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Congratulations on your tenth anniversary!
Hundreds of refugees arrived in the district of Tübingen in 2015, 2016 and the following years. It was a turbulent…
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Contemporary history live: Assad’s fall and a tuenews workshop
by Wolfgang Sannwald They didn’t sleep at all. Or only for a short time, with their cell phones next to…
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Working in Germany: Hotline can help
What does a Syrian teacher have to do to be able to work in Germany? What exactly is an opportunity…
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Ammertalbahn ends in Tübingen
From mid-December, trains on the Ammertalbahn will only run between Tübingen and Herrenberg. Anyone wishing to travel to Bad Urach…
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How to become an election official?
The “traffic light coalition“ of SPD, Alliance 90/The Greens and FDP in Berlin has broken up. Currently, SPD and Greens…
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Be careful with mobile hunts: Autumn is the main season
Autumn is the main season for the so-called mobile hunting of deer and wild boar. In the hunting grounds, there…
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“A femicide almost every day”: more and more violence against women
By Ute Kaiser “Every three minutes, a woman or girl in Germany experiences domestic violence”: This was stated by Federal…
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BAföG grant to help you start your studies
From the winter semester 2024/25, those eligible for BAföG in Baden-Württemberg will have the opportunity to apply for a one-time…
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Deutschlandfunk visits tuenews
By Bernhard Kirschner ‘It’s great what you’re doing here.’ Katharina Thoms, a reporter for Deutschlandfunk, was impressed by the work…
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Preparing for the baby: Parents’ School at the Women’s Hospital
The Parents’ School of the Mother and Child Center at the University Women’s Hospital in Tübingen offers pregnant women and…
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New prices for D-Ticket in Tübingen / residential parking will become more expensive
The Deutschland-Ticket is secured nationwide at least until 2025. In addition to the SPD and the Greens, the CDU and…
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Holodomor Memorial Day: Mass Murder by Hunger
By Yana Rudenko Every year on the fourth Saturday of November, Ukraine commemorates the victims of the Holodomor – this…
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You have to drive with winter tires in winter
Winter is coming, so drivers are wondering whether they need to change from summer tires to winter tires. There is…
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The land of blackness is the land of palm trees
by Sameer Ibrahim Iraq is considered one of the countries with the most palm trees in the world, with around…
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German is (also) spoken in many Muslim families
The German language has become an integral part of the family language for the majority of parents from a Muslim…
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Prize for project with people’s stories
The Telar association has been awarded second place in the Tübingen Integration Prize. It can now use 1500 euros in…
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Prize for project with people’s stories
The Telar association has been awarded second place in the Tübingen Integration Prize. It can now use 1500 euros…
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Putting old clothes to new use
Your wardrobe is full of clothes. What can you do when some of them no longer fit or look good?…
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Asylum seekers will receive less money in 2025
As of January 1, 2025, benefits for asylum seekers in Germany will be reduced and they will receive less money…
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New speed limits in Tübingen: “speed cameras” active again
Speed cameras are being used in the city center of Tübingen to check whether the new speed limits are being…
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Event series “Brennpunkt Ukraine” starts with the film “Pulse”
On Wednesday, November 13, the Ukrainian film “Pulse” will be shown in Tübingen at 7 pm at Neckawa (formerly Freistil)…
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“The Dmitriev Case”: film and discussion in Tübingen
On Tuesday, November 12, at 7 pm, the documentary “The Dmitriev Case” will be shown at the Tübingen Kino Museum…
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Learning German for entry into the world of work
Professional language courses in German are offered to people with a migration background who can improve their chances on the…
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Foreign skilled workers experience bureaucracy and discrimination
In general, integration into the German labour market has been successful for skilled workers from so-called third countries, i.e.…
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The bandura: an instrument of Ukrainian identity
By Yana Rudenko The Ukrainian bandura is a lute-like instrument with up to 65 strings, including up to eight melody…
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D-Jugend-Ticket will cost more in 2025
The Deutschland-Ticket for young people in Baden-Württemberg is to become nine euros more expensive. From 1 January 2025, it will…
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Admission to grammar school only after ‘Kompass 4’ test
Before switching to grammar school in Baden-Württemberg, there is a test to pass. In the 2024/2025 school year, fourth-graders will…
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Containers for 90 refugees in Tübingen
The city of Tübingen is setting up containers to house refugees for the first time. This was decided unanimously by…
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Containers for 90 refugees in Tübingen
The city of Tübingen is setting up containers to house refugees for the first time. This was decided unanimously by…
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Tübingen Tafel seeks drivers
The Tübingen Tafel urgently needs more drivers and co-drivers to transport food. The groceries are brought to the Tafel in…
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Germany closes Iranian consulates
In response to the execution of the German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd in Teheran, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has closed the three…
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Germany closes Iranian consulates
In response to the execution of the German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd in Teheran, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has closed the three…
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Transporters and power stations for Kremenchuk
Another aid delivery from Tübingen has arrived in Kremenchuk. Representatives of the university town have handed over a VW van…
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Mushroom experts warn against collecting with apps
In the fall, mushrooms sprout in the woods and meadows. If you want to pick them, you should know the…
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Learning German: Lobna has reached C1 level
She still remembers her first German word well. „That was ‘tschüss’,“ says Lobna Alhindi. One of the volunteers from the…
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On Ukrainian Language Day: From its origins to the present day
By Yana Rudenko On October 27, Ukraine celebrates Ukrainian Language and Writing Day. This is the second time that Ukrainians…
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Care sector would not work without foreign workers
One sixth of the 1.7 million employees in the care sector who are subject to social insurance contributions come…
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The oldest stone tools in Europe discovered in Ukraine
By Yana Rudenko In the Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia, stone tools around 1.4 million years old have been found at…
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Extracurricular studies: Muslim life in Germany
The extracurricular studies program at the University of Tübingen is dealing with Muslim life in Germany this semester. The lecture…
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What to do when children can’t go to school?
Hamza (14) injured his foot playing soccer. What do his parents have to do if he can’t go to school?…
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Set the clock back on Sunday
Next Sunday, 27 October 2024, Central European Summer Time (CEST), which officially applies throughout Europe, will be changed to “standard…
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Gravestones: a global tradition that originated in the Middle East
By Youssef Kanjou It is not known exactly when and why people first began to make what is now known…
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Journalists from „Amal“ as guests of tuenews
„We are like a classic German local newspaper,“ says Cornelia Gerlach, the project coordinator of „Amal, Berlin!“ The editors Khaled…
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Car insurance: discount apps with pitfalls
Third-party insurance for a car can be quite expensive. In particular, novice drivers often pay high premiums. Insurance companies’ offers…
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Intercultural calendar for Germany
To mark the start of Intercultural Week, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees has published an intercultural calendar. The…
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More billionaires than ever before
There are currently 249 billionaires in Germany – 23 more than before. This record figure was reported by manager magazin.…
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Respiratory diseases at record level
In the first eight months of 2024, there were already more working AOK policyholders on sick leave than in the…
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Photos of the war in southern Ukraine
Photographs of the war in the Ukrainian cities of Mykolaiv and Kherson are on display at the Tübingen Adult Education…