Magazine
-
Green, gray, yellow, blue: Where to put the trash?
In Germany, trash doesn’t just end up in a big garbage can. In order to be able to recycle as…
-
Archaeologist Anna collects ancient and Islamic coins in new app game
From July 21, 2023, you can download the free mobile app game “Craveler”, which provides knowledge about ancient and Islamic…
-
Free swimming lessons for children
More than half of fourth graders cannot swim safely. The Tübingen-based association “Schwimmen für alle Kinder” (SfaK) wants to change…
-
Finances: What Schufa collects data for
By Sylvia Haden and Yana Rudenko Anyone who has completed private insolvency proceedings can now get a fresh start more…
-
Housing allowance office cuts time for phone calls
Since the beginning of this year, more households have been able to apply for housing benefits. This makes for more…
-
Tübingen increases penalties for littering
After warm summer nights, popular places in Tübingen’s old town, such as the Holzmarkt, look like garbage dumps. People throw…
-
Originally a Syrian specialty: damask for kings and nobles
By Oula Mahfouz Damask is a traditional textile fabric known for its remarkable patterning and high quality. The name “damask,”…
-
Annual Report 2022 on Discrimination in Germany
In 2022, there were a total of 8,827 requests for advice on discrimination to the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (ADS) in…
-
Tips for saving energy
Energy is becoming more and more expensive. That’s why it pays to use less electricity, gas or oil at home.…
-
Volunteering in Germany
In Germany, there are many ways to volunteer and help others—depending on your personal interests and abilities. One of them…
-
Changes to EC cards
Bank customers with a Girocard (formerly EC card) must prepare for changes. From July of this year until the end…
-
Caution when handling fire in the forest
High temperatures and almost no rain: This causes problems for nature. In the forest, the danger of fires is increasing.…
-
Ukraine film series at Kino Atelier continues
The series of Ukrainian films at Tübingen’s Kino Atelier continues. Next up on Monday, July 3 at 6 p.m. is…
-
E-scooters are forbidden for children
E-scooters may only be ridden by children over the age of 14. This is regulated by the ordinance for miniature…
-
Tips for protection against heat
Dizziness, headaches, exhaustion, nausea and vomiting: These can be consequences of great heat if the body is not yet accustomed…
-
Parking in Tübingen: With ticket or resident parking permit
In downtown Tübingen and in most parts of the city, only residents are allowed to park without a parking ticket.…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
No bus service: warning strike on 25 and 26 May
In Reutlingen on Thursday, May 25, and in Tübingen on May 25 and 26, there will be no buses in…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Which insurances are important
Two insurances are mandatory in Germany: health insurance and liability insurance for car owners. In addition, there are a large…
-
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.…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Mohammad and the receipt
Mohammad works in retail. When he is cashing up, he always asks, “Do you want the receipt?” The other day…
-
16 hours without: What Ramadan and interval fasting have in common
By Reem Al Sagheer and Brigitte Gisel It’s not just Muslimas and Muslims who fast. Many people practice a lifestyle…
-
The cordless screwdriver from the public library
You can now borrow a sewing machine or a cordless screwdriver from the Tübingen public library. The two devices are…
-
TV contribution: Many do not have to pay
Refugees who live in their own apartment also receive mail from the contribution center of the public broadcaster. In it,…
-
German language is a passport for medical students
By Oula Mahfouz Recently, many young people have enrolled at the German language institutes in the Syrian capital of Damascus—especially…
-
Travel through Germany for 49 euros
On 1 May, the Deutschlandticket will be introduced for public transport. It can be purchased from 3 April. This ticket,…
-
Kamila Alali: the bridge builder
By Ute Kaiser “Thank you for helping other people to find their way in Mössingen.” That’s what Mössingen’s mayor (OB)…
-
Colorful Easter eggs
Why are Easter eggs colorful? Children would be told: so that they can more easily find the eggs that the…
-
Stores closed over Easter
Easter is just around the corner and with it a long weekend. Good Friday, April 7, Easter Sunday and Easter…
-
Halal and Haram: What’s behind these terms?
By Oula Mahfouz The term “Halal” is often used when referring to food, but what exactly does it mean in…
-
Memory of a sunken city
By Jonas Brachmann Today we will present a coin from ancient Samosata, a city in Roman Syria. Samosata was located…