The projects we support are
our windows to the world.

The projects we support are
our windows to the world.

What We Support

Project Insights

The goal of our public relations work is to make our current activities and exemplary projects more visible. That’s why the people and initiatives that we support take center stage, both in our print publications and on our website. Lighthouse projects both large and small are given a special place.

Here, we provide short updates that reveal current happenings among our projects. In addition, we present in-depth reports and interviews that create a vivid picture of the initiatives that our foundation is privileged to enable and support.

To make this possible, our public relations team visits many of the projects together with the responsible project managers and gets to know the organizations and people on location.

We hope that these reports, in text and image, help to orient engaged individuals regarding possible support from the Software AG Foundation (SAGST) – and encourage them to tread new paths.

Pupils of Diesterweg-Stipendium while their presentation at the closing ceremony
28.07.2015

First Diesterweg Scholarship in Darmstadt Comes to a Successful Close

On July 23, the Diesterweg families, together with the team from the non-profit organization “Sprachpuzzle” and numerous other guests, gathered to celebrate the successful end of their two-year journey together, which was rich in learning and experiences.

Ceremonial handover of hessian building preservation prize to the team of Michael foundation
01.07.2015

Michael Foundation Receives Building Preservation Prize

The Michael Foundation of Darmstadt received the Denkmalschutzpreis of the State of Hessen on June 30, 2015 in Schloss Biebrich. The prize is awarded for historical building preservation. “This recognizes the more than exemplary restoration and renovation of Schloss Stockhausen, including the gardens,” said the State Conservation Office of Hessen.

The four discussion participants sitting around a table
21.05.2015

“Special Educators Need to be Bridge-Builders”

Anthroposophically-oriented special education schools find that their work receives considerable recognition, yet the theoretical foundations of that work are often controversial. A recent empirical study examined, for the first time, special education Waldorf schools from the perspective of their teachers.

A bee flying over blooming willow catkins
01.04.2015

Searching for Life: Organism Systems Biology

At the Institute for Evolutionary Biology at the University of Witten/Herdecke, Dr. Bernd Rosslenbroich is conducting research on the abilities and interdependencies of biological systems such as cells, organs and the organism. His research also examines the evolution and developmental history of these systems.

Prof. Dr. Butzlaff and Prof. Dr. Bauer celebrating with sparkling wine
30.03.2015

Leadership with a Steady Hand: University of Witten / Herdecke bids Farewell to Professor Horst Philipp Bauer as Shareh

During its shareholders' meeting on March 26, 2015 the University of Witten/Herdecke (UW/H) bid farewell to Prof. Dr. Horst Philipp Bauer, who had served as chair of this board on behalf of the Software AG Foundation, together with Dirg-Lothar Ollinger.