There are many different aspects you need to take care of when moving to a foreign country. Today, we would like to focus on a topic that is known to be specifically challenging in Germany – finding accommodation. There are different…
Buse Peker, an international student from Turkey, is sharing insights about the German health insurance system and describes the benefits she has received with her health insurance from DAK. Last year, after a long application period, I was admitted to…
Just as the old Chinese saying goes: seeing things for oneself is a hundred times better than hearing about it from the others (百闻不如一见). This time, Fintiba did not only come to see and learn about the struggles of students…
Students from non-EU countries are slowed down by administrative hurdles on their way to studying in Germany. Every third of them arrives in Germany after the beginning of the semester. This was the result of a study published by the…
The PIEoneer Award is a unique global award that honours innovation and achievement within the entire international education industry. It recognises both individuals and businesses from small to medium size. In other words, if you are achieving significant outcomes in…
As we have already announced, last month we have been nominated and awarded with the “Hessischer Exportpreis 2019” for our outstanding international strategy. Here, we would like to share some details about what the “Hessischer Exportprise” exactly is, what are…
Amer Al Omari, an international student from Jordan, has recently completed his internship in the Customer Care team and shared his experience with us in this blog post. The idea of Fintiba has always impressed me. It is about making…
Important update! German authorities have increased the BAföG rate – the national standard that defines the absolute minimum of expenses that a student needs to cover for a comfortable living. This change is justified by the continuous growth of costs…
Welcome to the Fintiba Community – a place that brings together international students on every step of their way to Germany. The idea of the community emerged from our continuous efforts to ease the lives of international students. With this…
FINTIBA REFERRAL PROGRAMME Do you remember yourself trying to figure out a way through the jungle of German bureaucracy not that long ago? All the questions and doubts that you had and the confusion you felt? Well, those were probably pretty…