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  • Germany’s Tallest Mountain Opens New Cable Car

    After two years of construction, a world record-breaking cableway has opened in the Bavarian Alps: the new Zugspitze cable car. This cable car takes passengers up Germany’s tallest mountain, the…

  • Apprenticeships in Germany

    Some Americans think of apprenticeships as something of the past. Visions come to mind of medieval scenes of tanners, shoemakers, or cobblers. Instead, they may be more acquainted with the…

  • Germany rapidly advances its modern automobile industry

    Germany’s Transport Minister Alexander Dobrint once called self-driving cars the “greatest mobility revolution since the invention of the car.” In 2015, the minister even took a test drive in an…

  • Germany: Integrating Immigrants

    Germany is a country shaped by immigration. Between 1950 and 2014, 44 million migrants came to Germany. During the same period, 32 million people emigrated from Germany. Migrants make up…

  • Julius Böhme represents Germany in World Brain Bee Championship

    A 17-year old student from Germany is in Washington this week to compete against 24 other contestants in the World Brain Bee Championship – an annual neuroscience competition for youth.…