Articles & Interviews

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.

The first meeting of the Forum took place 21-23 January 2013 in Ghent, Belgium under the title “Quality Early Childhood Services for All: Addressing Disparities in Access for Children from Migrant and Low-Income Families” .

In recognition of its “schritt:weise” home visit program for economically and socially disadvantaged families, the a:primo association has received a check for CHF 20,000 from the Jacobs Foundation’s 2012 Christmas campaign.

The Jacobs Foundation is issuing a call for nominations for the 2013 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. This prize, which comes with a cash award of one million Swiss francs, recognizes the work of scholars in any discipline devoted to promoting the successful development and life chances of children and adolescents.