Just as Germans love to join clubs, they also love to take classes. The city is covered in a special form of higher education facility that caters either to university-age students who know exactly what they want to learn or adults looking to change careers or just delve deeper into something of interest. These schools are known as Volkshochschule directly translated as ‘the people’s colleges’. They are scattered throughout the city. You can take an evening Russian course, pick up some web programming or even get career-specific training.