Initiative “Lernen vor Ort”: Advancement through Education
Article created June 17th, 2009 Leipzig receives funding for local education initiative / Media Foundation of Sparkasse assumes basic Sponsorship
The city of Leipzig is replaced in the next three years funding from the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) for the development of a community approach to education. This was announced by the initiative “Lernen vor Ort” today in Berlin.
Apart from Leipzig, 39 other German municipalities receive grants totaling 60 million euros. A multi-phase selection process had a total of 150 sites from 15 states applied for the funding.