The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) stopped issuing approvals for integration courses without warning, according to course providers. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Christoph Soeder ...

The German Interior Ministry is restricting access to voluntary integration courses for immigrants, citing budget constraints. Many critics consider this a disastrous decision. Müge Tuzcu Karakoc is ...

From April, the German courses for refugees in Austria will be reformed: In addition to classroom instruction, mandatory self ...

How important is language acquisition to the integration of skilled immigrants? This is the subject of “Deutsch lernen für ein Leben in Deutschland” (Learning German for a Life in Germany), a report ...

The state of Saxony is slashing investment in integration support, while experts warn the move will have serious consequences for refugees and society at large. So how much is being cut, how much does ...

“My philological studies have satisfied me that a gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing), in 30 hours, French in 30 days, and German in 30 years.” – Mark Twain, “That ...

Worldwide an additional four thousand German teachers are needed. Language skills are the key to successful integration for immigrant students and skilled workers alike – hence the need for ...