Foreign Qualifications

Anyone who has obtained a vocational qualification or a university degree abroad and wants to pursue their profession in Germany can have their qualifications recognized here.

Training and Education in the Main Countries of Origin

Kristina Stoewe ·
IW-Report ·
29 Jan 2018

Education Levels of Refugees

By the end of 2016, Germany had registered around 1.6 million persons seeking protection (Federal Statistical Office, 2017a). In order to facilitate their integration into the vocational training and labour market, information on refugees' educational degrees, vocational qualifications and competencies is of central importance.

Markus Körbel / Sarah Pierenkemper / Michael Zibrowius ·
Expertise ·
28 Sep 2017

Gaining and Retaining Skilled Personnel Abroad

The present study investigates training strategies of German companies in developing and emerging countries. By means of semi-structured interviews we shed light on the experiences of 16 companies operating in six countries. We thereby aim at identifying guidance for companies’ training and personnel development abroad.

Wido Geis ·
IW-Trends ·
4 Aug 2017

Securing Skilled Labour by Training High School Graduates from Abroad at German Universities

In recent years, more and more high school graduates from other countries, have been studying at German universities. While in the winter semester 2011/2012 there were around 193,000 such students, by 2015/2016 that number had risen to 252,000.

Justina Alichniewicz

Economist for Immigration

Tel+49 221 4981-875

Foreign Qualifications

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Education Levels of Refugees

Gaining and Retaining Skilled Personnel Abroad

Securing Skilled Labour by Training High School Graduates from Abroad at German Universities