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Online workshop for international students How to Work in Germany
Are you a student working in Germany? Or maybe you are starting your job search and struggling to navigate all the complexities of the German labour market? To help you better understand the job market regulations we invite you to our seminar How to Work in Germany – Your Rights & Obligations on the German Labour Market.
Hosts: Juan Carlos Muciño Arroyo y Moreno, advisory service Faire Integration, Saskia Krebsz, advisory service Beratung migrantischer Arbeitskräfte, Aleksandrina Dmitrieva, Studentenwerk Magdeburg
The workshop will provide practical guidance on the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers, explain different types of employment (part-time job, internship, working student, mini-job etc.), cover important aspects of working contracts, of labour and health protection & regulations of the immigration authority. And of course, you will have the opportunity to ask questions to our experts.
The workshop is available free of charge, in English, and without prior registration. It is addressed to international students at the Otto von Guericke University, the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences and the Harz University of Applied Science. Join us in December via Teams or in January via Zoom.
Faire Integration is a counseling service in Germany for migrant workers on social and labor law issues. The counseling is carried out by different organizations, is offered free of charge, anonymously, and in various languages.
Beratung migrantischer Arbeitskräfe (BemA) provides information and consultation as well as support for migrant workers regarding the German Labour Market and consists of advisory service centers and outreach teams. The team of BemA is multilingual and can be approached in different languages. The Services of BemA are always confidential and free of charge.
Date: Thu , 11th December 2025
Time: 10:00 (AM) till 12:00
Location: online via Teams
Meeting-ID: 313 711 003 266 67
Passcode: Pz2Su6k5
Or via Link: Jetzt an der Besprechung teilnehmen
Date: Tue , 13th January 2026
Time: 14:00 till 16:00
Location: online via Zoom
Meeting-ID: 928 3900 4241
Passcode: 567096
Or via Link: https://zoom.us/j/92839004241?pwd=bvzZz4gTGMVlniZyCZad21Z2UaursP.1
If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact the international coordinator of Studentenwerk Magdeburg Aleksandrina Dmitrieva (E-Mail: internationales@studentenwerk-magdeburg.de, Phone: 0391-67-51539).
Language café
Do you speak a langauge but never get to use it? Or do you want to speak your mothertongue with other students?
Then come to our Language Café!
Where? IKT
When? Mondays 4-6 p.m in even weeks
next date: 8th December
IKUS Semester Programme WS 2025/26
Here you can see the next IKUS events per month. For further information, please check the calendar in the Welcome to OVGU-App!
Partner von morgen 2023-2025: Internships for International students
Praktikumsstellen für Internationals
Are you an international student studying at OVGU? Then you now have the chance to complete an internship in a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME)! The "Partners of Tomorrow" program is funded by the Ministry of Economics, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of Saxony-Anhalt. This programme has already enabled many international students to gain work experience and positively shape their careers. Here you can also find important impulses for student research projects and final theses. At the same time, you can enrich the intercultural skills of companies and enhance the internationalization of the economy and the labour market in Saxony-Anhalt.
The internships are offered in many different disciplines and specializations. If we have sparked your interest, take a look at the notices and apply now simply by sending your CV to international@expert-pm.de!
Check out open internships in the following departments here:
Marketing for a fan merchandising shop
Research and Development of technical products
Marketing for crystal/glass products
Marketing for a biotechnology company
Current information form the Foreigners` Authority Magdeburg on collecting documents via document pick up station
Please carefully read the original leaflet (in German) or the translated leaflet (in English) with information on collecting documents via the new document pick up station as well as the original declaration of consent (in German) or the translated declaration of consent (in English) under data protection.
Please send the completed and signed declaration of consent in the original (German version) to the Foreigners' Authority when applying for the renewal of your residence title.