The winners of the "Schools Cooperating with Culture" competition, which was part of the "KIDS TO OLYMPUS!" programme, were honoured in Berlin on 19 September 2008. The Deutsche Bank Foundation has supported this education programme, which aims to awaken interest in art and culture among children and young people, for fourth years now. [more]

"The sun – Hotspot in all the world's cultures" was the motto of Island Perspectives in 2008. Researchers discussed the significance of the sun in ancient cultures in a religious/mythological context, during several events. [more]

A top-class jury met once again to choose the best ideas for projects in cultural work with children and young people. Six creative minds, together with Thalia Theatre Halle, are already realising innovative, cross-genre cultural products for young people. This year's emphasis was on the events associated with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. [more]

Early, intensive language support is essential to the success of grade-schoolers – particularly for children of immigrants, but also for German kids. In recognition of this, the project "DeutschSommer – learning on holiday" was launched in Frankfurt am Main. [more]

In international comparison, Germany still has far too few college graduates. This has a major impact on Germany's companies, which increasingly complain about the shortage of qualified new hires. [more]

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