Career
Career opportunities in Berlin
Berlin is considered Europe’s startup capital, having a highly active entrepreneurial scene. Berlin’s economy is based on high-tech firms and the service sector. Other significant industries include IT, pharmaceuticals, biomedical engineering and biotechnology, construction, electronics, and tourism.
If you intend to start working in Berlin, you will greatly benefit from learning German, as it will widen you career progression. Some universities and colleges collaborate with local employers for internships or jobs for students, and offer helpful career services.
Berlin’s largest employers include companies such as: Charité, the Vivantes clinics, Siemens, Bombardier, Nokia, Herlitz, Kaufland, T-Mobile, Mercedes-Benz, Allianz, Axel Springer AG, the German Red Cross (DRK) etc.
Life
Berlin city life
Berlin provides endless recreation and entertainment opportunities. The city is well known for its diverse festivals, famous museums and art galleries, cheery nightlife, hundreds of parks, and numerous bars, clubs, restaurants and shops that cater for any taste.
Things to do in Berlin include:
- see the city’s skyline form the TV tower (Fernsheturm),
- stroll the East Side Gallery sites (the longest section of the Berlin Wall),
- have a picnic in Tiergarten,
- take a boat tour on Spree river,
- spend a day on Museum Island,
- go shopping on Friedrichstrasse,
- explore the Grunewald forest and meet your friends in Alexanderplatz.
Other major tourist attractions include: Brendenburg Gate, Cahrlottenburg Palace, the Reichstag Building, Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Plaz, the Holocaust Memorial, Berlin Zoo (has the largest range of species in the world), or Berliner Dom.
Over half a million Berliners participate in amateur sports in the State Sport Association's 2,000 clubs. Berlin is a great town for watersports as well, due to its many rivers and lakes.
Clubs range from very underground, jazz, and electro to posh. Berlin has great public transportation, and during weekends the subway is open the entire day.
International atmosphere in Berlin
With 190 different international communities, it is as though Berlin cracked the wall between nationalities. There is a long history of migration into Berlin and foreign-born residents make up around 28% of the city’s population. Large communities in Berlin include expats from Turkey, Poland, Italy, Serbia, Russia, France, U.S., Spain, U.K. and Greece.
The most-commonly-spoken foreign languages in Berlin are Turkish, English, Russian, Arabic, Polish, Kurdish, Vietnamese, Serbian, Croatian and French.
Weather Berlin
In the summer, the temperature average is around 20-24°C (68-75°F) and you can expect some rainy days, so visit Berlin equipped with a waterproof jacket or an umbrella. During the coldest months, December, January and February, the average temperature can drop to -1°C (30°F).
Universities in Berlin
Forward College is a Higher Education Institution designed for bright undergraduate students who wish to go beyond academic excellence. Students earn a Bachelor’s from LSE (#3 in Europe*) or King’s College London (#6 in Europe**) and study in Lisbon (yr 1), Paris (yr 2), Berlin (yr 3), or 3 years in Paris for selected programmes.*QS 2024: LSE #3 in social sci. & mngmt, KCL #6 in psych. in Europe.
The Berlin School of Design and Communication is part of the SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, a private, state-recognized and accredited university in the heart of Berlin. The five schools of the SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences combine modern management and entrepreneurship, media and creative industries, technology and IT, music and sound design in modern study programmes.
SRH University Berlin is famous for its international orientation. 45 % of our students come from abroad and provide different cultural perspectives from around the globe.
The Berlin School of Popular Arts is part of the SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, a private, state-recognized and accredited university in the heart of Berlin.