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 | Arts & Culture | 19 October 2017
The art of stepping back
“Local leaders keeping the beat” – Nathalie von Siemens explains how Siemens Stiftung created and supported the music information platform Music In Africa, and what is in store for the future.
Interview | Arts & Culture | 19 June 2017
Art changes through experience
Art changes through experience – an interview with Joachim Gerstmeier on the innovative strength that comes from artistic collaboration.
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.
Interview | Arts & Culture | 28 October 2015
Performing a reimagined society
Director Akira Takayama, who led the “Traslaciones” lab, worked with participants on a project in a public space. Two reports.
Interview | Education | 10 August 2015
The way to a OER platform
What is the potential of free OER on teaching and learning in the future? What is essential for an OER platform? An interview with two experts.
Interview | Education | 04 May 2015
How education can succeed
Education researcher Manfred Prenzel talks with Siemens Stiftung about enthusiasm for the natural sciences and the cornerstones of good education.
Insight | Education | 19 January 2015
The man with science in his suitcase
Dieter Arnold is a trainer for the education program Experimento, sharing the concept of inquiry-based learning with teachers around the world.
Insight | Education | 08 December 2014
Scientific Learning – traditionally and for the future
The education program Experimento has been implemented in South Africa since 2011 – what do teachers report four years later?
Interview | Education | 07 May 2014
Inquiring young minds – Experimento in Chile
Domingo is 14 years old and had his life changed by a single experiment – now he knows what he wants to be: an electrical mechanic. A report from Chile.
Interview | Education | 27 March 2013
Experience it for yourself!
“When children are able to try out something themselves, they don’t forget the experience so quickly.” A field report from Johannesburg.