Soft skills, also known as common skills or core skills, are skills applicable to all professions. These include critical thinking, problem solving, public speaking, professional writing, teamwork, digital literacy, leadership, professional attitude, work ethic, career management and intercultural fluency. This is in contrast to hard skills, which are specific to individual professions. Some examples of soft skills include: Communication. Teamwork.

German is the gateway to a world-class higher education. German has the largest number of native speakers in the European Union (far more than English, Spanish, or French). German is among the ten most commonly spoken languages in the world. It is also a lingua franca of Central and Eastern Europe.

18% of the world’s books are published in German, and relatively few of these ever appear in English translation.