process and for creating the respective networks. The findings of the survey of the Expert Council’s Research Unit shows, that volunteer work pays off. International students who take advantage of these opportunities icrease their chances of good career start in Germany.
The whole findings of the survey.

Bike Boxes for Berlin

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Within as a pilot project the company velo easy and the district of Lichtenberg installed the new „Fahhrradbox“. This green bike box will give shelter to bikes while parking in front of the station of Lichtenberg.

Many biks are demanged or stolen in Berlin day after day. Now the Lichtenberg district Manager and the easy velo company starts a project to protect bikes while standing in front of the station in Lichtenberg. If you go by bicycle to the station in order to take a train, and park your bike, very often you will find your bike demanged when returning or do not find it any more because it is stolen. In order avoid this, you can rent this green bike box. It costs you about one Euro for the first hour, maximum price is three Euros per day. So the only thing you have to do is to download the app and make a reservation for a box – then park your bike in the box and lock it , so your bike wil be safe.

 

New Citizens Club in Stuttgart

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New Citizens Club: Guided tour city library

You are new in Stuttgart and the region, and you would like to get know people? The New Citizens Club will give you a warm welcome and the opportunity to meet new people, get information and gain new insights in Stuttgart and the region.
The next meeting will take place at the new Stuttgart libary! Thr library is a real architectural sighjt, bu talso a great location to meet other people and get connected. There you can learn German, attend interesting events, or simply read a book.

The tour is free of charge, please register

Meeting place: 6.15 p. m. in front of the library. Mailänder Platz, (via U5, U6, U7, U12 “Stadtbibliothek)

 

Welcome Service in Stuttgart on Tour

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Consultation hour of Stuttgart’s Welcome Service  

Since October of 2015 WSRS (Welcome Service Rigion Stuttgart) offers a regulary consultaton for international specialists or professionals of the region of Böblingen, Esslingen, Göppingen, Ludwigsburg and Rems-Murr.

If you and your family are living in one of these areas we will have the possibility the get a contultation free of charge.

Next consultation of WSRS will be in Göppingen 9th of March 2016 from 8 a.m to 12 a.m.

 

ITB Berlin International Travel Trade Fair Berlin

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ITB Berlin – International Travel Trade Fair Berlin

ITB Berlin (Internationale Tourismus Börse Berlin) will start at the 9th of March. During five days the world’s largest travel trade fair will take place in Berlin. You will have a brilliant chance to learn much about other countries and a unique opportunity to look behind the curtain of the global tourism industry.

It all started in 1966 with exhibitors from only five countries, the number of trade visitors increased fom 250 to over 10,000.  Today the ITB has developed into a worldwide succes its total number of visitor is over 180,000.
The official partner of ITB will be Maldives this year. While trade visitors will have the opportunity to expand their conctacts and do business, other visitors will use this fair to get an impression of the whole world within a few hours.

 

Berlin – start up scene

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the start-up scene can be a job machine – now and in the future

The job market – A new start-up is founded every 20 minutes in Berlin and the industry is set to produce 100,000 new jobs by 2020. If you’re looking to get a tech job, Berlin could be your way in.

Lower costs, lower risks – It’s no secret that Berlin is cheaper than many of its European counterparts. Berlin’s low rents, cool image and open attitude mean the city is an attractive hub for any creative business, and here startups are as ubiquitous as beer and graffiti – a new startup is founded every 20 minutes in Berlin, according to Gruenden, an advisory agency for new companies. Working spaces such as Ahoy! Berlin in the city’s Wedding neighbourhood are constantly sprouting up.

Self-employed person or freelancer in Berlin

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You want to work in Berlin as a freelancer? You want to start up your own business in Berlin?

So what will you have to do? Who will support or assist you?

There are some possibilities you can choose. One of them is the “We start a business in Germany” platform. It will guide you step by step through the company start-up process. Using the initial questions of “What can I do?”, “What do I need?” and “What comes after?”. You will find extensive information about a range of topics including right of residence, required qualifications and prerequisites for your planned self-employment.

The information has been prepared specifically for people from EU and non-EU countries and is currently available in English.

Enter the internet platform We start a business in Germany

Another platform is the single contact platform (EA Berlin). It will guide you through the administrative demands you will have to meet especialy in Berlin. There is a film explaining the procedure a bit. It is also in English.

If you have foreign qualifications and wish to have them recognized in Germany you can get in touch with the IQ network. It will assist you in many issues regarding your recognition. Another possibility is the Recognition Finder, it will navigate you quickly to the appropriate authority responsible for your case. You also have access to all the information you need about the recognition procedure.

 

 

Munich Business Phoenix Award

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PhoenixPreis – Munich’s Business Award for Migrant Citizens

Munich is one of the most dynamic economic locations in Europe. Part of this success are 12,000 business run by migrant citizens. They give employment to around 100,000 people from 140 different ethnic and national groups. This contribution has now been recognized with the PhoenixPrize for businesses run by migrant citizens.

The prize honours extraordinary achievement in business, as well as social and community spirit. Business volume and sales are taken into account in the prize’s evaluation system. Many small businesses have developed into mid-sized companies in just a few years, and this trend will increase.

Creating Trainee Roles and Apprenticeships
A further important criteria for participation in the prize is the creation and maintenance of trainee positions and jobs. The training and employment of young adults with low educational qualifications, who may otherwise find it hard in the job market, is particularly highly marked. Also important is integrative company management, which promotes diversity in the workplace.

Investment for Munich
The willingness of Munich’s migrant business community to invest its effort, knowledge and money in the city, shows that for these businesspeople, their life is lived in Germany. Self-employed workers with immigrant backgrounds are present in many commercial fields and sectors, primarily in small and mid-sized companies. They enrich Munich’s economy and, with their cultural heritage and language skills, are an important factor for integration in Munich.

Contact
Kameran Shwani
E-Mail: kameran.shwani@muenchen.de

(Quelle: http://www.muenchen.de)

 

Stuttgart an international town

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Hello Visitors, today I would like to present SWR, the local radio and tv-broadcaster. SWR has an international team. However, we have even SWR International.
Stuttgart is a real international town. We have more than 44% inhabitants with migrant background. That means almost every second person comes from abroad or has foreign roots somehow. In our region Baden-Wuerttemberg the rate is 28%. People like to live and work in Stuttgart. We are the capital of the land Baden-Wuerttemberg and we have almost no unemployment. There is lot of automotive industries here, but also bio-technology, informatic and other industrial cluster. The high standards of living and location itself (not far from Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy and other places like Munich and Frankfurt) make Stuttgart a very nice place to live and work.
Stuttgart has a very open integration policy. Everybody who comes is a Stuttgarter. Come to Stuttgart! Be one of us!