Press Releases & News

News | Education | 01 October 2025
Speed it up! – #KonfBD2025 calls for faster digital education transformation
The Education Digitalization Conference #KonfBD2025 brought together over 1,000 representatives from education, research, politics, and civil society in Berlin. Under the motto “POWER UP – Sovereignty in the Digital Transformation,” the conference focused on sustainable and equitable education.

Press release | Education | 30 September 2025
Education catalyzes climate action: Invest now to safeguard people and planet
Unlocking the transformative power of climate change education: Siemens Stiftung and the Office for Climate Education (OCE) call for global climate finance at Climate Week NYC 2025.

News | Social Entrepreneurship | 29 September 2025
World Health Summit side event on menstrual product safety
In the run-up to the upcoming World Health summit, the Gates Foundation, Siemens Stiftung and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) host a side event on women's health risks and menstrual product safety.

News | Culture | 25 September 2025
Practices of change: An exhibition on regenerative cultures is opening soon in Santiago de Chile
With the question ‘How can this place come alive again?’, the exhibition invites visitors to explore local knowledge and community action. It highlights efforts toward ecological and social regeneration through local practices.”

Notice | Education | 12 August 2025
Climate Change Education in focus at Climate Week NYC 2025
The Office for Climate Change and Siemens Stiftung will host the roundtable: “Unlocking the transformative power of climate change education: Investing in youth, teachers, and skills for a changing world” on September, 22.

Notice | Social Entrepreneurship | 30 June 2025
WeTu Impact Report 2024
Founded by Siemens Stiftung, the social enterprise WeTu develops innovative solutions for clean water, e-mobility, renewable energy, cooling, and recycling around Lake Victoria. The 2024 Impact Report shows how these initiatives promote health, secure incomes, protect the climate, and sustainably improve the lives of thousands of people.

Notice | Social Entrepreneurship | 17 June 2025
When ideas become solutions: Insights into our Kenyan social enterprise WeTu
What do solar lamps for fishermen, e-motorbikes, clean drinking water, and recycled electronics have in common? This report takes you on a journey along Lake Victoria – and explores how WeTu drives sustainable development in Kenya through locally rooted, innovative solutions.

Press release | Education | 13 May 2025
From classroom to creative lab: Future-ready learning space launched today
The new learning space at Siemens Stiftung‘s STEAM Hub offers the ideal environment for teachers to develop innovative approaches, and students to learn creatively.

News | Education | 12 May 2025
STEMplus at the center of the 6th International Forum on Educational Innovation in Bolivia
STEMplus takes centre stage at the 6th International Forum for Educational Innovation in Santa Cruz – with a keynote speech by Dr Nina Smidt and insights into creativity, participation and sustainability.

News | General | 08 May 2025
Scaling innovation: Dr. Nina Smidt at the United Nations
At the launch of the Global Pulse Accelerator Programme 2025, Dr Nina Smidt promoted co-constructive partnerships for implementing the SDGs at the United Nations STI Forum.