Press Releases & News

“We want to prepare the youth of today to change the world of tomorrow” – is the goal set by the Mandela School of Science & Technology, which opened its doors in January 2014 as the first high school in the underresourced region of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The focus has always been Read More...

We live in brimming times: the explosion of knowledge and disruptive power of new technologies, a world growing closer together at ever-quickening pace, paradigm change. But all this would have already been familiar to Werner von Siemens in the 19th century. He took a close look at these developments and understood the opportunity and necessity Read More...

Siemens Stiftung was shortlisted with its “Safe Water Enterprises” project (SWE) as one of six organization engaged in the Kenyan WASH sector for the 2016 Maji Performance and Innovation Award (MaPIA).   The award recognizes exemplary performance and innovations geared towards increasing access, improving quality, and promoting conservation and governance in the water and sanitation Read More...

How can teachers prepare science and technology topics in a realistic and exciting manner for inclusive classrooms? Siemens Stiftung and their cooperation partners offer an answer through the development and supply of exemplary inclusive experimentation units for the fifth through tenth grade. The materials are freely available as Open Educational Resources (OER) on the Siemens Read More...

With the conference “STEM and Values – How Values Can Be Taught in Schools,” the Siemens Stiftung will underscore the need for STEM and values development, call for the issue to be added to the political agenda and intensify the application of the pedagogical/didactic practice. The Siemens Stiftung will hold the conference on March 27, Read More...

The Safe Water Enterprises (SWE) of Siemens Stiftung and SkyJuice Foundation provide safe drinking water to people in remote areas in East Africa. They are implemented together with local partners and selected community groups, who run the kiosks as social enterprises within their communities. Ownership of the kiosk is transferred to them when the social Read More...

An international jury of experts has selected the top three most promising projects. First prize is awarded to BEMPU Health from India for a small bracelet which alerts caregivers to the signs of life-threatening hypothermia and therefore helping to save the lives of babies: the Bempu Hypothermia Bracelet. Second prize goes to Indonesia Medika for Read More...

Compiling and sharing the experiences that pioneer schools have had with digital media – schools can apply until November 8, 2016 – a workshop conference organized by the Forum Education Digitalization initiative will bring together professionals and representatives from the worlds of science and school administration.   What do schools that have successfully integrated digital Read More...

Due to its great importance for individual development, social participation and career perspectives, numerous initiatives throughout Germany are involved in providing specific offerings designed to promote an effective STEM education. The question whether or not these will have a lasting impact and achieve the desired effects is of equal interest for supporters, initiators and target Read More...

The “empowering people. Award” seeks to identify low-tech products and solutions that enable people to access basic services in developing regions. Embedded in social entrepreneurship models, these innovations are designed to foster opportunities for employment, thereby providing sustainable development perspectives.   Two expert teams specializing in appropriate technologies for development and social entrepreneurship evaluated more Read More...