From 11–17 March 2018 20 students in the Masters programme on regional development from the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana participated in a study visit organised by the dbb akademie GmbH.
Main topics covered
- Local finance system in Germany – structure and challenges
- Presentation of the 14 LEADER regions of the Brandenburg rural areas
- Political and cultural education as transformation factors
- Social media for civic communication
- Tasks and structure of the Ministry Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
- Mobility of the future
- Innovative industries and dynamic clusters
- Joint resources to improve the international competitiveness of the Brandenburg region
- Public-private partnerships in Germany
- Strategic management in the public administration
- Rural development and climate protection at the municipal level
- Effects of international agendas on municipal agendas
- Bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Germany
- Investing in transportation strategies
- Trade and state influence
- Overview/history of the EUREF Campus/Smart City of the Future: key examples from such areas as energy, mobility and sustainable construction
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
- Dr. Josef Schiffer, Seminar Support, dbb akademie GmbH
Visited Institutions
- University of Potsdam
- Forum Rural Areas Netzwerk Brandenburg
- Federal Agency for Civic Education
- Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
- Brandenburg Invest (WFBB), Potsdam
- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
- EUREF Campus and the Südkreuz Train Station of the Future
- dbb forum Berlin