Stories & Interviews
There are plenty of people around the world with the courage to try something new and turn ideas for a better future into reality. Here you’ll hear from our project cooperation partners, network members, and participants in addition to experts in fields that motivate us and make a difference in society.
Interview | Education | 27 February 2020
Open Educational Resources: A new culture of sharing
All teaching materials are now available on the Siemens Stiftung media portal as Open Educational Resources (OER) and can be downloaded free of charge. But how can educators put them to use? An interview with Corinna Hartung.
Interview | Education | 29 January 2020
Unlocking every child’s gifts
How do inclusive experimental lessons work? An interview with primary school teacher Stefanie Trense on new methods for STEM lessons.
Interview | Education | 15 November 2019
Local actors – internationally networked
“The only way we can create permanent change in the global education system is by working together with an international network.” Badin Borde on Siemens Stiftung’s network-building efforts.
Interview | Education | 14 May 2019
Do Design Thinking and STEM go together?
A system for fostering creativity meets science and technology subjects. Will it work? An interview with Christine Niewöhner.
Interview | Education | 09 December 2018
STEAM regions in Latin America
STEM education is a top priority in Latin America, with six “STEAM regions” established in the last year. We spoke with Ulrike Wahl about the STEAM region concept and the goals driving the regional alliances.
Interview | Education | 02 April 2018
MINTegration
Integration through experimentation: With the MINTegration project, a secondary school student in Augsburg, Germany, looks to introduce children to science while playfully improving their language skills.
Interview | Education | 25 January 2018
Full steam ahead: STEAM in South Africa
With the STEAM Foundation, Kathryn Kure hopes to create new opportunities for young people in South Africa using targeted teacher certifications in STEM subjects.
Interview | Education | 11 November 2017
Making progress together
Experts from 28 countries discussed STEM education at the “International Dialogue on STEM.” An interview with Uchenna Udeani (Nigeria) and Hugo Flores (Peru) on how the future of their countries begins with young children.
Interview | Education | 23 October 2017
Boosting self-confidence – creating opportunities
Physics teachers Paul Feltes and Marc Büssing from Frechen, Germany present a technological challenge to young people with limited German language skills. Will they succeed?
Interview | Education | 06 June 2016
Learning, living and feeling values
What is the key to good value formation? And why does that belong in STEM lessons? An interview with professor Dr. Heinz Mandl.