Listings and Official.
Life’s various milestones – birth, getting a driving licence, finding a job, starting a business, buying a house, marriage, adoption, divorce and death – are all perfectly possible in the Ruhr Area, though legal constraints, bureaucratic hurdles and cultural taboos can make any or all of them tedious, time-consuming and expensive.
But don’t be daunted: Amazing Ruhr can soon help you find your way through the maze, with sound advice and guidance from grizzled veterans and fresh insights from recent newcomers.
International School Ruhr in Essen.
The new International School Ruhr will open in Essen in September 2010. With political and institutional backing as well as high local corporate awareness, the school run by Swiss based SBW will be revealing their new International Baccalaureate Programme...
ISD International School of Dusseldorf.
Established in 1968 the ISD International School of Dusseldorf aims to serve internationally- and interculturally-minded students and families from the Dusseldorf area and its surroundings. It provides a very good program...
Ruhr-University Bochum.
The Ruhr-University Bochum is one of the largest universities in Germany and part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft,a society of Germany's leading research universities. Participating in the State Government’s Excellence Initiative...
TU Dortmund.
The Technical University Dortmund was founded in 1968. Through its achievements in research and the excellent academic education of its student body, it importantly contributes to the structural change in the Ruhr Area...
IHK.
Six chambers of commerce and industry support their members and regional districts in the Ruhr Area. They form an association called “Ruhr IHK” and cooperate in all issues that concern the interests of the member companies...
Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft.
Founded in 1949 in Dusseldorf, the German-British Society is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental and politically independent organization. Their aim is to promote German-British relations in public and cultural life...
Residency.
Since January 2005, citizens of EU-countries benefit from free movement and right of residence. Hence, European citizens do no longer need to apply for a residence permit, Aufenthaltserlaubnis, if they want to reside in Germany...
