Tönissteiner East Initiative
The East Initiative aims to further open the Tönissteiner Group with its worldwide contacts and networks to young, internationally trained leaders out of the new German states.
A range of dialogue events and initiatives with Tönissteiner, young, internationally oriented East Germans and prominent regional representatives of the sciences, business and politics showed how the new German Länder have handled structural change in recent years and which lessons can be drawn for other regions. Through the expansion of its network the Tönissteiner Group aims to make a contribution in the new Länder and via the dialogue series to the creation of a single German civil society.
Dialogue series East Initiative: Learning from the New Länder?!| Region/Date | Title | Presenter | Sponsor |
| Leipzig April 2007 LVZ-Article Program Results |
"Learning from structural change in the New Laender - Leipzig as role model for succesfull industrial settlement" | Dr. Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, State Secretary (Min for Transport, Building and Urban Affairs) | BMW Leipzig, IHK Leipzig, WISUTEC, HHL, spreadshirt, Sprachwerkstatt Glöckler, Alus & friends, Dr. Fingerle Rechtsanwälte, Wirtschaftsinitiative für Mitteldeutschland |
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Leipzig 2007, further information: Leipzig Declaration "Youth Unemployment as a European Challenge" "Youth Unemployment as a European Challenge" Good Practices - a collection of ideas and practical approach | |||
| Frankfurt (Oder)/BB November 2006 Program Results |
"Chances and Challenges for a border region in the united Europe" | Prof. Dr. G. Schwan (President Europa-Univ. Viadrina), U. Junghanns (Min. of Economics BB) | IHK Frankfurt(O.), Coll. Polonicum, Viadrina, Arcelor |
| Rostock/MV May 2006 Program Results |
"Success stories in the North East - Achievements and Challenges" | Prof. Dr. H. Wernicke (E.-M.-Arndt-University Greifs-wald), Prof. Dr. Dr. H.-R. Metelmann (Min. of Education MV) | IHK Rostock, Reederei F. Laeisz, Aker |
| Magdeburg/SA October 2005 Program Results |
"Learning from Sachsen-Anhalt? Handling structural change in central Germany" | Prof. Dr. H. Lück (M.-Luther-University Halle/ Wittenberg), Prof. Dr. K.-H. Paqué (Min.of Finance SA) | IHK Magdeburg, IFA Engineering |
| Dresden/Saxony May 2005 Program Results |
"How can the future of the New Länder be secured within global competition?" | Prof. Dr. K. Biedenkopf (Ex-Prime Min. Saxony), Dr. Ch. Bode (GenSec. DAAD) | Infineon, VW, Ernst-Poensgen-Foundation |
| Weimar/Thuringia September 2003 Program Results |
"Thuringia's political and societal challenges" | D. Althaus (Prime Min. Thuringia), S. Schambach (Intershop) | |