From 27 January until 7 February 2019: 24 students in Masters Programme of Economics from the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana visited Luxembourg, Berlin and Potsdam in a study tour organised by the dbb akademie GmbH.
Institutions visited and main topics covered in Luxembourg
- Chamber of Deputies
- The work of the Chamber of Deputies
- Visit to the Schengen Information Center and Museum
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- Overview of the work of the European Investment Bank EIB
- Financial instruments for project funding
- European Information Center
- EU Budget
- EUROSTAT
- Overview of the work of Eurostat
- Macroeconomic indicators and the quality assurance
Institutions visited and main topics covered in Berlin and Potsdam
- Mathematical statistics and data analysis in Germany
- Start-ups on the road to success: Controlling of young technology companies
- Visit to the Wirtschaftsförderung Land Brandenburg GmbH (WFBB)
- The joint innovation strategy of the Federal States of Berlin and Brandenburg (innoBB)
- Public understanding of economic issues
- Visit to the State Court of Auditors and State Parliament Brandenburg
- Bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Germany
- Public-private partnerships in Germany
- Visit with experts from German Trade & Invest (GTAI) GmbH
- Visit to the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Study tour team members
- Hans-Joachim Rieger, Director General, dbb akademie GmbH
- Mary Ann Siara-Decker, Director of International Programmes, dbb akademie GmbH
- Frauke Heinrich, Training Manager, dbb akademie GmbH