With our operational work, in our networks and with cooperation partners, we face the current challenges of our society.
With our “Age and Demographics” area, we meet the challenges of an ageing society in Germany. In our nationwide projects, and together with responsible partners from local authorities, technology and associations, we work to ensure that cities and communities become more age-friendly and that the digital transformation also offers participation and social involvement for older people. We look at the potentials of old age and present role models for new images of old age - with projects and events. And, with our KörberHaus location - an open place of encounter and participation for all generations and cultures, we ourselves create an exemplary framework for active participation and co-determination for older people.
to areaGut alt werden mit Technik. Das Ageing with Tech Festival feiert die Chancen von Zukunftstechnologien für das Alter. Die jährliche Konferenz bringt Akteure aus den relevanten Sektoren zusammen und greift aktuelle Technologietrends und Debatten rund um altersgerechte Digitalisierung auf.
to projectMust people adapt to technology, or do we adapt technology to people? A rapidly digitalising society needs citizens who can competently use the opportunities of progress and master its risks. This also applies to older people. With the “Logged in!” week, we make visible the initiatives and actors who are advancing the digitalisation of older people. Together with local partners in various towns and cities, people over 50 are invited to discover their enthusiasm for surfing, blogging or gaming, and to immerse themselves in the digital worlds of older age.
to projectHow can you make your own city demographically stable and age-friendly? The City Lab offers mayors and key players in the administration of demographic change and ageing an opportunity to participate in a three-part workshop series. In a small and exclusive circle, the City Lab focuses on experts, good practice, networking and collegial exchange.
to projectImproving society is possible at any age. With the Zugabe Prize, we honor founders 60plus every year. The award, which is endowed with 60,000 euros each, recognizes three individuals who have found solutions to the social challenges of our time using entrepreneurial means and successfully built up a company or social enterprise to do so.
to projectWith the Age & City Expedition, we invite you to explore age-friendliness beyond national borders. Mayors and demographers from municipal administrations travel to European towns and cities to learn about age strategies and age-friendly practices.
to project“Talking to each other, not about one another.” In the “International Politics” area, and true to the motto of our founder Kurt A. Körber, we are committed to dialogue and understanding in international politics. With our projects and publications, our aim is to create spaces for reflection and to promote an exchange between different stakeholders from politics, civil society, science and business. In a world characterised by growing geopolitical tensions and an erosion of the rules-based international order, we are committed to peaceful conflict resolution and the strengthening of multilateral structures. By means of conferences, dialogue formats and through our publications, we aim to help develop solutions to global challenges.
to areaThe aim of our Körber Emerging Middle Powers Initiative (KEMP) is to promote dialogue between Germany and emerging middle powers. By means of an annual survey, the initiative also contributes to a deeper understanding of geopolitical perspectives in countries that belong to this grouping, such as Brazil, India, and South Africa. In addition, KEMP brings together experts and decision makers from those countries and other emerging middle powers with their German counterparts to contribute to their active exchange.
to projectArt and culture play an indispensable role in our society. They encourage us to explore new points of view and promote a culture of discussion in our society, and they enable us to reflect on our identity and way of life. With our “Cultural Stimuli for Hamburg”, we support the cultural scene in the Hanseatic city - focussing on promoting talented young artists and new forms of cultural mediation. As an operational foundation, we also initiate our own projects.
to areaLaboratory for young theatre talent: Students from German-speaking directing colleges present their productions at Hamburg’s Thalia Gaußstraße Theatre. The festival is considered “probably the most important platform for young directors in Germany” (NDR Kultur), and it presents the diversity of artistic content and aesthetics of the theatre generation of the future. The festival is a joint project of the Thalia Theatre, the Körber-Stiftung and the Hamburg Theatre Academy under the patronage of the German Stage Association.
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