Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Migration Hub – coworking space for refugee helpers
A start-up networks local refugee aid initiatives and gives them space to work under one roof
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Research project iNAPO – nanosensors for medical and environmental technologies
Novel measuring instruments on the nanoscale will help identify diseases and environmental toxins in the future
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Future city Lüneburg
Students, administration, and students team up to shape the future of their city
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Smartsand – high-quality building sand from flue ash
A start-up protects the environment doubly by converting a waste product into a high-quality building material
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Silicon Saxony – the Saxon microelectronics and ICT network
An association is networking the Saxon ICT industry and lobbying for high-tech solutions
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Robotics for SME network
A cross-industry network pushes forward the use of robotics solutions in small and medium-sized businesses
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District department store – online shop for local dealers and manufacturers
An online shop becomes a local marketplace - and brings purchased goods to people's homes quickly by cargo bike
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Wendelstein 7-X: fusion research for the power plant of the future
Researchers are working on a power plant in which hydrogen plasma fusion will produce clean energy
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Digital neighbourhood - volunteers for more security on the Internet
Volunteer Internet trainers teach people in their neighbourhood how to have more security on the Net
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TOUCHDOWN 21 – participatory research on Down syndrome
People with and without Down syndrome investigate the cultural history of trisomy 21 together
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Farid’s QualiFighting – learning through boxing
Via fun in boxing, a social project is helping children to improve their performances at school
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DYCLE – ecological diaper upcycling
A disposable item is to be used as top soil for fruit farming
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DorfSchmiede Freienseen – multifunctional multigenerational house
Residents team up to build a multifaceted multigenerational house to revive their village
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ARRIVO Berlin "simulation" workshops
An initiative makes asylum seekers and refugees in workshops fit for launching a career and refers them to companies
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MIA - Girls Engineering Academy Gifhorn
A foundation enables female pupils to build their own greenhouses and thus teaches them engineering skills
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ABIDA – interdisciplinary big data research
Scientists from different disciplines test the effects of Big Data together with citizens
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Research cooperation futureTEX
A large-scale research cooperation intends to strengthen the competitiveness of the East German textile industry
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Multaka: meeting point museum - refugees as guides in Berlin museums
In museums, refugees from Syria and Iraq discover parallels between their old and new homes
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Industry 4.0 – competence centre for intelligent automation
The first German science-to-business centre for industrial automation pushes ahead Industry 4.0
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New Neighbours Arnsberg initiative
Refugees help other refugees get a foothold in their new surroundings