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• 1: Introduction.
• 2: Activities.
• 2.1: Berliner Initiative.
• 2.2: Mentoring program.
• 2.3: East Initiative.
• 2.4: Int. Personnel.
• 2.5: Annual Meetings.
• 2.6: Young Tönisstein.
• 2.7: Student Forum.
• 2.8: Schülerkolleg International.
• 2.9: Regional.
• 2.10: Colloquia.
• 2.11: Meeting with the DAAD.
• 2.12: Dates.
• 3: Organisation.
• 4: Membership profile.
• 5: Press.
• 6: Donations.
• 7: Downloads.
• 8: Job advertisement.

Berliner Initiative

Despite its central location in Europe and its importance within the European Union Germany is still not suficiently prepared for international interdependance and its growing responsibilities.

Jointly with the Robert Bosch Foundation   , the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik    (DGAP) and the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik    (SWP) the Tönissteiner Group participates in the Berliner Initiative   . The aim is to point out to decisionmakers and the general public the deficits in education, training and personnel policy in Germany. In the context of discussion rounds with experts (see the results and reports 2001-2006) support it given to the exchange of experience between decision makers and develops practical solutions and recommendations.

Results reports:

Results 2001/ EU     
Results 2002/ International Organisations     
Results 2003/ German Universities     

In preparation of the discussion rounds Tönissteiner used their knowledge and inside view of the situation to prepare research on the German presence inside international organisations.

So far reports have been prepared on:

European Commission (2001)     
United Nations (2002)     
IMF and Worldbank (2002)     
OECD (2002)     
Speech of Federal Minister of the Interior Otto Schily 5 November 2003 (2003)     
International Experience and Hiring Practices of the German Foreign Office (2004)     
Berliner Republic (2005)     
Seven Suggestions on International Aspects of University Education (2006)     
Conclusions of the Berliner Initiative (2006)