Carl Friedrich Goerdeler-Kolleg
for young executives in the public sector from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine
September 8 - 29, 2012 in Berlin and Warsaw
September 8 - 29, 2012 in Berlin and Warsaw
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler-Kolleg
The Kolleg provides advanced training for the next generation of executives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine in the field of good governance, and in doing so, promotes a responsible, sustainable way of conducting business in the public sector in these countries.
The Kolleg offers future policymakers the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of political interrelationships and international cooperation. They will meet with experts from civil society, politics, and administration in Germany and the EU, and receive advanced training in a variety of seminars. These encounters allow all the participants to discuss and share their ideas and experiences in a unified Europe.
They will be supported in this process by the director of the Kolleg, Prof. Günter Verheugen, former vice president of the European Commission, who will guide the participants through the program.
The Kolleg provides the participants with the opportunity to develop and implement their own project in the area of Good Governance which relates to their work and is of use for their home institution. The project outline is already included in the application. During the Kolleg, the participants advance and improve their projects and are accompanied by an experienced project coach.
Participants are given the opportunity to spend certain days observing institutions in Berlin and the surrounding areas that are related to their field of work. Following the Kolleg, the participants are expected to independently implement their project in their home country. At the beginning of the 2013 Kolleg, the 2012 participants will come back to Berlin to present the results of their projects.
The Goerdeler-Kolleg is conducted as a joint project with the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
The working language is German.
The Kolleg provides advanced training for the next generation of executives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine in the field of good governance, and in doing so, promotes a responsible, sustainable way of conducting business in the public sector in these countries.
The Kolleg offers future policymakers the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of political interrelationships and international cooperation. They will meet with experts from civil society, politics, and administration in Germany and the EU, and receive advanced training in a variety of seminars. These encounters allow all the participants to discuss and share their ideas and experiences in a unified Europe.
They will be supported in this process by the director of the Kolleg, Prof. Günter Verheugen, former vice president of the European Commission, who will guide the participants through the program.
The Kolleg provides the participants with the opportunity to develop and implement their own project in the area of Good Governance which relates to their work and is of use for their home institution. The project outline is already included in the application. During the Kolleg, the participants advance and improve their projects and are accompanied by an experienced project coach.
Participants are given the opportunity to spend certain days observing institutions in Berlin and the surrounding areas that are related to their field of work. Following the Kolleg, the participants are expected to independently implement their project in their home country. At the beginning of the 2013 Kolleg, the 2012 participants will come back to Berlin to present the results of their projects.
The Goerdeler-Kolleg is conducted as a joint project with the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
The working language is German.
Calendar of Events
The Kolleg will be held between September 8 - 29, 2012 in Berlin and Warsaw. If necessary, the participants will be able to take part in a two-week language course at the Goethe Institute in Dresden. Projects will be carried out in the participants’ home countries between October 2012 and August 2013. Participants will be invited to Berlin during the beginning of the next Kolleg in 2013 to present the final results of their projects.
Kolleg Activities
The Kolleg will be held between September 8 - 29, 2012 in Berlin and Warsaw. If necessary, the participants will be able to take part in a two-week language course at the Goethe Institute in Dresden. Projects will be carried out in the participants’ home countries between October 2012 and August 2013. Participants will be invited to Berlin during the beginning of the next Kolleg in 2013 to present the final results of their projects.
Kolleg Activities
- Presentation and discussion of project outlines
- Discussion, background interviews, and visits in Berlin related to the Kolleg’s topic
- Meeting with the director of the Kolleg and the personal mentor (DGAP)
- Advanced training in cooperation with a German university on the topic of Good Governance
- Opportunity to spend certain days observing institutions in Berlin and the surrounding areas that are related to the field of work
- Informational and networking trip to Poland organized together with the alumni of the Carl Friedrich Goerdeler-Kolleg, including a meeting with Polish experts and politicians
- Team-building activities
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler
The administrative lawyer Carl Friedrich Goerdeler was lord mayor of Leipzig from 1930 to1936, making him one of only a handful of municipal leaders who were not members of the Nazi Party.
After his resignation, he worked for Bosch as a liaison to the city government in Berlin. It was this position that permitted him to play an active role in the resistance against the Nazi regime.
As the cofounder of the civilian underground opposition against the Nazi regime, Goerdeler formulated new constitutional plans and blueprints for a European Union.
After the failed assassination attempt of July 20, 1944, Goerdeler, who was designated to become the new Chancellor, was executed as a "traitor" and "war spy" in Berlin on February 2, 1945.
The administrative lawyer Carl Friedrich Goerdeler was lord mayor of Leipzig from 1930 to1936, making him one of only a handful of municipal leaders who were not members of the Nazi Party.
After his resignation, he worked for Bosch as a liaison to the city government in Berlin. It was this position that permitted him to play an active role in the resistance against the Nazi regime.
As the cofounder of the civilian underground opposition against the Nazi regime, Goerdeler formulated new constitutional plans and blueprints for a European Union.
After the failed assassination attempt of July 20, 1944, Goerdeler, who was designated to become the new Chancellor, was executed as a "traitor" and "war spy" in Berlin on February 2, 1945.
Retrospective of 2011
The Kolleg 2011 took place from September 11 to October 7, 2011 in Berlin, Wrocław and Warsaw. Nine of the participants took part in a two-week language refresher course at the Goethe Institute in Dresden. The implementation of the projects in the home countries will now be conducted between October 2011 until August 2012. At the beginning of the 2013 Kolleg, the 2012 participants will come back to Berlin to present the results of their projects.
The Kolleg 2011 took place from September 11 to October 7, 2011 in Berlin, Wrocław and Warsaw. Nine of the participants took part in a two-week language refresher course at the Goethe Institute in Dresden. The implementation of the projects in the home countries will now be conducted between October 2011 until August 2012. At the beginning of the 2013 Kolleg, the 2012 participants will come back to Berlin to present the results of their projects.
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Carl Friedrich Goerdeler-Kolleg for Good Governance 2012
Application deadline: March 12, 2012.
Application deadline: March 12, 2012.
Contact
Marie-Lena May
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Center for Central and Eastern Europe of the Robert Bosch Stiftung
Rauchstraße 17/18
10787 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 25 42 31-13
Fax: +49 (0)30 25 42 31-16
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Center for Central and Eastern Europe of the Robert Bosch Stiftung
Rauchstraße 17/18
10787 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 25 42 31-13
Fax: +49 (0)30 25 42 31-16