Our experts

Together with our partners from civil society, academia and politics, our experts develop funding projects on the key issues of our time. We share the results with policymakers and the interested public in the form of background discussions, events, and publications.
Our experts work in the Robert Bosch Stiftung's Education, Global Issues, and Ukraine programs. You can find our health experts at bosch-health-campus.de.

Education

Dr. Dagmar Wolf

Senior Vice President

Phone +49 711 46084-138

e-mail to Dr. Dagmar Wolf

Andrea Preußker

Director Good schools and preschools

Phone +49 711 46084-758

e-mail to Andrea Preußker

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Andreas Dammertz, PhD

Senior Expert Future-proof education system

Phone +49 711 46084-838

e-mail to Andreas Dammertz, PhD

Lars Rettberg

Senior Expert Good schools and preschools

Phone +49 30 220025-270

e-mail to Lars Rettberg

Vincent Steinl

Senior Expert Future-proof education system

Phone +49 30 220025-274

e-mail to Vincent Steinl

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Dana Tegge, PhD

Senior Expert Good schools and preschools

e-mail to Dana Tegge, PhD

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Corinna Gottmann

Senior Expert Future-proof education system

e-mail to Corinna Gottmann

Global Issues

Ottilie Bälz

Senior Vice President

Phone +49 711 46084-520

e-mail to Ottilie Bälz

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Antje Scheidler

Director Democracy & Inequality

Phone +49 30 220025-175

e-mail to Antje Scheidler

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Raphaela Schweiger, PhD

Director Migration & Immigration Society

Phone +49 711 46084-678

e-mail to Raphaela Schweiger, PhD

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Stella Voutta, PhD

Director Peace & Strategic Partnerships

Phone +49 30 220025-339

e-mail to Stella Voutta, PhD

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Jessica Bither

Senior Expert Migration

Phone +49 30 220025-364

e-mail to Jessica Bither

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Ellen Ehmke, PhD

Senior Expert Inequality

Phone +49 30 220025-361

e-mail to Ellen Ehmke, PhD

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Hannes Einsporn

Senior Expert Migration

Phone +49 30 220025-362

e-mail to Hannes Einsporn

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Gordian Haas, PhD

Senior Expert Democracy

Phone +49 30 220025-492

e-mail to Gordian Haas, PhD

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Ferdinand Mirbach, PhD

Senior Expert Immigration Society

Phone +49 711 46084-480

e-mail to Ferdinand Mirbach, PhD

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Irene Weinz

Senior Expert Peace

Phone +49 711 46084-160

e-mail to Irene Weinz

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Ukraine Engagement

Markus Lux

Director Ukraine Engagement

Phone +49 711 46084-390

e-mail to Markus Lux

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Julia Teek

Senior Project Manager Ukraine Engagement

Phone +49 711 46084-440

e-mail to Julia Teek

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Futures and networks

Atje Drexler

Director Futures and networks

Phone +49 711 46084-420

e-mail to Atje Drexler

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Silke Breimeier

Senior Manager Futures and networks

Phone +49 711 46084-280

e-mail to Silke Breimeier

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News of our funding work

All areas of support

Education

Global Issues

Health

Understanding the disability justice movement

Bridging the Disability Rights Funding Gap

The Disability Rights Fund tells how philanthropy can be truly inclusive.

Perspectives of people in precarious life situations

Demands for a just future

Our partner denkhausbremen asked less privileged people what they think is needed for a fairer future.

German School Award 2025

New ideas for learning

The German School Award 2025 is entering its first selection round: 20 schools are now in the running for the prize.

Citizen participation

Do citizens' assemblies really strengthen the resilience of democracy?

Are citizens' assemblies an appropriate means of combating political apathy or do they weaken existing institutions? A study provides the...

Study

From indulgence to conscience: Why we care what we eat

Is food a private matter? What do people really want for the future of our food system? We listened.

Migration policy

Ukrainian refugees in Poland: strong civil society, successful integration

Integration that relies on community: Poland’s response to Ukrainian refugees

Social commitment

‘If we don't get up now, it could be dangerous’

Why is civic engagement one of the most important building blocks of a functioning democracy? A conversation.

Better care, more prevention and AI

For a Turning Point in the Health Care System

How can we make our healthcare system fit for the future? A conversation with Prof. Mark Dominik Alscher.

German School Award

Copying encouraged!

Schools can now apply to take part in the job shadowing program at schools that have won the German School Award. Rector Helmut Klemm explains what makes participating in the program so valuable to him.

REPCHANCE Europe Study

Persistent Underrepresentation of Immigrant-Origin MPs Across Key European Countries

Diversity is a central topic in the European political landscape. Nevertheless, a recent study...

Structural racism

When it is not only individuals who discriminate...

Institutional and structural racism is often less visible but just as damaging as racist hate crime. How entrenched racist structures in...

Open letter

Governments, parliaments and courts must protect the freedom of civil society

The importance of civil society organisations for a liberal democracy.

Social cohesion

Fostering resilience in Ukrainian society

The “Ukrainian Community of Dialogue Practitioners” aims to help people in Ukraine cope with their traumas, strengthen resilience – and prepare society for the...

Documenting Ukraine

Showing the human experience of war

While the news informs about the current war events in Ukraine, the individual life reality of the people on the ground often remains elusive. In the project Documenting...

Dossier

How we support Ukraine

In this dossier, we focus on the people in Ukraine whom we support. With our commitment in the country, we are also looking to the future: toward a strong Ukraine in Europe.

Philanthropy

The support that Ukrainian civil society needs now

A discussion with Daniel Busche (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), Orysia Lutsevych (Chatham House) and Markus Lux (Robert Bosch Stiftung).

Mental Health in Ukraine

“We are helping to break the taboo by saying: It’s OK to seek help.”

Jewhenija Iwanowa works as a psychologist at the a Ukrainian crisis chat. Here, she tells us what is particularly affecting Ukrainians.

Munich Security Conference 2025

The Pivotal Role of Civil Society in Ukraine – in Wartime and Beyond

Our expert Markus Lux on the topic set by the Robert Bosch Stiftung at the Munich Security Conference 2025.

Appeal ‘Stay the course’

A future worth living requires strong climate action and local commitment

Climate expert Tabea Lissner explains why climate protection urgently needs to become a political issue again and what each individual...

Migration

How Europe can escape the migration deterrence trap

Deterrence instead of constructive solutions: This credo seems to dominate migration policy everywhere at the moment. In this commentary,...

Portraits

Helping Ukraine’s war veterans return to everyday life

After three years of war, there are over a million of veterans in Ukraine, often wounded in body and soul. Here, three of them talk about...

Foundation focus 2025

Our democracy depends on us

The Robert Bosch Stiftung is committed to a liberal democracy and a society in which citizens continually pursue civic education and actively shape and defend democracy.

Immigration society

Why Islam and Germany Go Hand in Hand

Here are eight good reasons why Islam and Muslims play an integral role in German life.

Opinion piece by our migration expert

A Dangerous Distortion: The Debate on the Return of Syrian Refugees

Instead of starting populist debates, Germany should develop a constructive vision for the future.

M.E.T.A - A new program for teacher training

Using AI to shape schools

The M.E.T.A. program by Stanford University provides in-service trainers with the knowledge and tools to support teachers in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into...

Migrants in Germany

5 Misconceptions about Integration – and What the Facts Really Say

Fact-based arguments for a topic that is often the subject of heated discussion – based on studies from the Mediendienst Integration.

Climate change

We must leverage the synergies between the COPs!

Following this month’s United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s own gathering next month offers one more...

Inclusive peace

How does diversity succeed in Yemen? And what does that even mean in the Middle East?

The Sana'a Center is fighting for inclusive peace in Yemen despite difficult conditions.

German School Barometer

Students are burdened by wars, pressure to perform and the climate crisis

The latest German School Barometer highlights the mental and academic well-being of children and young people.

Education and integration

How refugees can also obtain the German school-leaving certificate

A school in Bielefeld is testing new integration concepts and demonstrating how the upper secondary school can become more inclusive.

New funding program

Building Power for Economic Justice

The Robert Bosch Stiftung is launching a new funding program to address economic injustice. It prioritizes work led by people with lived experience of economic inequality.

Rights of migrant workers in Europe

“We focus our advocacy on changes on an institutional and policy level”

Our project partner Lilana Keith on the imbalances of the immigration system in the EU.

Migration system in the EU

“We look after other people's children all day – and we're not allowed to have our own kids with us”

Migration

Climate Finance and Climate Mobility at COP29

Climate hazards drive displacement and cause major economic and non-economic losses. COP29 in Baku offers a key chance to set a new global finance goal. Learn more about...

Robert Bosch Academy

The International Order in Flux – and Germany’s Role in the Change

We asked the Fellows of the Robert Bosch Academy for their insights on global power shifts.

Diversity in Germany

The East is Diverse: The Many Faces of Civic Engagement and Volunteering in East Germany

There is much more to report from East Germany than growing right-wing sentiment and xenophobia.

War in Israel

“The key is to recognize that even in this situation, we still have the opportunity to act.”

October 7 marks the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. How has the work...

German School Award 2024

These are the winning schools for 2024

The German School Award has been presented in Berlin to the schools of the year. The main prize was won by a special school in Bonn.

REPCHANCE study

Facing high walls – why access to politics is still difficult for people with a migration background

Integration & Democracy

Germany needs politicians with a migration background

Our senior expert Ferdinand Mirbach on the REPCHANCE study results.

Perspectives on the status quo

Diversity: buzzword or real change?

Raúl Krauthausen, Tupoka Ogette, and Fränzi Kühne: What do we need in order to move forward?

A look at our foundation

If You Really Want Diversity, You Have to Create Structures for It

How diverse is the Robert Bosch Stiftung? Head of Human Resources Nicole Karle-Komes gives some insights in this interview.

Robert Bosch Hospital

Gender medicine in everyday clinical practice – why women and men need different treatment

On the ward of a dedicated female doctor at the Robert Bosch Hospital.

Expert opinions

More diversity equals more profit? A fact check on diversity in companies

Experts’ views show that true diversity involves a great deal of effort.

Dossier

Genuine diversity: We are still a long way away

Diversity is something that many people nowadays claim. But where do we really stand? Our dossier takes a multifaceted and honest look at this question.

UWC Robert Bosch College

10 years of education for peace and sustainability

UWC Robert Bosch College in Freiburg is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Former students look back.

German Society

Despite all the fractures: How Muslims and Jews stay in touch

How an initiative in Heidelberg succeeds in something that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.

Opinion

Does trauma prevent peace?

Traumas are passed on from generation to generation. Dealing with traumatic experiences appropriately is therefore an essential prerequisite for lasting and sustainable...

Integration

Immigrant care professionals: What it takes to feel home in a new country

A story about an extraordinary friendship that began with the "StaF" mentoring program.

Policy Briefing

Migration policy: Why deterring people from moving is not a solution

In the first issue of our new Policy Briefing publication series, our migration experts offer ideas for a humane migration policy.

Democracy

The future of social cohesion

How do we avoid social division and create a resilient democracy? Five possible future scenarios.

Graphic Novel

How the perspective of women can advance a peace process

Monica McWilliams was at the negotiating table to end the Northern Ireland conflict. This story shows where she made the difference.

Land rights

Climate protection measures must respect the rights of indigenous communities

Our expert Louisa Prause explains why the Rio Conventions must address the issue.

The Foundation, Facts andFigures

Annual report of the Robert Bosch Stiftung 2023

The Robert Bosch Stiftung looks back on its funding activities in 2023. Read on to find out which topics were in the spotlight.

Focus on teaching quality

Who will win the German School Award 2024?

15 schools have made it to the final of this year's competition. Find out who the nominated schools are.

10 years of the Robert Bosch Academy

A global network to solve pressing international challenges

Ten years ago - on 20 June 2014 - the Robert Bosch Academy was founded. We asked ten former Fellows from all over the world how they look...

Anniversary

Ceremony to mark the Foundation's 60th birthday

How does the Robert Bosch Stiftung celebrate its anniversary? Who was there and what was said?

Project Restart

Ukraine: Reconstruction of a battered country

The Restart initiative is working on a plan to sustainably rebuild severely damaged infrastructure in Ukraine.

Dossier

Social Cohesion: What makes our society strong

What is social cohesion and why is it important? A wide variety of examples and projects show how to strengthen and promote cohesion in groups and communities.

A culture of dialog

Enduring controversial opinions – the demoSlam shows how it’s done

The demoSlam promotes constructive debate and the ability to tolerate differences in a democracy.