Event for companies: Thinking Skilled Workers Globally – Impulses for Recruitment and Integration On March 31, 2026, the Ulm Chamber of Commerce and Industry and regional partners are hosting a three-hour lighthouse event on the recruitment, onboarding and integration of international specialists. The focus will be on concrete solutions, best practices and exchange formats for…
Ehingen job fair – successful exchange between companies and international specialists The search for qualified personnel is currently a major challenge for many companies. On the other hand, people who have immigrated to our region are very interested in building a future here. Many of them have now reached a good level of German and…
How can international students successfully enter the regional job market? The new “Welcome to Work” series of events organized by the Ulm/Oberschwaben Welcome Center is dedicated to precisely this question. To kick things off on June 27, BMW Car IT in Ulm opened its doors to around 30 international students in the region. In addition…
Securing skilled workers with international specialists International skilled workers are a building block when it comes to securing skilled labor. They offer top qualifications and skills, a wide range of language skills and cultural diversity. But how can you find and retain highly qualified international staff? The Welcome Centers Ulm/Oberschwaben, Nordschwarzwald and Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg want to…
Do you live in the Ulm region, are you new to Germany and looking for a job, training or career prospects? Then the CONNECT job fair is just right for you! On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, from 10:00 to 13:00, the job fair CONNECT – Job Fair for International Applicants will once again take place…
The new “Act on the Further Development of Skilled Immigration” will gradually come into force from November 2023 to June 2024. It is intended to better facilitate qualified immigration from countries outside the EU and thus help to cushion the shortage of skilled workers. You can find an overview of the most important new features…
New regulations on the immigration of skilled workers Immigration of skilled workers from abroad is a building block for securing the demand for skilled workers. The new legal regulations offer new opportunities for immigration from third countries (non-EU states), but also more complexity. On July 7, 2023, the Federal Council passed the law and ordinance…
The contact point for students from Ukraine offers initial advice and helps to clarify general questions that are relevant for starting or continuing a course of study. Just in time for the start of the new semester, the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts has set up a central contact point for students from…
In view of the increasing shortage of skilled workers, immigration to the region and the successful integration of third-country nationals into the labor market is both a challenge and an opportunity. The tool developed by the European Commission “EU tool for the creation of skills profiles for third-country nationals” developed by the European Commission is…
The Welcome Center Ulm/Oberschwaben is concerned about the situation and developments in Ukraine. We hope that the war will end soon and that many people will be able to flee to safety. The situation is getting worse every day and more and more people are arriving in Germany. The majority of refugees are women and…