Community Portal
FAQ
This site answers the most common questions about the Freiburger Bund and the related portals – your shared space to connect, learn, and grow on the path to a healthcare career in Germany.
This site answers the most common questions about the Freiburger Bund and the related portals – your shared space to connect, learn, and grow on the path to a healthcare career in Germany.
The Community Portal is a dedicated online space for international healthcare professionals looking to build a career in Germany. It brings together peers, mentors, and resources across every stage of your integration journey – from pre-departure planning all the way through long-term professional development. It is organized in four phases and 4 categories. Depending on the phase of your journey you can find in the category “forum” Forums for administrative questions and in the category “learning” you can find German learning support (Phase 1), Groups for FSP/KP Preparation and FSP/KP Protocols and learning material (Phase 2).
The portal is open to internationally qualified healthcare professionals (doctors, dentists, pharmacists and nursing professionals) who are in the process of, or considering, working in Germany. Supporters and partner organizations can also join and contribute.
Yes. Creating an account and participating in the community is free.
Click the Sign-Up button in the top-right corner of the page, fill in your details, and follow the email verification steps. Once confirmed, you can complete your profile.
The community channels are structured in four main phases that reflect the typical integration journey of a healthcare professional in Germany:
If you click on “Forum” it depends on your chosen phase which Forums you can see. You will find forums to ask organizational questions concerning your travel preparation, your German language courses, your recognition process in Germany, further career possibilities and many more. Experienced User and knowledgeable Freiburger Bund Admins will share their knowledge in these forums.
The content in the Learning section depends on the phase you have selected. In Phase 1, you will find a German language forum with learning materials. In Phase 2, you will find FSP and KP study groups along with learning materials and exam protocols.
In the Events section, you can see events you have been invited to, public Freiburger Bund events, and your personal calendar. The Learning Partner section lets you find a study partner for German language learning or FSP and KP preparation. If someone reaches out to you, you will receive a message in your private inbox.
The learning partner search helps you find a study partner for German learning or FSP and KP preparation. The event creation feature lets you meet with your learning partners in an audio or video call to study together or run exam simulations.
If you have any issues with other users in the Community Portal, please use the Report button shown on forum posts and chat messages. For more serious matters, please also reach out to us through the Freiburger Bund contact form.
In the forums, click “Start a new discussion” to open a new thread, or click the reply arrow below a message to respond. In the chat groups, simply type your message in the text field at the bottom.
You can bookmark posts, learning materials, protocols, and events anywhere in the Community Portal. All your bookmarks are collected on the Bookmarks page, which you can find in the menu that appears when you click on your profile picture in the top right corner.
Freiburger Bund offers learning chatgroups for FSP/KP and a German learning forum for learning questions in the Learn- Category. In the Forum Category, it offers different forums for administrational questions. In a chatroom you can just post and answer, in a forum you find different discussions about certain topics that you can reply to.
The FSP and KP Chatgroups can only be created by the admin, but you can create a Chatgroup in your private messaging.
Yes. There is no fixed limit on how many groups you can join. It is a good idea to start with groups relevant to your specialty or region and expand from there.
Check whether the forum has a thread called “Further topics”. If not, contact the forum administrator or reach out to us through the contact form.
In Phase 1, they cover German language learning resources sorted by exam provider – Telc, ÖSD, Goethe, and TestDaF – such as books, scripts, exercises etc.
In Phase 2, learning materials include FSP and KP protocols, books, scripts, and other media for exam preparation.
Use the “FSP/KP” item in the main menu at the top of any page, or go to the Community Portal, select Phase 2, and choose the “Learning category. From there, select FSP or KP, then choose your exam type. Inside the chat rooms, select you federal state and profession. A menu bar above the chat room contains a “protocols” button.
For German language learning, go to the German learning forum in the “Learning” category in Phase 1. Once you have selected your language level, exam provider, and material type (writing, reading, listening, or speaking), you will find an “Upload” button in the top right corner of the forum. If your material does not fit any exam provider, you can upload it to the “General” folder.
For the FSP/KP learning, go to the FSP/KP groups in the “Learning” category. Once you have selected your profession and federal state at the top of the chat groups, an “Upload” button will appear on the right side.
In the Community portal you can choose the Category “Events” right under the four Phases on the landing page. You can also use the global search tool to find Events.
FB offers free FIA Events like: FSP/KP Case discussions, B2 and C1 Trainings, FIA Training KP Medicine and Dentistry (Simulations) and Info Events for Qualification, Visa, Approbation, Housing and Funding.
If a User invites you to become a learning partner or to join an event, you will receive a message in your private messages.
If you click on Phase 1 for German learning or Phase 2 for FSP/KP preparation on the Community Portal landing page and choose the category “Learn Partner” you end up on the Learn Partner Search. Two lines under the title you can untick the box “I want to be found as a learning partner”.