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Taking the Chinese challenge

With around 845 million native speakers, Chinese is the most widely spoken language on the planet. With the help of exchange tutors from China, more and more German students are not just learning English, French and Spanish. They're looking to future, thinking about job prospects - and signing up for Chinese classes. Presented by Ariane Galindo Gonzalez

Living for help

Recent school reforms mean German universities are overflowing with new students and that's putting a squeeze on affordable accommodation. A project in Cologne pairs students with people who need help doing the shopping, cleaning up, or looking after kids - all in exchange for a room.

School of sport

Young athletes often struggle to achieve a balance between performing well both at school and on the sports field. And this is even more difficult when a sporting club calls with an offer, but the club is based hundreds of kilometres away from the youngster’s home. The solution? A sports boarding school.

Music is my religion

Dalia Moukarker is a young Palestinian musician who found refuge from conflict in classical music. Growing up in the West Bank, she was often without a teacher or had to get permits to cross the Israeli Wall to have lessons in Jerusalem. Now, the twenty-year-old has won a place at a prestigious German music conservatorium.

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