Das soziale Netz

1. The web site for Deutsche Angestellten Krankenkasse, DAK, ( http://www.dak.de/), one of the largest health care providers in Germany, has detailed information about their benefits. Click on "Campus" and you will find specific information for students (http://www.dak.de/campus/index.html). In German.

Die Mitbestimmung

1. If you want to know more about doing business in Germany, visit the German Embassy or the German Information Service (http://germany-info.org/getflash.html). Look carefully at the page "Doing Business in Germany" (http://germany-info.org/nf_gic/index_business_economy.html). In English.


1. The official home page of the European Union (http://europa.eu.int/) has information on institutions, key issues, and an alphabetical list of issues. In all languages of the member nations.

Berufliche Ausbildung

1. The Federal Office for Employment, Bundesanstalt für Arbeit, (http://www.arbeitsamt.de/) keeps Germans informed about services for people seeking work, re-education, benefits, and unemployment compensation. In German.

2. Looking for a job in Germany? Check out the want ads, Stellenanzeigen, in one of the many newspapers that have an online presence. The Frankfurter Rundschau (http://www.fr-aktuell.de/) is a major regional newspaper and has an extensive list of job opening listed by category in its Stellen-Markt (http://www.fr-aktuell.com/index.cfm). In German with some sections of the paper in English.