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Annual Report 2007 Short Version English JB2007 Englisch.Qxd 04.06.2008 10:43 Uhr Seite 2 JB2007_englisch.qxd 04.06.2008 10:44 Uhr Seite 17 Annual Report 2007 short version english JB2007_englisch.qxd 04.06.2008 10:43 Uhr Seite 2 Dr. h.c. mult. Hans Zehetmair Chairman Hanns Seidel Foundation, Munich, Germany Minister of State (ret.) Dr. Peter Witterauf General Manager Hanns Seidel Foundation, Munich, Germany Hanns Seidel Foundation Simplified organigram Chairman Dr.h.c.mult. Hans Zehetmair, Minister of State (ret.) General Manager Office for Foreign Relations Dr. Peter Witterauf Liaison Bureaus Academy for Politics and Institute for Adult Civic Scholarship Organization Institute for international Current Affairs Education Contact and Cooperation Hanns Seidel Foundation · Lazarettstr. 33 · D-80636 Munich · Germany Phone: ++49 (89) 12 58-0 · Fax: ++49 (89) 12 58-356 Internet: www.hss.de · E-Mail: [email protected] V.i.S.d.P.: H. Klingsbögl · Translation: Karin Weidlich · Layout: Adacon GmbH JB2007_englisch.qxd 04.06.2008 10:43 Uhr Seite 3 MISSION AND SCOPE MISSIONOF ACTIVITIES AND SCOPE OF The Hanns Seidel Foundation currently fulfilsACTIVITIES its mission in a true Christian spirit in no less than 58 countries the world over. In all, 269 employees work for the Hanns Seidel Foundation in The Hanns Seidel Foundation is a registered association dedi- Germany and abroad. They are spread out among the cated exclusively and directly to public interests. The mission Headquarters in Munich, 90 joint development projects, the and commitment of the Association is Banz Monastery and Wildbad Kreuth Training Centres, the ➧ to promote the democratic and civic education of the German Munich Conference Centre, Berlin Office, and our Liaison population on the basis of Christian values, Bureaus in Brussels, Moscow, and Washington. ➧ to promote education, popular and vocational training in- cluding the support of students, in particular by giving indi- We have been committed to our fundamental philosophy of viduals with appropriate talents and character values access “Serving Democracy, Peace and Development” since 1967. to scientific and research training, The various activities of the Foundation are split up into four ➧ to promote science, in particular by conducting scientific Departments. studies and research, ➧ to promote an international spirit and communication The Academy for Politics and Current Affairs conducts and among nations as well as the unification of Europe, in par- offers practice-oriented political advisory services. Fundamen- ticular by inviting foreign groups and supporting travel tal data and information for political decisions are compiled on abroad, a scientific basis, just as the Academy organises conferences ➧ to promote cultural causes, in particular by supporting the and publishes various studies, reports and other publications. upkeep and maintenance of works of culture and support- ing the care and preservation of monuments, The Institute for Adult Civic Education promotes democratic ➧ to promote foreign aid and development. and civic education among broad groups of the population. The primary objective is to increase and promote the political involvement of citizens. For the complete text of the foundation’s statutes, please see the internet at www.hss.de/downloads/statutes.pdf, The Scholarship Organization promotes the development of where further details may be downloaded. scholars. Further activities pursued by this Department are media politics and the promotion of young journalists.The pri- mary mission is to offer young, up-and-coming university and college graduates specific support and promotion. The Hanns Seidel Foundation was founded in 1967 and is named after Dr.Hanns Seidel (October 12th, 1901– August 5th, 1961), The Institute for International Contact and Cooperation pro- Minister President of Bavaria from 1957 to 1960. For further motes international cooperation in development projects, con- information please see the internet at www.hss.de/4343.shtml centrating on vocational training, the promotion of adminis- trative systems, consultation and advice for parties and govern- ments, activities for the improvement of the infrastructure, etc. MISSION AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES 3 JB2007_englisch.qxd 04.06.2008 10:43 Uhr Seite 4 ACADEMY FOR ACADEMYPOLITICS AND CURRENT F0R AFFAIRS MISSION OF THE ACADEMY FOR POLITICS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS Academy for ThePOLITICS Academy for Politics and Current Affairs identifies and ANDPolitics and analyses trends, focuses on new problems, and presents vari- Current Affairs ous options for action based on different scenarios.We see our CURRENTmission in developing medium- and longterm problem solution strategies in the most significant areas of political, social, and economic life.AFFAIRSEvents and meetings have been held at the Munich Conference Centre, the Wildbad Kreuth and Kloster Banz In its activities, the Academy focuses not only on the heuristic Training Centres in Bavaria, and in Berlin. values of scientific analysis, but also on the political and social relevance of academic work. Providing practice-oriented polit- The POLITICAL STUDIES have been published as six bi-month- ical advice, the results of such activities should provide the ba- ly periodicals. The Academy has also published the series sis for political decisions. “Statements and Materials on Contemporary History“, of “Current Analyses“, and of “Reports & Studies“. In all, the Academy has conducted no less than 87 events (expert meetings, workshop talks, and round tables) with a total of 7,200 participants. Retired German President Roman Herzog was a guest at the speaking event The winners of the Young Talent in Political Journalism Award 2006/07: “Europe – Vision and Reality” on 11 May 2007 Johann Osel, Matthias Bauer, Timm Betz and Maxim Garskov, with Heinrich Oberreuter (2nd from left), Paula Bockensteiner (3rd from left) and Hans Zehetmair (right) “German reunification – Decisions and Failures” was the topic of the event on 29 November 2007, at which Theo Waigel, Wilfried Scharnagl and Richard Schröder gave speeches and participated in discussions 4 ACADEMY FOR POLITICS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS JB2007_englisch.qxd 04.06.2008 10:43 Uhr Seite 5 INSTITUTE FOR ADULT CIVIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE FORInstitute for ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR Adult Civic ADULT CIVIC EDUCATION Education The Training Institute offers seminars forADULT political training CIVIC based on the values of Christianity. With each democracy being required to rely on the active participation of democrat- ically minded citizens, weEDUCATION seek to encourage participants to show such a significant commitment and give them the neces- sary skills. Factual information, opportunities to discuss matters of inter- est and exchange experience, as well as a close focus on the subject matter involved all serve this cause in a particular manner. Seminars are conducted at the Kloster Banz and Wildbad Kreuth Training Centres. Further events are held at the Munich Educational Centre Wildbad Kreuth Conference Centre and in various parts of Bavaria. In all, some 53,987 participants attended the 1,520 seminars. Some examples of the seminars held in 2007: ➧ University research as part of the Bavarian cluster initiative ➧ Democracy and democratic reform ➧ Religion and politics ➧ Renewable energies ➧ Uni plus – qualification strategies for global competition ➧ Youth crime – causes and effects ➧ Freedom in the era of scientific progress ➧ Is Islam a world power? ➧ Market, might and morals ➧ Children and consumption ➧ Foundations of economic theory and economic policy ➧ The German Army and its deployment worldwide ➧ Freedom and justice ➧ Training and education in Bavaria ➧ The People’s Republic of China ➧ Demographic change in rural areas ➧ Municipal politics seminar: Hospitals ➧ Climate change ➧ Municipal voting rights ➧ The professional future of Europe ➧ Seminar for farmers and forestry workers: communication ➧ Private nursing insurance reform and conflict resolution ➧ Protecting young people on the internet ➧ Basic seminar for regional staff councils ➧ Business locations in rural areas – ➧ Regional history: Franconia’s federal jewels – future perspectives for communities the history of the Imperial Cities ➧ Seminar for police officers ➧ Career coaching for women ➧ Workshops for team players ➧ Turkey – soon to be a new member of the EU7 ➧ Seminar on association practices ➧ Preventing violence and addiction amongst young people ➧ Stabilising problem States ➧ Basic ecological problems of industrial societies Educational Centre Kloster Banz INSTITUTE FOR ADULT CIVIC EDUCATION 5 JB2007_englisch.qxd 04.06.2008 10:43 Uhr Seite 6 SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION PROMOTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS ABROAD Scholarship A total of 1,565 foreign scholarships in 62 countries have Organization been promoted ever since the start of foreign scholarship pro- motion in 1981. Currently 96 scholars from 29 countries receive scholarship funds. Participants in the follow-up contact conference for former scholarship Conference for former scholarship holders of the Hanns Seidel holders from Africa in Lomé, Togo Foundation from the People’s Republic of China in Beijing The course-related measures that were carried out for foreign Follow-up contact conferences for scholarship holders who re- scholarship holders included monthly meetings for the schol- turned to their home country after their scholarship holders arship holders from Munich and the surrounding area and a ended were organised in Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Thailand, range of day-, weekend- and week-long seminars.
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