Press Releases & News

Following the theme “Point of NEW Return”, the Munich Biennale will be held digitally from 15 May 2020. The Senegalese hip-hop stars Keyti & Xuman will be presenting a new episode of their “Journal Rappé” each day until May 24 as part of the festival for new music theatre. The hip-hip project is supported by Read More...

During this unprecedented global pandemic, Siemens Stiftung remains true to its duty of supporting and strengthening society through the foundation’s project work. Right now, we do not know how wide-reaching or long-lasting this crisis will be. However, we do know that it is a challenging time for our beneficiaries – for social entrepreneurs, for creative Read More...

Around the world today, 2.1 billion people lack access to a secure supply of drinking water, even though water is the foundation of our existence and an essential resource for sanitary facilities, health care, education, economic growth, and industry. In our operative project work, water plays an essential role in achieving sustainable economic, social, and Read More...

In the interest of public health and to ensure the well-being of our employees and partners Siemens Stiftung is reducing direct person-to-person contact to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue working – mostly online – to advance the foundation’s issues and projects. As a foundation active internationally, these measures apply Read More...

Our Partnership in “Accelerating E-mobility Solutions for Social Change” has been awarded by the “Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030” (P4G) initiative. The Partnership will focus on unlocking potential funding sources for e-mobility by defining a blueprint for carbon credit generation to be marketed on the voluntary carbon market with the potential Read More...

  Democracy, teamwork, responsibility: More than ever, these values are needed to form the foundation for sustainable coexistance in the future. Encouraging young people to consider, discuss, and act on their values for the greater good is driving a collaborative project between partners in the Wertebündnis Bayern alliance: TUM School of Education (TUMSoE), Akademie für Read More...

The latest ESPACIOS REVELADOS / CHANGING PLACES culture project will be on display from 6-15 March 2020 in Guadalajara (Mexico). The 20 artistic projects from 30 local, national, and international artists in 19 city locations follow a critical examination of urban vacancy. Experts in architecture, sociology, and art come together at an international conference from Read More...

After a successful start in South Africa, the education program from Siemens Stiftung and The Index Project continues to grow Teaching and learning methods combine STEM and creativity in the classroom Workshops for educators and multipliers from Chile, Mexico, and Colombia   Following a successful launch in South Africa, Siemens Stiftung and The Index Project Read More...

Nina Smidt, current Director of International Planning and Development at ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius and President of the American Friends of Bucerius, will join the Siemens Stiftung Board of Directors from 31 March 2020, taking over the role currently held by Dr. Nathalie von Siemens. In Nina Smidt, Siemens Stiftung has added an excellent Read More...

Today in Berlin, 120 education experts from more than 30 countries have presented an international position paper: “Using Science to Do Social Good – STEM Education for Sustainable Development.” These experts support a shift in the STEM education sector (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) toward recognition of societal context and incorporation of the United Nations Sustainable Read More...