Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Smart District Data Infrastructure - intelligent 3D city models
Smart three-dimensional models help big cities simulate future developments and come up with solutions
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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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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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ABIDA – interdisciplinary big data research
Scientists from different disciplines test the effects of Big Data together with citizens
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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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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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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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Aqua solar village – energy self-sufficient living on water
Researchers test energy-saving living on water
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Start with a Friend – friendly refugee aid
An association brings refugees and locals together into tandems, creating friendships on an equal footing
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HuT learning workshop – handicrafts and technology for refugees
Retirees teach refugees handicrafts skills and prepare them for professional life