Kerstin Markl
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Appointment service center: telephone help in finding a doctor
Currently, it is often difficult to get a doctor’s appointment. This is especially true for visits to specialists and is…
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Beware of parking tickets: Where not to park
In Germany, you are not allowed to park your car everywhere. The road traffic regulations stipulate various stopping and parking…
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Rottenburg vacation program during the summer holidays
Rottenburg’s municipal summer vacation program offers children and young people between the ages of five and 15 a wide variety…
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Certificate of fiction: Mail from Tübingen Foreigners’ Office counts as proof of application
In Tübingen, expired residence permits should actually be valid until the end of January 2024. The city had stipulated this…
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Subsidy for high heating costs
Have heating costs doubled in 2022 compared to 2021? Then it is worthwhile for private households to apply for financial…
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Rail delays: No more compensation in the event of bad weather
When trains are delayed or canceled altogether, Deutsche Bahn provides compensation. Until now, this has applied regardless of the cause…
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Scholarships for studying in Germany
Studying in Germany is expensive. Students need money for rent, food, the Mensa, the semester fee and study materials. Those…
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Packaging tax in Tübingen remains
The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has ruled: Tübingen’s packaging tax is legal in most respects. This is reported by…
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Simply join in: sports activities
What to do after the German course, work or as a remedy for boredom? This is a question many immigrants…
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Culture: entertainment for all
What to do after the German course, work or as a remedy for boredom? This is a question many immigrants…
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“Gross” is not the same as “net”: What is deducted from the salary
The “gross” salary stated in the employment contract is not the money the employee finds in his or her account.…
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The mother tongue determines how the brain ticks
By Oula Mahfouz and Michael Seifert Brain researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in…
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New language project for refugees who want to study
“Starthilfe Deutsch” is a new project that aims to give particularly gifted young refugees from the Stuttgart area a basic…
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Wide range of services: Tübingen public library
What to do after the German course, work or as a remedy for boredom? This is a question many immigrants…
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Are children allowed to travel alone?
Children are allowed to travel alone in ermany, but there are some conditions and restrictions that may vary depending on…
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Driving license: probationary period can be extended to four years
Anyone who has passed the driving test is allowed to drive a car. However, the driving license—specifically the class B…
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How newborns become Ukrainian citizens
When a child born to Ukrainian parents is born in Germany, the parents can apply for Ukrainian citizenship for the…
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Social workers: First point of contact for many questions
Without them, arriving in Germany would be even more difficult than it already is: the social workers of the specialized…
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Batool Hadous: a second home found
By Oula Mahfouz “I have great respect for you, looking at your resume so far”: that’s what Tübingen’s District Administrator…
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Registration for Tübingen’s summer vacation program now open
This year’s summer vacation program offers a rich and varied program for children and young people between the ages of…
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Registrations for the Mössingen summer vacation program now open
This year’s summer vacation program offers a remarkable and diverse range of activities for children and young people between the…
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Tübingen events at a glance
Tübingen offers many city events throughout the year—from special markets to the punting race, music festivals, the summer theater and…
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Shipments from a non-EU country
As of July 1, 2021, the previous duty-free limit of 22 euros for goods orders from non-EU countries has been…
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Rottenburg vacation program during the Whitsun vacations
In a brochure, the city of Rottenburg offers an overview of the various events for the vacations for the entire…
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Tübingen vacation program during the Whitsun vacations
Photography, graffiti spraying, carpentry, theater and extensive opportunities to try out various sports at the sports holiday camp—the Tübingen Whitsun…
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Which insurances are important
Two insurances are mandatory in Germany: health insurance and liability insurance for car owners. In addition, there are a large…
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Registering for kindergarten in good time
Parents in Tübingen who want to send their child to a kindergarten must register it there six months in advance.…
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Receipts: It’s better to keep them
Keeping receipts has several advantages. For one thing, it makes it easier to see where all the money has gone…
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Tübingen replaces Theodor in the spelling tablet
By Oula Mahfouz and Ute Kaiser Munich, Aachen, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Offenbach, Unna, Zwickau: This is how I have to spell…
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Tübingen “KreisBonuscard extra” for those with a low income
The city of Tübingen is extending the KreisBonusCard (KBC) for Tübingen residents whose income is slightly above the limit for…
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Kids in the lecture hall
The University of Tübingen is offering the Children’s University again this year, a series of lectures for children between the…
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Translate websites automatically
Many people who search for information on the Internet have to translate foreign sites in the process. This is especially…
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The sewing workshop starts again
Women of all nationalities can again sew together and get into conversation. The workshop in the neighboring house of the…
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Working as a self-employed person
Refugees from Ukraine can work in companies in Germany—but they are also allowed to start their own business as well…
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Strikes allowed—but only according to fixed rules
Whenever there are no trains running in Germany, the city buses stay in the garage and the drivers demonstrate for…
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Improving educational opportunities for immigrant families
The Tübingen Intercultural Network for Parents’ Education (INET for short) will receive a total of 25,398 euros in funding from…
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The feminist revolt in Iran
By Ute Kaiser The Iranian regime fights oppositionists with all its might and with all its means. They are threatened…
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New services in diplomatic missions of Ukraine
Ukrainians who need marriage, divorce, birth or death certificates can now renew or amend them at Ukraine’s diplomatic missions abroad.…
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Studying with a child
Many students have their own children, whom they raise and educate parallel to their studies. In order to ensure equal…
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Blood donations can save lives
After accidents or during operations, seriously injured or sick people need blood donations. Around 15,000 blood donations are needed every…
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Resignation: initially no unemployment benefit
Anyone who wants to quit their job themselves should contact the Employment Agency beforehand. Then the employee can discuss everything…
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Many Ukrainian cars need soon German numbers
Refugees from Ukraine who have brought their car with them must have it registered after one year. It then receives…
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The short way to the birth certificate
Many Ukrainian women waiting for the birth of their child in Germany wonder how to obtain a birth certificate for…
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Mohammad and the receipt
Mohammad works in retail. When he is cashing up, he always asks, “Do you want the receipt?” The other day…
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Islamic Studies: Many work at schools
Most graduates of Islamic theological studies at German universities work as teachers or in social work. This is the result…
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What the health insurance pays at the dentist
When it comes to the dentist, the statutory health insurances for war refugees from Ukraine also cover a large part…
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Aidshilfe: Free HIV tests
People with an HIV infection, patients with addiction problems in substitution therapy or men and women who have had unprotected…
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In last place: Germany as a host country for foreign professionals
In a recently published ranking of host countries for skilled workers, Germany is in 52nd and thus last place. 12,000…