Robert-Bosch-Stiftung

The Robert Bosch Foundation (own spelling Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, in short: RBSG ) is one of the largest corporate foundations in Germany. The non-profit foundation whose founding in 1964 ( originally founded as an asset management Bosch GmbH ( VVB ), 1969 renamed ) to the will of the entrepreneur and founder Robert Bosch ( 1861-1942) goes back for more than 40 years following the philanthropic legacy of the founder.

• 2.1 Program Areas 2.1.1 Health and Science
• 2.1.2 Education, Society and Culture
• 2.1.3 understanding America and Asia
• 2.1.4 International Understanding Europe and its neighbors

• 3.1 Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
• 3.2 Journalism Prize Civic Engagement
• 3.3 The German School Award

Organization

The Robert Bosch Foundation is a corporation in the form of a limited liability company, whereby the Company only in their name bears the legal form of a foundation, and thus a " foundation Similar legal person" is. The company owns 92 percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH of 1.2 billion euros. In 2010, the total budget was 63 million euros.

As a partner of Robert Bosch GmbH, the Foundation runs the dividend paid on a pro rata basis, whereby it is not an entrepreneur as a charitable foundation. The voting rights of the shares it has delegated to the Robert Bosch Industrial Trust KG, which means a clear separation between economic and philanthropic considerations. The Foundation manages its assets as defined by Robert Bosch.

Trustees and Management

Organs of the Foundation are the shareholders' meeting ( Board of Trustees ) and the management. About the charitable activities and use of funds of the Foundation Board of Trustees decides which currently consists of nine members who are also shareholders of the Foundation. They take their responsibilities fiduciarily and divorce at the age of 72 years for reasons. By the will of the Board of Trustees Robert Bosch family members, business leaders and public figures should belong.

Board of Trustees

• Kurt W. Liedtke (Chairman)
• Christof Bosch
• Ludwig Georg Braun
• Wolfgang Chur
• Hanna- Barbara Gerl - Falkovitz
• Renate Kocher
• Matthias Madelung
• Nicola Leibinger- Kammüller
• Eberhard Stilz

Members of the management

Since 1 April 2013

• Ingrid Hamm
• Joachim Rogall

People and projects

Around 140 employees work an average of about 800 internal and external projects per year. In 2010, flowed around 63 million euros in the program work. Overall, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has put a billion euros for projects since its inception.

Dependent foundations

The Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH has four other foundations under their administration:

• Hans Walz Foundation, the inherent healing process promotes.
• Otto and Edith Mühlschlegel foundation whose funds are used to get around the age of addressing issues and to allow a positive shaping this period of life.
• DVA -Stiftung, the 2005 is a subsidiary of Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH since the year and the Franco-German relations in the field of culture, literature and theater promotes by André Gide Prize, for example.
• Rochus and Beatrice Mummert Foundation, which awards scholarships to outstanding students of economics and engineering sciences from Central and South-Eastern Europe at a German university.

Seat

The Foundation is based in the Robert -Bosch- house on the Gänsheide, the former home of Robert Bosch in Stuttgart. Since 2004 she also resides in the newly constructed Bosch Heidehof. In July 2012, the Foundation opened its new office in Berlin the French street 32 Previously, she entertained an office in the Bosch Representation Berlin in Charlottenburg.

Purpose and objectives of the Foundation

The purposes of the Foundation are exclusively charitable and will be implemented operationally and promotional. Divided into four program areas, the Foundation fulfills its funding. In order to pursue its goals, it promotes projects and initiates its own initiative for the development and implementation of programs. In Stuttgart, three facilities: the Robert -Bosch- Hospital, the Dr. Margarete Fischer -Bosch Institute for Clinical Pharmacology, and the Institute for the History of Medicine, who will hold the estate of the founder of homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann. In 2010, educational, social and research projects were funded with a total of 63 million euros by the Robert Bosch Foundation. The total funding amount since 1964 is one billion euros.

Program areas

Health and Science

With the focus on " science in Germany," research programs, science in the dialogue and research activities at the Foundation's own facilities, the Foundation intends to develop model-like way for the development of young potentials, promoting researchers abroad or of women in science and research. More focus is on the science documentation and in -house research programs on selected topics.

With the topics " health perspective ", " Age and Demography " and "Health and Social Services in Central and Eastern Europe" developed the program area own programs and supports external partners to work out the practical and stable long-term solutions, test and disseminate.

Education, society and culture

The program area of ​​education, society and culture developed initiatives to promote successful integration of migrants and ensure the gifted education for migrants a contribution to integration. The focus is on children and youth. Another field of activity is the promotion of civic engagement and the development of new strategies in political education. The promotion of art and culture focuses on the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize for German authors of non-German mother tongue, a film Co-Production between young German and Eastern and Southeastern European filmmakers and the approach guiding children and young people in cultural issues. In addition, the program area with the social challenge of demographic change from the viewpoint of the family is concerned, takes up the future of the school on initiatives to school development and quality of teaching and develops cutting-edge concepts, including for early childhood education focus on " Early childhood education ".

Understanding America and Asia

The Foundation is committed to the predetermined by Robert Bosch order to give the " international understanding " and gifted special attention. In this sense, the activities of the program area international understanding America and Asia includes the topics of the German - American, German -Japanese, German - Indian and Sino-German relations, the international youth development and the promotion of non-focal -bound projects.

Peoples of Europe and its neighbors

The promotion in the program area focuses on Germany's relations with the EU and its neighboring countries. The framework of the area form the focus of language and cultural education, media dialogue, politics and civil society, and international exchange.

Example programs and initiatives

• Media mediator between the people - scholarships for journalists and in Central and Eastern Europe.
• Media Ambassadors China - Germany - scholarships for young journalists from China and Germany.
• Lectureship program in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe - with a scholarship to promote young German graduates who teach at universities in Eastern Europe and China and carry out projects.
• The Theodor-Heuss -Kolleg - Young people from Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe and Central Asia are encouraged to engage socio-political in their environment and contribute to the building of democratic structures.
• Program " Frontier workers - research in Central and Eastern Europe " with the Literary Colloquium Berlin: who is planning a publication on Central and Eastern Europe and will embark on a research trip eastwards, can apply.
• In Baden- Württemberg, the Foundation supports the scholarship program " talent in the country" - For students from immigrant families an environment to be created in which they can develop their talents accordingly.
• Meeting point of science: Science in 2009, the Robert Bosch Foundation initiated in collaboration with the German Association of Cities ten meeting places of science. In this project, experts discuss with interested citizens, students, and students each have a specific research question.
• Politically active, the Foundation in 2012 through the image campaign was I want Europe
• With this project, you have the power to be promoted through the social networks the political interest of young people.
• Animation Co-Production Forum: organized by the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart ( ITFS ) and the Georgian National Film Center, Purpose: to make young directors, animators and producers from Germany, bringing together the Caucasus and the Arab world1, interesting projects identify and connect potential co-production partners.

Units awarded prices

Adelbert von Chamisso Prize

Since 1985, the Foundation awards the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize, which is awarded annually to German -speaking authors of non-German origin language.

Journalist Award Civic Engagement

The Journalist Award Civic engagement has been awarded each year through 2012. With the prize, the foundation authors excellent posts on the subject drew from Volunteering in the fields of print, television and radio. In addition, the Marion Dönhoff Prize was awarded to young journalists.

The German School Award

Since 2006 the foundation together with the Heidehof Foundation, Stern magazine, and ARD the German School Award. With this award, " The Learning lend wings! " Schools are under the motto excellent, the educational achieve outstanding results and can be a role model for school development in Germany.

History