Graduates who want to work in Germany after finishing their degree can get a one-year residence permit for the specific purpose of looking for a job. You can find important information concerning the right of residence and gainful employment on the internet portal "International Students" of the Deutsches Studentenwerk (DSW) on the page Staying in Germany. Further details about ways to stay above water while looking for a job, and about legal restrictions on working in Germany can be found in the following document:
DAAD Information on the Statutory Frameworks applicable to the Pursuit of Gainful Employment by Foreign Students, Academics and Researchers [PDF].

Job advertisements for university graduates are listed at the Agentur für Arbeit, on the web, in regional and national newspapers and in specialist journals.

Getting your Doctorate in Germany

You can find important information about Doctoral Studies in Germany at the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). For questions about concrete possibilities of doing your doctorate at your university,  the International Offices are at your disposal.

International Offices:
Universität Osnabrück
Hochschule Osnabrück
Universität Vechta

The scholarship database of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) will help you to find out which scholarships could be available to you in the postgraduate phase.

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