Culture represents a key component of social cohesion in Germany and plays an essential role in democracy. This is demonstrated by the Liz Mohn Foundation’s new Cultural Relevance Monitor 2025. For the second time, the Liz Mohn Foundation has conducted the Cultural Relevance Monitor to collect data on the social[…]

At the end of November, 20 children from Ummeln Primary School and 15 young people from the out-of-school youth group ‘Kulturbrücke Cantara Youth’ delighted audiences at the ‘Theaterlabor’ in Bielefeld with a musical they had developed themselves.[…]

Liz Mohn appoints economist Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of her foundation and opera director Matthias Schulz as Deputy Chairman. The board brings expertise from politics, business, culture and society to the work of the Liz Mohn Stiftung.[…]

What impact does globalization have on my life? What motivates people to vote for populist parties? And what is the current state of democracy worldwide? These topics are currently on the minds of many young people in Germany. The Liz Mohn Foundation is bringing this discourse to schools in Gütersloh[…]

Robert Kaschuba is a participant in the Future Leadership Training II. What did he take away from it?[…]

Magdalena Lucjan from Poland and Alejandro Baliñas Vieites from Spain are the win-ners of the 20th edition of the NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competition. In the final in Gütersloh, they convinced the jury composed of world-renowned opera experts. There were also awards for the second and third prize winners. Three[…]

Four women and four men qualify for the final of the NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competition in Gütersloh. The grand final concert tomorrow, Friday, October 11, with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Darlington will be streamed live free of charge on operavision.eu.[…]

16 young singers qualify for the semifinal of the NEUE STIMMEN 2024 International Singing Competition.[…]

39 young singers from 19 countries have traveled to Gütersloh to compete in the final round of the NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competition at the Stadthalle. They all aim to take home one of the prizes or special awards worth a total of 66,000 euros, as well as the unique[…]

“Pamoja – Stronger Together” is this year’s motto at the Federal President’s Citizen Festival. On September 14, the head of state invites guests to the park of Schloss Bellevue to honor civic engagement in Germany. The Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Liz Mohn Stiftung will also present their work there.[…]

From over 1,000 applicants, 21 women and 18 men have made it to the finals of the prestigious International Singing Competition. The grand finale in Gütersloh on October 11 is approaching. The audience can follow the exciting competition on-site at the Gütersloh Stadthalle or worldwide via livestream. On October 20,[…]

At the Salzburg Trilogue 2024, more than 30 international leaders from politics, business, and culture from 16 countries came together once again. This year, they discussed the question of what role Europe should play in an uncertain future: pioneer, laggard, or something in between? Liz Mohn opened the Trilogue with[…]

For the third time, children and adolescents aged 12 to 18 were surveyed by the Liz Mohn Foundation in cooperation with the opinion research institute IPSOS about their opinions and attitudes, but especially their wishes and concerns.[…]

Representative survey by the Liz Mohn Foundation among 3,300 people identifies the opinions of the young generation on Germany’s role in the world.[…]

Currently, only 43 percent of employees in Germany feel that good performance pays off. At the same time, a clear majority of 83 percent of respondents state that their private life is more important to them than their career.[…]

After the training is before the training. To continuously improve, the team from Creating Leadership Cultures interviews participants to receive feedback and learn from it.Katharina Strein is one of the participants in the Future Leadership Training II. How was it?[…]

The Liz Mohn Foundation and the Munich Security Conference organize discussions for 150 young people[…]

Together with the Liz Mohn Stiftung, Beethovenfest Bonn has launched a model project for co-creative collaboration between artists and institutions. The project is part of the German Federal Cultural Foundation’s initiative “TUNED – Network for Contemporary Classical Music.”[…]

In cooperation with the Club de Madrid, the Liz Mohn Stiftung invited young decision makers from Guatemala, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, the Philippines and Uruguay to Berlin and Gütersloh so they could network with each other and with other institutions and individuals.[…]

The Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Liz Mohn Foundation joined forces to explore how other countries are combating loneliness among young people. Recent studies have shown that people between the ages of 16 and 30 are one of the social groups that suffer most from loneliness worldwide.[…]

At Gütersloh Theater, 150 school students delighted an audience of young and old alike with the children’s musical “Der Dachbodenzauber” (The Magic in the Attic). It’s the latest production from Cantara – Building Bridges, the project organized by the Liz Mohn Foundation and the association Gesellschaft in Bewegung.[…]

Rules determine behavior. When people play Ludo and other competitive board games, the person who wins is the one who is devious, antisocial, unscrupulous and unwilling to show solidarity. When it comes to the leadership game, it’s also true that if you change the rules, you’re very likely to change[…]

Loneliness among young people has become an ever-growing social challenge. The state government of North Rhine–Westphalia, the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Liz Mohn Foundation are joining forces to counteract this trend. Minister President Hendrik Wüst and our founder, Liz Mohn, finalized the agreement for the collaboration at a meeting in[…]

Last week, the Liz Mohn Foundation opened its doors to some 20 children and their teachers from the Fichtenstrasse municipal daycare center in Gütersloh. The center’s project “This Is How the World Sounds – Music Connects and Knows No Borders” is among the 14 initiatives throughout Germany that the Liz[…]

War in Israel and Ukraine, the election in the US, the future of democracy: These are the topics that many young people across Germany are currently concerned about. Since mid-April, the Liz Mohn Foundation has been making it possible for students at several Gütersloh schools to learn more about these[…]

Interest in the Liz Mohn Foundation’s international singing competition remains high. After the initial, intensive, digital application phase, the second round of NEUE STIMMEN 2024 has begun. From now until June 9, 627 singers will audition live before the jury at 13 international locations. Afterwards, the jury will announce who[…]

Now available for download as a PDF, our new brochure provides a look at the Liz Mohn Foundation’s activities. It also presents the foundation’s four core areas: International Relations, Creating Leadership Cultures, Power of Culture and Global Talents.[…]

Training is part of lifelong learning. To ensure it is continually improving, the team from Creating Leadership Cultures wants to learn from participants, which is why it periodically conducts surveys. Daniel Webers is Chief Financial Officer at a multinational corporation, where he is currently responsible for the CIS countries. He[…]

Democracies are under pressure. People are feeling very uncertain in the face of social and political change.[…]

Thanks to rapid technological and social change, people in leadership positions now find themselves juggling 20 balls at the same time. The Future Leadership Training Module II was designed to reduce the pressure and help leaders develop their self-management skills. Participants particularly appreciated the benefits gained from being part of[…]

Some 150 students from six schools in Gütersloh and Bielefeld are participating in the production. Tickets are now on sale for the shows on May 28 and 29.[…]

Liz Mohn has established the Liz Mohn Foundation in order to consolidate her charitable activities within one organization. The new foundation will continue the initiatives carried out by the Liz Mohn Foundation for Culture and Music, which was established in 2005, and the Liz Mohn Center, which has existed since[…]

From an opera-house kitchen: As part of the Leadership Expedition, Matthias Schulz talks about how he understands leadership and the cultural shift at Staatsoper Unter den Linden.[…]

For some, it was one of many reports whose predictions did not come true. For others, it was a wake-up call that finally made people aware of the impact that human activity is having on nature and the need to start doing things differently. However one views Limits to Growth,[…]

“You need to find your own excellence!” As part of the Leadership Expedition at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Peter Sellars, renowned theater director, talks about leadership, authenticity and humanity.[…]

Christoph Heusgen has already made several stops throughout Germany with his “Zeitenwende on tour” event. Monday afternoon in Gütersloh was nevertheless a first for the head of the Munich Security Conference. This time, the diplomat and Matthias Meis, Managing Director of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Liz Mohn Center, were not discussing[…]

The Club de Madrid is the association of globally democratically retired heads of state and government. At the annual meeting in 2022, in collaboration with the Liz Mohn Center, recommendations were developed on the current crises of energy/climate, food, and debt for the G20 summit.[…]

Social commitment and the commitment to the community are among the value concepts of the German population. In a study, the Liz Mohn Center surveyed social engagement in Germany.[…]

The German-Spanish Forum, under the patronage of the Federal President and King Felipe VI, addressed the question of sustainability and digitalization in Europe. During the conference, Federal Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Habeck and Spanish Minister of Trade Reyes Maroto emphasized the importance of shared paths for the future viability[…]

The traditional Salzburg Trilogue, organized by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, took place this year for the first time under the auspices of the Liz Mohn Center. Representatives from politics, business, and culture discussed the question of how a seemingly divided world could be brought back together.[…]

The Salzburg Trilogue deals with the division of the world and the question of how respect, reliability, and mutual understanding can be strengthened. As a basis, the desires and concerns of children and young people in the country were surveyed in a representative survey.[…]

The symposium was dedicated to the topic: “The Future of Democracy – How Do We Strengthen the Republic?” Together with many of the former panelists from the twelve events of the “Forum Bellevue” the Federal President took stock of the previous debates.[…]

Quote, no thanks, in our organization, everything is fine with gender equality, right?! No awareness of a problem means no need for action, right? Is this the big “pink elephant” in the room of women’s advancement?[…]

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