There are many institutions that offer scholarships in Germany. Check out our portraits of a select few here:

Compared to other countries German universities charge little (some places even no) tuition and the country’s research institutes

Brain drain – that was the buzzword that plagued the German research community only a few years ago. But the picture has changed. Today, the number of scientists from abroad who are looking for research opportunities at German universities and research institutes is on the rise.

“Minus 80 degrees,” says the young woman with the red-blond ponytail as she opens the upper door of an oversized freezer to reveal several drawers, their surfaces snow-white as they are covered in a layer of spiky ice.

Marilyn Monroe would have loved a husband with Lkhamsuren Bayarjargal's profession. The young Mongolian works at the Institute of Crystallography in Cologne. In its labs, he could theoretically breed diamonds and other precious stones. "It's not worth it, though," says Bayarjargal and laughs, "Our l