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Glossary
In our glossary, you can find a list of important terms related to work and life in Germany.
C
- Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA)
- Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB)
- Chamber of Crafts
- Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)
- Child benefit
- Church tax
- Cluster project
- Collective agreement
- Collective bargaining agreement
- Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
- Comprehensive insurance
- Consumer advice centre
- Consumer protection
- Cost of living
- Culture of remembrance
- Current account
D
E
F
I
L
P
R
S
- Salary threshold
- Schengen Area
- Self-employment
- Semester fees
- Service Center for Professional Recognition (ZSBA)
- Settlement permit
- Shortage occupations
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Social care insurance
- Social security card
- Social security system
- Soft skills
- Solidarity surcharge
- State examination
- Statutory health insurance patients
- STEM
- Student union
T
U
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