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Activity Report 2009

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Siemens Stiftung was successfully launched: On January 1st 2009 it began operations.

The first report on the activities of the Siemens Stiftung for the 2009 financial year informs you on the varied projects and also on the future objectives ...

Siemens Stiftung to appear at didacta in Cologne

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

didacta, Europe’s largest education trade fair, is coming to Cologne March 16 to 20. Some 800 exhibitors from 15 countries will present their product lines for pre-school, pr...

Further Relief Measures for Haiti

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The staff fund-raising campaign at the Siemens Stiftung and Siemens AG ended on January 29. Worldwide over Euro 2 million were raised. The donations in Germany will go to the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz – DRK). In addition to containe...

KIKUS Continuing Education Program in Hamburg

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On 18 and 19 January the Hamburg Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) saw a great deal of singing, playing and, more importantly, learning: 20 educators, primary school teachers and a speech therapist took part here in the first of six KIKUS ...

Emergency Help for Earthquake Victims in Haiti

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Siemens Foundation Will Donate 20,000 Euros for a Field Hospital from the German Red Cross - the Siemens Foundation and the Siemens AG Will Double all Donations received from now until January 29,2010

A powerful earthquake struck H...

kiss – Culture in Schools and Universities: Contemporary Architecture

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

kiss – Culture in Schools and Universities has, since 2004, devoted itself in a very pragmatic way to promoting both arts and education: as part of a scholarship program students of art and music education test new forms of conveying contemporary...

Siemens Stiftung supports MINT300 event in Berlin

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

From December 16 through December 19, 2009, mathematics, information science, natural sciences and technology (MINT) will be the focal point for 300 students and their teachers invited to Berlin. MINT-EC, the German association of educational excellenc...

Siemens Stiftung supports the digital advent calendar of

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Siemens Stiftung is supporting the math calendar of Matheon by donating small, non-monetary prizes. Under this project, young students in the fifth grade and up will be invited...

Siemens Stiftung to present its media portal to an international audience at the Online Educa Conference in Berlin

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Organizers expect more than 2,200 visitors from over 90 countries to attend this year's Online Educa Conference, to be held in Berlin from December 2 to 4, 2009. This will be the 15th time the world's biggest international e-learning conference will at...

Media portal named an official project of the UN Decade of “Education for Sustainable Development”

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In early November, the media portal of the Siemens Stiftung was honored by being designated an official project of the UN Decade of “Education for Sustainable Development” for the period 2010/2011. At the award ceremony in Munich, the Natio...

Siemens Stiftung presents the Media Portal at the Student Engineer Academy Conference

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The development and implementation of technological innovations are crucial elements in a nation’s ability to stay competitive. This, in turn, requires that a sufficient number of qualified young people are entering into the technical professions...

World Food Day: Siemens Stiftung contributes to CARE’s water and food project in West Timor

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The World Food Day on 16 October recalls that an adequate availability of food and clean drinking water is not a matter of course.
Especially in 2009, the global food situation is in a precarious state: For the first time, more than one billion p...

Disaster aid for Southeast Asia

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The countries of Southeast Asia were hit hard by a series of disasters over the last few days. Typhoon Ketsana moved from the Philippines to Vietnam and Cambodia, destroying numerous houses, uprooting trees and triggering floods in many regions. Some t...

Siemens Stiftung sponsors reading project for children with a migration background

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

There is much to discover in the world of books: whether it’s stories about pirates, princesses or knights – children who listen to a story embark on a journey of the imagination while at the same time training their power of concentration ...

Help for Angola: Siemens Stiftung equips ten health centers with water filters

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

According to the United Nations, Angola has the worst conditions in the world for a child to grow up. One in four children dies before reaching its fifth birthday. This is the second highest infant mortality rate in the world. The cause is often water-...

Siemens Stiftung supports Science on Stage follow-up workshop in Berlin

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Concepts, methods and contents for modern science lessons were the main themes of the Science on Stage follow-up workshop in Berlin. The workshop took place from 19-21 June 2009 and was financially supported by the Siemens Stiftung. 52 education pro...

Siemens Stiftung supports teachers’ education in Southern America

Mon, 4 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In April the Siemens Stiftung suppor...

Berlin: Successful start of KIKUS trainings for nursery school teachers funded by the Siemens Stiftung. Further cities to follow.

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

„It is fun to learn!“ This motto does not only apply to the children participating in KIKUS language courses, but starts with the nursery workers participating in the trainings for the language teaching method KIKUS German. On April 2...

World Water Day: The Siemens Stiftung commits to long-term drinking water solutions for Ethiopia

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Every year on the 22nd of March World Water Day takes place to remind us all how important water is for life on this earth. It is particularly evident just how invaluable this priceless resource is in those regions of the world where water is scarce. P...

Day of digital learning – Siemens Stiftung promotes up-to-date teaching

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On March 11, 2009 the “Day of digital learning” will take place throughout Germany. Digital learning and teaching is strongly gaining importance, and internet, new media and learning platforms have become conceptualised at school. With this...