Articles & Interviews

Switzerland’s workers of tomorrow express a high level of satisfaction, and money is by no means their primary concern in choosing a career. This is one of the findings of the Jacobs Foundation’s second representative study of young people in Switzerland. The study looks at young people’s decisions about their training, and focuses particularly on […]

Juvenir is a representative series of studies by the Jacobs Foundation that address current topics affecting young people in Switzerland. What sets these studies apart: Rather than talking about young people, Juvenir talks with them – and they are the ones who identify the topics that are important for them. In terms of methodology, the study is based on the use of social media.

Dr. Olaf von Maydell has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Jacobs Foundation, effective May 1, 2013. A tax consultant who holds a PhD in agricultural economics, Dr. von Maydell is a partner in the Schomerus & Partner tax consulting firm in Berlin. He served as General Manager of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin from 2006 to 2011, and from 2001 to 2006 he was Head of Finance for Doctors Without Borders in Berlin.

Dr. Olaf von Maydell has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Jacobs Foundation, effective May 1, 2013. A tax consultant who holds a PhD in agricultural economics, Dr. von Maydell is a partner in the Schomerus & Partner tax consulting firm in Berlin.

The Annual Report gives an overview of the key developments and activities of the foundation.

With “Primokiz”, the Jacobs Foundation is offering small and medium-sized Swiss towns a comprehensive early support program.

The Jacobs Foundation and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research are launching an initiative for young postdocs.

Prof. James J. Heckman, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics and long-standing partner of the Jacobs Foundation, will give a public lecture.

The international Training Centre Turin, Italy, invites you to join the Academy on Youth Development from 24 June until 5 July 2013.