Pakistan, China, Kenya - young people come from all over the globe to study engineering at Karlsruhe University. Here, the Carl-Benz School of Mechanical Engineering has a special international engineering department.

Teaching is in English and combines practical industrial experience and cultural studies. Students receive scholarships from industry, student accommodation and a mentor, based on the American system. The aim of this private industrial initiative is to attract foreign students to Germany. Later, graduates can work for German firms in their own countries and act as mediators between the cultures. Mabel Gundlach went to Karlsruhe to see for herself.