Germany: boost English courses to ‘fix’ skill shortage

Posted date: 25 Mar 2023

German universities should expand English language courses to recruit more international students and help fill labour shortages, the country’s academic exchange service has said.
Germany is suffering from a skills shortage while simultaneously attracting increasing numbers of international students, according to DAAD president Joybrato Mukherjee.

“We need to think about both developments together and show international students more effectively and in greater numbers the path to a professional career in Germany,” he said.

“They are highly qualified and well-integrated, and we should make more strategic use of their exciting potential as skilled workers in Germany.”

Germany’s latest skilled labour survey predicted there would be around 240,000 more vacancies in 2026 than there will be workers available.

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