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2021

12/08/2021

New project: 1,2 Million Euros for transition to labour market research

Dr. Bastian Pelka and his team are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a project grant for the project "Arbeiten wie ich es will!".
Portrait of Dr. Bastian Pelka
11/27/2021

Dortmund wins international competition and is the European capital of innovation

Dortmund wins the „iCapital Award 2021 - European Capital of Innovation“ and thus becomes the European Capital of Innovation in 2021.
The video tiles of the Dortmund U emit the flag of the EU visible from afar.
11/19/2021

New publication: "A Research Agenda for Social Innovation"

In this new publication the sfs researchers Jürgen Howaldt, Christoph Kaletka and Antonius Schröder highlight the scope of social innovation.
Cover of the book "A Research Agenda for Social Innovation"
11/17/2021

"A good idea alone does not make a good proposal"

Spotlight Research: sfs scientist Kerstin Guhlemann reports on collaborative projects in the Erasmus+ program in an interview.
sfs scientist Kerstin Guhlemann
10/05/2021

Dr. Bastian Pelka takes over a substitute professorship in the Department of Rehabilitation Sociology

sfs scientist Dr. Bastian Pelka takes over a substitute professorship in the Department of Sociology in Rehabilitation in the winter semester 21/22.
Portrait of Dr. Bastian Pelka
09/14/2021

Dortmund in the semi-finals for European Innovation Capital

The sfs projects iResilience and T-Factor are part of the Dortmund "Innovation Next Door" campaign and in the semi-finals of the iCapital Award.
Flyer of the city of Dortmund for "INNOVATION NEXT DOOR - Future from the neighborhood": The text "INNOVATION NEXT DOOR - Future from the neighborhood" is accompanied by a photo of a group of people in a semicircle at an event. The coat of arms of the city of Dortmund is additionally integrated at the bottom left.
08/10/2021

The Evolving Regions project is presented in the “Welt am Sonntag” newspaper

Evolving Regions has been given the opportunity to present itself and individual climate adaptation strategies adapted to the regions.
The renaturated Soestbach in sunny weather. At the top left is the Evolving Regions logo.
06/21/2021

Evolving Regions at the Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum

Presentation of the project Evolving Regions at the „Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum - energy efficiency finance market place“.
Evolving Regions Logo. Blue E. Then a bar, which first becomes blue, then orange in the course. Below that first the bar with gradient, then orange R.
06/17/2021

Evolving Regions at the KLIMA.WERKSTATT of KlimaDiskurs.NRW

On Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Katharina Schrot presented the project Evolving Regions at the Klima.Werkstatt of KlimaDiskurs.NRW.
Evolving Regions Logo. Blue E. Then a bar, which first becomes blue, then orange in the course. Below that first the bar with gradient, then orange R.
06/01/2021

T-Factor project publishes first research findings in Advanced Cases Portfolio

On 8 June, the T-Factor project will present the results of the comparative case study during a public online event.
Bild vom Quartiercafé „U-Jack“ an einer Straßenecke
05/11/2021

ViSAS Project launched

„ViSAS – Virtual Social Art Stage“ aims to create a new hybrid artistic youth work by bringing artistic methods into the digital space.
Screenshot von einem Onlinemeeting des Projektteams
05/04/2021

Ch@nge Ruhr project kick-off generates strong response

Ch@nge Ruhr supports the digital transformation in small and medium-sized enterprises with concrete offers - and this in the interest of the employees
The State Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia Karl-Josef Laumann during a speech.
05/01/2021

Reminder: Final conference of the project SISCODE -Codesign for society in innovation and science

3-7 May 2021, the final conference of the SISCORE project will be held under the title "Co-creating human-centred policies - for a better Europe".
Picture of the final conference of the SISCODE project with event name, date and a photo of grass growing out of a joint between paving stones.
04/30/2021

Large European network for the establishment of "National Competence Centers for Social Innovation" is funded

The topic of social innovation will be given a central role in the new European Social Fund (ESF) funding period 2021-2027.
Photo of Dr. Christoph Kaletka
03/01/2021

Erasmus+ Project ARTE: Theatre premieres in Florence and Barcelona under special conditions

Due to the Covid 19-pandemic, the project partners had to develop flexible new concepts in order to be able to continue the trainings and rehearsals.
Logo. In gray circle in black letters "Art". A large, red E diagonally behind it projecting into the circle. To the right, in gray letters in English, "The Art of Employability".
01/28/2021

SPIRE-SAIS highlighted in new European Commission policy brief on Industry 5.0

SPIRE-SAIS is a major European research project and one of the current key projects of the sfs.
Photo collage by Antonius Schröder together with the logo of the project SPIRE-SAIS
01/18/2021

SIKE student workshops on the topic of social start-ups

On the 12 and 14 January, the students received advice from entrepreneurs and various actors from the field. They also discussed and exchanged ideas.
Flyer for the two workshops "Social Startup as a Career Path" and "From the Idea to the Social Startup".