Lower Thirds:

0:02	Report by Julia Henrichmann
0:26	Sumit Kumar, Student
0:55	Deepali Bajaj Singh, Head of Language Courses and Examinations, Goethe-Institut New Delhi
1:44	Veit Gross, NGG union secretary
2:18	Sumit Kumar, Student 

Script: 

Sumit has decided to study at a private university in Berlin -- classes here are small and the lessons are in English. But that costs money -- Sumit's parents paid 14,000 euros for his master's degree in computer science.  Germany is a dream destination for the young man who sees many opportunities here: 

+++SOT Sumit Kumar, Student (ENG) 
"Germany is the main country in terms of employment, in terms of money, This is the wealthiest country and that is the main thing and there are more jobs here."

The International University in Berlin thrives on foreign students. Almost 2-thousand of them at this private university alone are from India. ((Germany is becoming increasingly popular.))

((Ortswechsel Delhi)
The signs that more and more people are looking to study in Germany are also evident at the Goethe-Institut in Delhi. The German courses are fully booked.

+++SOT Deepali Bajaj Singh, Head of Language Courses and Examinations, Goethe-Institut New Delhi (HINDI) 
"Traditionally, Indian students go to the UK, the US and other English-speaking countries. Everything was trending in that direction. But recently we've noticed that the policies in these countries have become a bit more restrictive. Visa regulations have become more difficult. It has become more difficult to work and stay in these countries after your studies. In Germany, these things are very well regulated. Visas are granted more easily and a large number of students receive a visa."

But studying in Germany also has its downsides. Most students have to work to survive. A striking number of delivery drivers come from India. And they are  often self-employed, without any legal protection.

+++SOT Veit Gross, NGG union secretary ((Gewerkschaftssekretär Gewerkschaft NGG)), deu.   
"In Germany, many delivery drivers are not permanently employed at all, but work as bogus self-employed persons. The other problem is that they are often employed by subcontractors who don't even work for the platform they are delivering for. 

That's why the union has called for a demonstration. Sumit has also joined in, as he has a contract with the delivery service Lieferando. It is one of the few companies in this sector that employs its drivers properly. But now Lieferando wants to make several thousand drivers redundant and send them into self-employment. Sumit is shocked.

+++SOT Sumit Kumar, Student ((eng))
"In Berlin, its hard to get any kind of job as a student if you don’t know German. So subcontracting is not a good idea and even if you come from India or any country and if you’re living in Germany and they are practicing that kind of thing that is bad."
 
Sumit like his fellow students, could imagine living and working in Europe in the long term. Then he also hopes to find a better job and no longer have to work as a delivery driver.