Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Demonstration facility for burning and fermenting brewers' grains
Combining biological, mechanical, and thermal methods optimizes the use of brewers’ grains for energy
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“Future of the villages in South Westphalia” network
An agency motivates people in the country to join forces to develop perspectives for their home villages
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Young buys old – municipal programme against abandoned buildings
A municipality helps families to buy old buildings in the town centre, preventing the area from becoming abandoned
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Apolda cultural factory
A cultural centre opens up career perspectives for young creative people who live in the country
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“Smart Villages” research project
Students turn a village into a field laboratory and investigate how dying villages can safeguard their future
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OPERNALE – the opera festival in the rural north
A volunteer opera festival tours the country and livens up the regional cultural scene
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Need-oriented school bus transport
Thanks to a new school bus navigation system, schoolchildren's travel times are reduced and municipalities cut costs
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it’s OWL – high-tech network from Ostwestfalen-Lippe
With bundled competencies, a region with a rural infrastructure puts Germany at the forefront of high-tech production
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“Aubikom” – cooperation for more educational competence in Blomberg
By means of extracurricular remedial education, a company prepares vocational school students for professional life in the region
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Smart Rural Areas – intelligent technologies for the future in the country
Scientists and companies are researching intelligent technologies that make rural life easier