Specialists from abroad
People from all over the world are drawn to Berlin to live, study and work: Specialists from abroad for your international business.
Berlin is one of the world’s most popular university cities for foreign students and researchers. In the 2023/24 winter semester, around 46,700 of the roughly 197,000 students enrolled are foreign nationals, which is 23.7 percent of all students. Most foreign students hail from China, India, Turkey, Russia, Italy and Syria.
(Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office, 2024 - numbers rounded; *as at 2022)
The environment fosters an international network that is profitable for Berlin’s business community: four universities as well as many renowned higher education institutions and research facilities. This large pool of excellently trained, multi-lingual specialists is readily available, and will also secure international contacts.
Berlin caters to the individual interests and needs of foreign employers, employees and their families. Many multilingual or foreign schools offer bilingual or foreign language classes. International institutes promote intercultural exchange and offer support in the process of moving to and becoming settled in Berlin.
The Business Immigration Service (BIS) is on hand to promptly and effectively answer questions about residence permits. It is available for companies, executives, specialists and their families.
