Berkeley Student Research Report: Foreign Students in Germany
A research report by UC Berkeley undergraduate student and MGP participant Yiran Wang: As the unemployment rate in Germany has dropped, the number of unoccupied positions in the job market has increased. A recent report shows that nearly 500,000 jobs are open and skilled workers are especially needed in the areas of mechatronics, electronics, manufacturing, […]
Spring 2014 Multicultural Germany Course
This semester the UC Berkeley German Department will once again offer the undergraduate seminar “Multicultural Germany,” which will focus on migration and mobility in post-WWII German history. In the coming weeks, we hope to share some of the conversation generated within the classroom here on the project blog. As part of the course, students will […]
Immigrant Students and Foreign Students in Germany
In some urban part of Germany, the proportion of students with migration backgrounds is up to 90 percent. However, few of them will achieve college degree so that they are less confident compared with native German students. The project “Dialog macht Schule” founded by Gründern Hassan Asfour and Siamak Ahmadi aims to change such situation. […]
Featured Article — Welfare State Integration of Immigrants: The German Case
Student News Report by Judith Sijstermans: This month the Institute of European Studies at Berkeley is featuring an article on the integration of immigrants in Germany. The article is written by Friedrich Heckmann from the University of Bamberg. He addresses the question: Why does Germany have integration policies?
New Goethe-Institut “Pre-integration” Portal: “Mein Weg nach Deutschland”
According to the website: “The project aims to optimise the transition between pre-integrative language-learning, information and advice courses abroad and initial language teaching, as well as further integration measures provided by the Federal Government in Germany.
Imam Training at Universities
German University starts Seminars for Imams Spiegel Online Germany: Imam Training at Universities The New York Times Online
CDU Turkish Minister Appointment ‘Flops’
Aygül Özkan, the first Muslim woman with Turkish origin appointment for state minister in Lower Saxony from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) , caused an uproar on Monday when she suggested that crucifixes should be banned in classrooms. Özkan is the first immigrant ever appointed to a state cabinet. Her recent appointment seemed to reflect […]
Designierte CDU-Ministerin gegen Kruzifixe an Schulen
One of the CDU’s ministers in Niedersachsen has ordered all crucifixes to be removed from public schools; just like the ban of headscarves, public schools are meant to be neutral and religiously unaffiliated. However, she now faces increasing criticism from her own party. The CDU stands for Christian values and should not authorize their removal. […]
Traveling exhibition in Berlin sheds new light on Islamic art
This summer Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau exhibition hall will be hosting his Royal Highness Aga Khan IV private collection of Islamic art. According to Luis Monreal, director of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, each piece was chosen “to present some of the fundaments of Islam: the value of the written word, the Quran, and the importance […]
It’s Time For Turkey To Snap Out Of Its Self-Delusion
Conflict ensues over the establishment of Turkish high schools to promote integration in Germany. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is putting pressure on German politicians to “see the signs of the times,” having recently lobbied for the Turkish diaspora to promote Turkish interests in their respective countries. The full article can be read here. […]