NEWS ARCHIVE

2026

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Relaunch of the new website www.bbw-international.com

Following a comprehensive redesign, the new website of the International Division is now online. The new website focusses on the international activities of bbw gGmbH.

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Kick–Off for RECAP

Sustainable recycling strengthened: Tunisia and Senegal focus on knowledge transfer and networking to strengthen the plastics recycling sector in the long term.

Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder in front of the “bbw International” sign in the office. He points to it. In the background, a person wearing a traditional hat.

bbw project office inaugurated in Cape Town

At the beginning of November, the new bbw office was officially opened at the Bavarian House in the South African capital. Bavaria's Minister President Dr. Markus Söder and the Premier of the Western Cape Province, Alan Winde,…

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International Cooperation for Energy Futures

bbw International Division, in cooperation with UBT Future Energy Lab Wunsiedel (FEL), welcomed a 16-member delegation of experts from Kenya, Namibia, and South Africa between October 5 and 12, 2025, for a series of training…

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Technical Seminar Mongolia – Waste Management and Environmental Education

As part of a week-long specialist information seminar, an 18-member delegation from Mongolia visited Bavarian companies and stakeholders in the waste management sector. Representatives of the MACE, MNRA, and GEAM associations…

Sustainable Exchange for Nature Conservation

The Bavarian Forest National Park, Brazil’s environmental agency ICMBio, and the Rede Destinos Sustentáveis project are working together in an international partnership to promote sustainable tourism and mutual learning.

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Education agreement between bbw and Uzbekistan

Another step towards reforming the Uzbek education system: Volker Falch, Managing Director of bbw gGmbH, and Sherzod Karimov from the Uzbek Ministry of Education signed an agreement on cooperation in vocational training at the…

Delegation from Honduras learns about vocational training in Bavaria

A delegation from Honduras visited Bavaria to familiarise themselves with the German vocational training system. The trip took them to a variety of institutions and offered valuable insights and networking opportunities.

National Conference in Chișinău: Shaping the Future of Dual Education

On June 17, a national conference in Chișinău, Moldova, brought together key actors from education, business, and government to advance the development of dual education.

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International networking: Business delegation from Central America

The International Division welcomed environmental experts from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. The focus was on professional dialogue, best practice examples and networking with German stakeholders from business and…

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New welding training and practice centre has opened in western Ukraine

The Novyj Rozdil Vocational School, a bbw International partner in the Vocational Education Partnership Ukraine, opened a welding training and practical centre – a space that makes learning come alive.

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Newspaper article Ausgburger Allgemeine: Skilled workers from Kenya

For two years now, the international division of bbw gGmbH has been helping to attract workers from Kenya to the town of Gersthofen in order to meet the shortage of skilled labour in the region.

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Kenyan delegation at the Munich headquarters

Diplomatic visit to the bbw headquarters: Sandra Stenger and Volker Falch, managing director of bbw gGmbH and managing director of the International Division, welcomed guests from Kenya. The core topic was the migration of skilled…

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The 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity

The Egyptian biodynamic association EBDA and the Egyptian organic farm SEKEM, both project partners of bbw International, have become the first Egyptian organisations to win the "Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2024".