Practical impressions and new impulses: the guided tours introduce the themes of the conference and give an impression of Berlin, its people and local integration practices. The goal is to give participants insights into the (inter)cultural, historical and political realities of the host city and its society. To offer this insight the 25th International Metropolis Conference Berlin collaborates with NGOs in the Network Integration through Qualification (IQ) as well as the public administration of the labour market integration in Germany. Additionally, the study tours combine elements of sightseeing with a historical contextualisation of Germany`s colonial history, contract workers in the former German Democratic Republic as well as the fall of the Berlin Wall as makes the participants familiar with Berlin`s cultural diversity today.