Important reasons why you should learn German

European Union

For the other countries of the European Union, relations with Germany and Austria are fundamental in the coming years. Germany has always been described as the strongest engine of the EU. Trade with Germany is essientiel to many countries of the EU, creating new buisness opportunities and relations with German companies can be beneficial to many european regions. Did you know that 24 % of all residents of the European Union speak German as their mother tongue, and a third of all Europeans can communicate in German?

Business Opportunities

Even if German is “only” language number 12 among the most spoken languages, but it’s influence goes fare beyond, partely due to it’s strong economy (Among the Top 4 Economy of the World), but also to it’s big influence in literature, philosphy, art and so on. The German Economy is the biggest Economy in Europe, creating more that a quarter of the GDP of the European Union. It has been until now the number one exporter (before China) and number two in imports.

Also Austria, which is german spoken, playes an important role as a link between eastern european countries and wester european countries, as 40 % of it’s border conect it to eastern european countries. More than 1000 foreign companys are based in Austria to profit from these links and advantages, communicating in German. Don’t forget, that also in Switzerland, more than 63 % of the population speak German.

Job opportunities

As more and more companies open branches in different european countries, learning German has become a intelligent professional strategy. With german companies like Daimler, BASF, Bayer, Hoechst, BMW, Siemens and Volkswagen – all global players – learning German is the right choice to give a boost to your carieer.

German Companies are always looking for qualified employees. If you speak German you could easily get an interesting and good paid job. Did you know that German is one of the three most used languages in Internet, and that ECommerce in Germany is one of the fastest growing and by far the biggest in Europe?

Academics

German is the second most used language to write scientific papers and thesis, especially in fields like Ingeniering, Chemistry and Physics. That’s why more than 40 % of all Scientists recommend their students to learn German.

German Culture

Many of the important writings of european culture have been written in German.

• Literature: Goethe, Schiller, Thomas Mann, Kafka
• Classic Music: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart
• Art: Kollwitz, Durero, Klee, Kaninsky
• Psychology: Freud, Jung
• Philosophy: Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Adorno
• Science: Einstein, Kepler, Röntgen, Planck, Virchow

Reading books in their original languages is the best way to appriciate every detail, understanding even more clearly its meaning. Germany is the third biggest producer of books: 60 000 Books are published every year in German, that means 1 out of 10 books published every year is written in German.