BIKE Education
Understand education systems, get to know institutions and exchange experience.
- Schools, colleges and universities in Berlin or Brandenburg
- Vocational education and training
- Education administration and expert talks
- Digitalisation in education and teaching
- Extension to 4 or 5 programme days possible
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Day 1 – Education system & schools
09:00–12:00 · Introduction to the German education system and expert talk with an education expert
14:00–17:00 · Visit to a school or educational institution in Berlin or Brandenburg and professional exchange on site
Day 2 – Higher education & science
09:00–12:00 · Visit to a college or university in Berlin or Brandenburg and exchange with university representatives
14:00–17:00 · Expert talk on selected current issues in education and science, e.g. digitalisation in education and teaching
Day 3 – Vocational training & transfer
09:00–12:00 · Visit to a vocational training institution or a training company in Berlin or Brandenburg
14:00–17:00 · Berlin in transition – guided city walk with insights into social, political and urban development in Berlin, followed by joint reflection
Sample schedule. Institutions, interlocutors and focus topics are agreed according to the interests of the delegation and subject to availability.
BIKE Politics & Public Sector
Political structures and public administration in direct professional exchange.
- Federal and state institutions
- Municipal administration and public bodies
- Expert talks and political context
- Extension to 4 or 5 programme days possible
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Day 1 – Politics & social challenges
09:00–12:00 · Visit to a political or public institution in Berlin or Brandenburg · introduction to political and administrative structures
14:00–17:00 · Expert talk on social challenges, unemployment and social-policy approaches
Day 2 – Migration & integration
09:00–12:00 · Visit to a responsible institution, administration or civil-society organisation in Berlin or Brandenburg
14:00–17:00 · Expert talk on migration, integration and municipal challenges
Day 3 – Homelessness & municipal practice
09:00–12:00 · Visit to a social institution or specialist agency in Berlin or Brandenburg
14:00–17:00 · Berlin in transition – guided city walk with insights into social, political and urban development in Berlin, followed by joint reflection
Sample schedule. Institutions, interlocutors and focus topics are agreed according to the interests of the delegation and subject to availability.
BIKE Health & Healthcare
Health, care and institutional professional exchange in Berlin and Brandenburg.
- Hospitals and health institutions
- Health administration and public provision
- Public health, prevention and health research
- Visits and talks subject to availability
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Day 1 – Health care & structures
09:00–12:00 · Visit to a health institution or organisation in Berlin or Brandenburg
14:00–17:00 · Expert talk on health care, public health and current challenges
Day 2 – Nursing & an ageing society
09:00–12:00 · Visit to an institution in the field of nursing or care for older people in Berlin or Brandenburg
14:00–17:00 · Expert talk on nursing, skilled-worker demand and the consequences of an ageing society
Day 3 – Health as a municipal challenge
09:00–12:00 · Exchange with a municipal or public institution on health and care structures
14:00–17:00 · Berlin in transition – guided city walk with insights into social, political and urban development in Berlin, followed by joint reflection
Sample schedule. Institutions, interlocutors and focus topics are agreed according to the interests of the delegation and subject to availability.
BIKE Cross-Sector Exchange
Several institutional perspectives in one cross-sector delegation programme.
- Education and science
- Politics, administration and civil society
- Health and care
- Individual combination of focus areas
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Day 1 – Education & digitalisation
09:00–12:00 · Visit to a school, university or educational institution in Berlin or Brandenburg
14:00–17:00 · Expert talk on education, digitalisation and current challenges
Day 2 – Politics, migration & social issues
09:00–12:00 · Visit to a political, public or civil-society institution in Berlin or Brandenburg
14:00–17:00 · Expert talk on migration, unemployment, homelessness and municipal approaches
Day 3 – Health, nursing & demographic change
09:00–12:00 · Visit to a health or nursing institution in Berlin or Brandenburg
14:00–17:00 · Berlin in transition – guided city walk with insights into social, political and urban development in Berlin, followed by joint reflection
Sample schedule. Institutions, interlocutors and focus topics are agreed according to the interests of the delegation and subject to availability.