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Background and objectives

Find out why the BQ-Portal was launched and how it contributes to securing a skilled workforce in Germany.
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The most important professions for the selected countries of training 2018

The most applications for recognition processed in 2018 were filed by the Syrians. The majority of recognition notifications were issued for doctors. A much lower number of recognition notifications concerned dentists, pharmacists, general nurses and office clerks. For most professions, the number of applications is between 30 and 70.
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The most important professions for the selected countries of training 2017

The majority of recognition notifications are granted to applicants trained in Syria. Doctor is the most common profession among Syrian applicants. Further recognition notifications are issued for office clerks, dentists, pharmacists, general care nurses and IT specialists. In this section you can find the detailed statistics also for Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Iran and Serbia.
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Contact points for companies

If you want to accompany the recognition process, you and the applicant can use various offers of information and advice.
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Record number of recognitions – BQ-Portal speeds up recognition process

09.09.2025
In 2024, Germany recognized more foreign professional qualifications than ever before – with a particularly sharp rise in recognitions from Ukraine.The BQ-Portal has played a key role in accelerating the recognition process through its comprehensive country and professional profiles. Since 2022, it has been actively expanding its contents related to Ukraine.
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Contact persons

If you as a company would like to support an international candidate or employee in having their foreign qualification recognized, you may use or point them to existing offers of information and advice.
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Glossary

You would like to know what "compensation measure" or "qualification analysis" mean. These and other definitions you can find here.