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"Students build bridges worldwide": Competition Results 2024 | 2025

To promote German schools abroad and underscore their significance, the DIHK competition "Students build bridges worldwide" was launched for the ninth time in 2024 | 2025, with a prize pool of €120,000. The top projects were awarded in Berlin in May 2025.

Awards were bestowed on German schools in Cairo/Egypt, Brussels and London, Cuenca/Ecuador, and Lisbon in this competition round. Special awards went to Lima/Peru, Hong Kong, and New York.

The Award Winners:

  • 1st Place: German School of the Borromäerinnen Cairo (€60,000 prize money) for the Moqattam Project
    Twice a week, students from the German School Cairo visit schools in Manschiyyet Nasser, a disadvantaged district in Egypt's capital city. They offer small group lessons and leisure activities for children. Conversely, students from the "Garbage City" visit the German School monthly and benefit from the better facilities.
  • 2nd Place: German School Brussels/German School London (€40,000 prize money) for the "Joint International Digital Vocational School" project
    Not all students at German schools intend to pursue the Abitur qualification. Establishing a collective alternative vocational school has been pivotal across sites, a cornerstone of the joint virtual vocational school initiated by the schools in Brussels and London.
  • 3rd Place (shared):
    German School Stiehle Cuenca (€10,000 prize money) for "Young Scientists with Big Ideas Conduct Research"
    The "Young Scientists" project nurtures sustainable development education at the German School Stiehle Cuenca in Ecuador, fostering an early enthusiasm for STEM fields among local students and young minds from nearby public schools.
  • German School Lisbon (€10,000 prize money) for "Education for Sustainable Development"
    The German School Lisbon is exemplifying ways to incorporate ecological, economic, and social sustainability initiatives into the school curriculum—from kindergarten through graduation—paired with regular student engagements.

Excellence/Special Awards:

German School Alexander von Humboldt Lima for "Water and the Environment"
Through its water-centric initiative, the Colegio Peruano-Alemán in Lima stands to instill resource-conscious responsibilities, earning external certification from the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture.

  1. Vocational School Hong Kong for "Shaping the Future Together"
    The independent German Business School is gearing up for its 2025/2026 inauguration in Hong Kong—students enthusiastically supported its establishment vision through contributory projects.
  2. German International School New York for its "Makerspace"
    The German International School New York integrates interdisciplinary innovation and technology-infused projects via its "Makerspace." This embedded cross-domain focus significantly enhances sustainable experiential learning.

The Award Ceremony Video

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Key areas:
  • Education System

Contact

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Jan Kuper

Director New Developments in Continuing Vocational Education

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Jana Heiberger

Director Career Orientation, Vocational School, STEM Promotion