Vocational trainingKnowledge and education are key ingredients for the wealth of a society.A great deal of learning is done by imitation. Babies start to sit up and crawl because they want to walk like their parents do. Toddlers try to repeat the syllables they hear around them, and that is how they learn to speak. Other skills require a more structured form of teaching and learning, found for example in schools, but also in companies and universities.More
What we seeThere was no let-up to the challenges Germany had to deal with during the year under review: environmental protection, participation, changing needs and voluntary commitment are four key topics, but of course not the only ones...More
Education initiativesEducation is strongly related to economic growth. A comprehensive and attractive education system is more important than ever.Education initiativesMore
Changing needsDemographic change, urbanisation and demand for new digital offerings are changing Germany.Changing needsMore
DemographicsThe German population is shrinking and ageing. Especially in rural areas, and particularly in Eastern Germany, the consequences are already noticeable.DemographicsMore
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