At the end of the year, our CEO Bernhard Straub looks back at the debates of the past months and explains why it remains important to defend civil society.

Our migration expert on the results of the Diversity Barometer 2025 Focus report.

Three personal accounts from Ukraine: about new positions that women will no longer step back from.

An interview with health expert Susanne Melin from the Bosch Health Campus.

A piece by Ottilie Bälz, Head of our funding area Global Issues.

How do you prepare teachers for the meaningful use of artificial intelligence in the classroom? The M.E.T.A. program provides trainers with the knowledge and tools to do just that. 

Federal President Steinmeier honours schools at the 2025 German School Award that are courageously and creatively reimagining education.

Why even resilient democracies are vulnerable to authoritarian strategies.

It is precisely privileged groups that must take active steps against inequality, our expert argues.

Acceptance is declining particularly sharply with regard to ethnic origin and religion. Our expert Ferdinand Mirbach assesses the key findings of the Diversity Barometer 2025.

During the summer of 2015, Armin Laschet frequently accompanied Angela Merkel. He recalls how quickly right-wing voices began to grow louder.

In the German-French border region, local actors dared to rethink collaboration. Through citizen-driven participation, a dormant island in the Rhine became the starting point for a new kind of cross-border engagement—rooted in everyday life and shared values.

In the SaarMoselle region, a bold idea took shape: a cross-border citizens’ council to help guide the future of a shared urban space. Through inclusive participation and concrete dialogue, residents became co-creators of a regional vision.

In response to the floods in 2021, the tri-border region of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands developed a joint climate and health strategy—shaped by citizen input and cross-border collaboration.

Across borders, citizens in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice are reimagining their city—climate-friendly, participatory, and united.

A new study shows how a fact-based and solution-oriented migration policy can be shaped in Germany – beyond political divides.

As coal mining ends, communities in the German-Polish-Czech border region are shaping a shared vision for a sustainable future.

In the border region of Spree-Neiße-Bober, COVID-19 revealed weaknesses—but also inspired new cross-border cooperation and civic engagement.