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Dear Future Challenges Readers, Our January – March 2012 Quarterly Update is now available online. It includes a review of Social Media Week in Hamburg, information on our Future Challenger competition, a first look at an upcoming event we’re hosting in Berlin, and FutureChallenges.org visitor statistics. [issuu width=420 height=272 backgroundColor=%23222222 […]
This is a guest post by Daniel Schraad-Tischler and Najim Azahaf, who also work with the Bertelsmann Foundation in Gütersloh, Germany. On Friday, March 2, the Bertelsmann Foundation presented for the first time to a US audience the findings of “Social Justice in the OECD – How Do the Member […]
Walking through the halls of one of the largest hospitals in Varna, Bulgaria I feel like time has stood still. Everything looks grey and cold, from the mosaic floors and peeling wall paint to the numerous patients lined up in front of the doctors’ offices, patiently waiting their turn for […]
Putin’s choice: heavy industrial and military development On March 4, 2012, following just few hours after the preliminary results, workers of UralVagonZavod, Russia’s biggest producer of tanks and armored vehicles and the largest main battle tank manufacturer in the world, congratulated Vladimir Putin with a victory in the presidential race. […]
