Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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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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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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Welcome Integration Network (WIN) service centre – alliance for employment
Alliance partners have established a service centre that supports companies' integration of refugees
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DBT laboratory – laboratory for digital education & training media
A laboratory enables schools and universities to test mixed reality training environments
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False hare – food made from insects
A 3D printer puts insect meat in a form that makes it look and taste good
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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
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Bee sauna – fighting pests with heat
Beekeepers have partnered to save their bees from harmful mites using heat
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Educational platform The DO School
A global educational platform networks young social entrepreneurs and helps them implement their ideas
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You can do it too – online course for volunteer German teachers
In an online course, volunteers learn how to teach refugees German
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Gedankenflieger – philosophising with children
A mobile educational initiative encourages children to observe the world around them and question it critically
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Jänschwalde – greening of open-cast mine areas
Along with local farmers, a company greens former coalmines with plants from the region
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ibidi – analysis of living cells
Novel plastic biochips make it easier to do research on living cells
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MobilTrain – training programme for older road users
With a tailor-made training program, older people in rural areas stay mobile for a longer time
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Hybrid platform – project lab for research cooperation
With a joint initiative, two universities promote cross-disciplinary research and educational projects
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Master instruments for children
Craftspeople build musical instruments for young up-and-coming musicians