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Line 1: {{short description\|Charitable institution in Europe}} {{~~Advertisement~~Advert\|date=August 2020}} [[File:Villa Bosch.tif\|thumb\|Main office of the Robert Bosch Foundation, Stuttgart]]▼ {{Infobox organization The '''Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH''' (Robert Bosch Foundation), a charitable institution, is one of the leading private foundations of Europe that is known for its promotion of natural and social sciences, including public health and science, education, society and culture, and international relations. Established in 1964, the Robert Bosch Stiftung aims to advance the philanthropic and social endeavors of founder [[Robert Bosch]] (1861–1942). \| name = Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH \| formation = 1964 \| founder = [[Robert Bosch]] \| headquarters = [[Stuttgart]], Germany \| leader_title = CEO \| leader_name = Bernhard Straub \| website = {{URL\|https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en\|www.bosch-stiftung.de}} }} ▲[[File:Villa Bosch.tif\|thumb\|Main office of the Robert Bosch ~~Foundation~~Stiftung, [[Stuttgart]]]] The Robert Bosch Stiftung is unique in that it owns [[Robert Bosch GmbH]], one of Germany's largest companies. This charitable foundation holds a 92% stake in the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH.<ref name="owner">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/content/language2/html/389.asp \|title=Robert Bosch Stiftung - The Robert Bosch Stiftung \|publisher=Robert Bosch Stiftung \|accessdate=November 28, 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128231623/http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/content/language2/html/389.asp \|archivedate=November 28, 2015 }}</ref> The foundation channels the share dividend it receives for charitable work exclusively, including to support general medical care, international understanding, social work, training and education. The {{Langnf\|de\|'''Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH'''\|Robert Bosch Foundation}} is a German [[Foundation (nonprofit)\|foundation]] that owns a majority shareholding in [[Robert Bosch GmbH]], from which it derives its funding. The foundation was established in accordance with the wishes of [[Robert Bosch]], who died in 1942, and conducts and finances social, cultural and scientific projects. The non-profit foundation is both operative and grant-giving. In its activities, the foundation concentrates on six subject areas: Health, Science, Education, Society, [[International Relations]] – America and Asia and [[International Relations]] – Europe and its Neighbors. == History == The foundation operates three facilities for health and research in [[Stuttgart]]: the [[Robert Bosch Hospital]] (Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus), the Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute for Clinical [[Pharmacology]] and the Institute for the History of Medicine, which houses the private papers of the founder of [[homeopathy]], [[Samuel Hahnemann]]. In 1921, when [[Robert Bosch]] drew up his will, he established the Vermögensverwaltung Bosch GmbH, with instructions to the directors to decide within thirty years of his death whether or not his shares in [[Bosch (company)\|Robert Bosch GmbH]] should be transferred into it. Bosch died in 1942, and this transfer took place in 1964. In 1969, the name was changed from Vermögensverwaltung Bosch to Robert Bosch Stiftung.{{r\|enc\|page=1325}} In 2007, the holding of the Stiftung in Robert Bosch GmbH was approximately 92% of the issued stock. The work of the foundation is financed by income from it.{{r\|enc\|page=1325}} The Robert Bosch Stiftung administrates three other foundations: the Hans Walz Stiftung, which funds naturopathic treatment, die Otto und Edith Mühlschlegel-Stiftung, whose funds are used for projects that deal with the topic of aging and enhancing the quality of life of the elderly and the DVA-Stiftung, which is a subsidiary of the Robert Bosch Stiftung since January 2005 and supports Franco-German relations in the fields of culture, literature and theatre. == Work == In 2014, the Robert Bosch Stiftung established the Berlin-based Robert Bosch Academy, a multidisciplinary institution that invites distinguished public intellectuals and thinkers from across the world to be Richard von Weizsäcker Fellows in Berlin.▼ The foundation both conducts and finances social, cultural and scientific projects, in accordance with the wishes of Robert Bosch. In an average year, some eight hundred projects are active, in fields including natural and social sciences, public health, education, and cultural and international relations.{{r\|enc\|page=1325}} It operates the [[Robert-Bosch-Hospital]] in [[Stuttgart]] and a research institute within the hospital, the Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch-Institut für Klinische Pharmakologie (Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute for Clinical Pharmacology), was established by {{ill\|Margarete Fischer-Bosch\|de}} in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Institute for Clinical Pharmacology \|url=https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/theme/institute-clinical-pharmacology \|access-date=2023-11-01 \|website=Robert Bosch Stiftung \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=History of the IKP \|url=https://www.ikp.de/en/history-ikp \|access-date=2023-11-01 \|website=Institut für klinische Pharmakologie IKP \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=50 Years of Cutting-Edge Research - IKP impresses with trailblazing achievements \|url=https://www.bosch-health-campus.de/en/meldung/50-jahre-spitzenforschung \|access-date=2023-11-01 \|website=Bosch Health Campus \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-09-28 \|title=Dr. Margarete Fischer Bosch Institute for Clinical Pharmacology (IKP) \|url=https://www.kairos.de/en/references/clinic/dr-margarete-fischer-bosch-institute-for-clinical-pharmacology-ikp/ \|access-date=2023-11-01 \|website=KAIROS GmbH \|language=en-US}}</ref> The Institut für Geschichte der Medizin (Institute for the History of Medicine) is the archive of the foundation.{{cn\|date=February 2021}} From 1964 to 2017, the foundation provided 1,6 billion euros in funding.<ref>https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/about-robert-bosch-stiftung</ref> In 2017, it issued grants worth 100,5 million euros.<ref>https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/2017-report</ref> It is a member of the [[Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation]] (NEF).<ref name="Network of European Foundations PDF">{{cite web \| url=http://www.stiftungen.org/fileadmin/bvds/de/Termine_und_Vernetzung/Arbeitskreise/AK_Internationales/Hamburg_2007/Vortrag__Luc_Tayart.pdf \| title=Network of European Foundations (NEF) \| publisher=Network of European Foundations (NEF) \| date=Oct 25, 2007 \| accessdate=April 4, 2014 \| pages=5}}</ref>▼ The Stiftung has four subsidiary foundations: the Hans-Walz-Stiftung, which funds [[naturopathic]] treatment; the Otto und Edith Mühlschlegel-Stiftung, for projects related to aging; the DVA-Stiftung, for Franco-German cultural relations; and the Rochus und Beatrice Mummert Stiftung, which provides study grants to students from Eastern Europe.{{r\|enc\|page=1325}} ~~==Initiatives==~~ The foundation is involved in work to modernise the German healthcare system. In particular it is trying to develop more small health centres.<ref>{{cite news\|title=NHS Health Check: How Germany's healthcare system works\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38899811\|accessdate=10 February 2017\|publisher=BBC News\|date=9 February 2017}}</ref>▼ ▲In 2014, the Robert Bosch Stiftung established the Berlin-based Robert Bosch Academy, a multidisciplinary institution that invites distinguished public intellectuals and thinkers from across the world to be Richard von Weizsäcker Fellows in Berlin. From 1964 to 2017, the foundation provided 1.6 billion euros in funding.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/about-robert-bosch-stiftung\|title=About the Robert Bosch Stiftung\|website=Robert Bosch Stiftung}}</ref> In 2017, it issued grants worth 100.5 million euros.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/2017-report\|title=2017 Report\|website=Robert Bosch Stiftung}}</ref> ~~==Film==~~ Each year, the Robert Bosch Stiftung issues three Co-Production Prizes for joint film productions by young German filmmakers and their partners from the Arab countries. Until 2015 the Prize was awarded to filmmakers from Germany and Eastern Europe.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/content/language2/html/4591.asp\|title=Robert Bosch Stiftung - The Film Prize for International Cooperation\|last=Stiftung\|first=Robert Bosch\|website=www.bosch-stiftung.de\|language=en-us\|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref> Former participants were:▼ ▲The foundation is involved in work to modernise the German healthcare system. In particular, it is trying to develop more small health ~~centres~~centers.<ref>{{cite news\|title=NHS Health Check: How Germany's healthcare system works\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38899811\|~~accessdate~~access-date=10 February 2017\|publisher=BBC News\|date=9 February 2017}}</ref> ~~[[Short film\|Short]] [[Feature film\|Feature Film]]: '''I'll Go To War, But First Make Me Coffee'''~~ * Director: Ariel Shaban (Kosovo) * Producer: Catharina Schreckenberg (Germany), [[Arben Zharku]] (Kosovo) ▲Each year, the Robert Bosch Stiftung issues three Co-Production Prizes for joint film productions by young German filmmakers and their partners from the Arab countries. Until 2015 the Prize was awarded to filmmakers from Germany and Eastern Europe.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/content/language2/html/4591.asp\|title=Robert Bosch Stiftung - The Film Prize for International Cooperation\|last=Stiftung\|first=Robert Bosch\|website=www.bosch-stiftung.de\|language=en-us\|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref> ~~Former participants were:~~ ~~[[Animation]]: '''Mango Manga'''~~ * Director: Milen Vitanov (Bulgaria) * Producer: Samuel Weikopf (Germany) * Script: Vera Trajanova (Bulgaria) * Music: Marian Mentrup (Germany) Between 1985 and March 2017, the Robert Bosch Stiftung administered the [[Adelbert von Chamisso Prize]], a literary prize for "authors writing in the German language whose literature is affected by cultural changes."<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Adelbert von Chamisso Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung\|url=https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/project/adelbert-von-chamisso-prize-robert-bosch-stiftung\|access-date=2022-01-24\|website=Robert Bosch Stiftung\|language=en}}</ref> ~~[[Documentary]]: '''The Chosen Ones'''~~ * Director: Arman Yeritsyan (Armenia) * Co-Director: Yulia Grigoryants (Armenia) * Producer: Fabian Gasmia (Germany) * Co-Producer: Yulia Grigoryants (Armenia) ▲From 1964 to 2017, the foundation provided 1,6 billion euros in funding.<ref>https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/about-robert-bosch-stiftung</ref> In 2017, it issued grants worth 100,5 million euros.<ref>https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/2017-report</ref> It is a member of the [[Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation]] (NEF) and Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association.<ref name="Network of European Foundations PDF">{{cite web \| url=http://www.stiftungen.org/fileadmin/bvds/de/Termine_und_Vernetzung/Arbeitskreise/AK_Internationales/Hamburg_2007/Vortrag__Luc_Tayart.pdf \| title=Network of European Foundations (NEF) \| publisher=Network of European Foundations (NEF) \| date=Oct 25, 2007 \| ~~accessdate~~access-date=April 4, 2014 \| pages=5}}</ref> ~~[[Short film\|Short]] [[Feature film\|Feature Film]]: '''Free Range'''~~ * Director and Script Writer: [[Bassem Breish]] * Producer: Jacques Colman * Co-Producer: Katia Saleh ==References== {{reflist}}\|45em\|refs= <ref name=enc>Helmut K. Anheier, Stefan Toepler (editors) (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=oBxyaj3b50EC&pg=PA1325 ''International Encyclopedia of Civil Society'']. New York, New York: Springer Science and Business Media. {{ISBN\|9780387939964}}.</ref> }} == External links == * ~~[http~~{{Official website\|https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/ ~~Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH]~~en}} * [http://www.bosch.com/ Robert Bosch GmbH] {{Bosch}} {{European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Foundations based in Germany]] [[Category:~~1964~~Bosch ~~establishments in Germany~~(company)]] [[Category:1964 establishments in West Germany]]