Press Releases & News

The “Integration through STEM” project was launched today at the Berchtesgadener Land Student Research Center. This program, which was developed by the School of Education at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), teaches young refugees the German language using more than just the standard subjects of a language course. The program also delves into STEM Read More...

In Santiago de Chile, on March 31 to April 1st 2016, the first Regional Meeting of the Experimento Program in Latin America was successfully held, uniting partners from all 6 countries were the Program is being implemented; Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Peru. The event was a instance for the different institutions to meet,  Read More...

Marek Wallenfels became managing director of SolarFountain gGmbH in April and assumed responsibility for the continued development of the charitable organization established by Siemens Stiftung and Solarkiosk AG. Acting as interim managing director, Christine Janezic led the conception and setup phase of SolarFountain. She will now be able to devote more time to overseeing Social Read More...

The Entrepreneurship Training program developed by the Siemens Stiftung and The Youth Banner, a Kenyan business mentoring network, has been renamed the Community Economic Elevator Program. The program has been successfully conducted in communities featuring Safe Water Enterprises and Water-Energy Hubs since 2012. In March 2016, another six-month training and mentoring phase was completed, and Read More...

Global refugee movements are one of the key challenges of our time – politically, economically and socially. With its existing projects, Siemens Stiftung helps improve the living situation in countries of origin and integrate refugees in Germany. Since it was founded, Siemens Stiftung has been committed to securing basic services, promoting high-quality education, and fostering Read More...

April 8-9, 2016, Messe Frankfurt, Hall 8.0, "Classic & Future Forum" / Stand E 50 and Brotfabrik For the first time in its history, the Frankfurt Musikmesse is turning its attention to the creative industries and musical life of Africa in its “Future Forum.” The focal point of the forum is five podium discussions with Read More...

The Safe Water Enterprises (SWE) of Siemens Stiftung and SkyJuice Foundation provide safe drinking water to rural communities in East Africa. The water kiosks are implemented together with local partners and selected communities who ensure the successful integration into existing local structures. This month, three new Safe Water Enterprises were built in Kenya. The Safe Read More...

At the 107th German Math and Natural Sciences Congress (MNU) scheduled for March 20-24 in Leipzig, the Siemens Stiftung and the Freudenberg Foundation will present Service Learning – Learning through Civic Engagement for use in teaching STEM subjects. Service learning combines the learning of a topic with social engagement by students. Since the beginning of Read More...

From April 7 to 17, the center of Santiago will become an experimental space for artists from Chile and around the world. Their works will turn empty buildings and public spaces into places of encounter and explore the social fractures that are particularly visible there. Changing Places / Espacios Revelados will open up new perspectives Read More...

Demand for early childhood language development is huge and has sparked all sorts of approaches, projects and opinions. But something has been missing: a scientific review of the effectiveness of language-learning programs. To fill this gap, Siemens Stiftung helped the ZNL TransferCenter for Neurosciences and Learning at the University of Ulm conduct a study that Read More...