ANNUAL REPORT

2018

Senior Experten Service (SES)

Foundation of German Industry for

International Cooperation

Senior Experten Service (SES)

Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft für
internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft

Buschstraße 2 · 53113 Bonn

Postfach 22 62 · 53012 Bonn
Tel. +49 228 26090-0
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[email protected] · www.ses-bonn.de
CONTENTS SES
Foreword 4
In the spotlight 5

Experts 6-7
Assignments abroad 8-9
Assignments in Germany 10-11

Assignments abroad 12-19

Africa and MENA 12-13
Asia and Central Asia 14-15
Europe and the Caucasus 16-17
Latin America and the Caribbean 18-19

Assignments in Germany 20-25

Companies, professional bodies, organisations 20-21
A New Boost for Schoolchildren 22-23
VerA initiative 24-25

Sponsors’ Association 26-27

Finance 28-29
Foundation 30
Organigram 31
Assignment countries 32-33
Patrons and donors 34
Publishing details 35

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FOREWORD IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Success all along the line

– in developing and newly industrialised countries no

less than in Germany. This means SES can look to the
Ten years of VerA
future with great confidence. We also have the security Top results in anniversary year
of the reliable support we have received over three
decades from both public and private benefactors.
On 1 December 2018, the VerA Initiative, which ex- The most important partners of SES in the VerA Initia-
ists to prevent trainees dropping out of their cours- tive are the Federal Association of Independent Profes-
Thanks es, turned ten years old. Over these ten years, this sions (BFB), the Association of German Chambers of
mentoring programme to encourage new talent, now Industry and Commerce (DIHK), the German Confed-
It is largely due to this support that SES is able to established all over Germany, has grown into the most eration of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) and the German Federal
grow, year on year. Huge thanks are due to the Ger- successful individual offering the SES provides. Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), which
man Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and finances VerA within the framework of the Bildungsket-
Development (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry In 2018 alone, 5,269 specialist workers in the making ten [education chains] initiative.
of Education and Research (BMBF). The financial con- benefited from VerA. Over the whole ten years, there
tributions from these two organisations was what ena- have been 13,238. These people all ran into problems
bled most SES assignments to take place in 2018, as during their training – problems that, thanks to VerA,
in previous years. Our thanks also go to Engagement could be overcome in over 70 percent of cases; in VerA goes to school in Europe
SES can be more than content with its results from Global – the national German service organisation for some years, in fact, in over 80 percent.
2018. Each individual field developed outstandingly, development initiatives – and to the Federal Institute Since 2017, the project Mentoring Young Disadvantaged
both in terms of recruiting new Experts and, equally, in for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB). The secret of this success is the tandem model: indi- People for Inclusion (MYDI), financed by EU funds, has been
the work carried out during assignments. vidual mentoring by an Expert from SES. This help is developing tools to support young people, and, in this context,
The SES owes deep gratitude to many members of offered by VerA to anyone who needs support taking also with VerA. Within the framework of MYDI, SES and ten
Every month, nearly 130 experts registered with SES both German and European parliaments. Particular their first steps towards a career. Age, origin and ca- other organisations are working towards getting programmes
– more than ever before. Our assignment figures also thanks also go to the German Foreign Office, the Ger- reer path are not relevant. started in Europe that will mirror VerA. Since March 2019, the
exceeded all expectations, with 7,800 assignments man diplomatic missions abroad, the German Associa- initiative has been overseeing a pilot project in Lyon, and fur-
taking place within and outside Germany – an increase tion for International Cooperation (GIZ), German indus- ther tests are planned for other parts of France, as well as in
of well over 1,000 on the previous year. This means try and its main associations, the German Chambers of Background Finland, Italy and Spain.
2018 returned the best result in the history of SES. Industry and Commerce Abroad (AHKs), the Chambers
of Skilled Trades and Crafts (HWKs), and the Cham- SES began its VerA initiative in and around Dresden
Particularly worthy of mention is that 2018 was the first bers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs). and Munich. After a very short time it was able to
year in which SES managed to carry out more than expand this service to include Berlin, as well as the
2,000 international assignments, to which Weltdienst SES also offers heartfelt thanks to all those who sup- Rhine-Main and Ruhr areas. Since January 2011 it has
30+, still a relatively new scheme, contributed signif- port its work with donations, and those who make been available across the whole of Germany.
icantly. The enormous success of the VerA training their premises available for use as offices, or for con-
initiative also stands out. A good two thirds of all as- ferences and seminars. Thanks go to the members of
signments in 2018 were accounted for by this mentor- the SES Sponsors’ Association and to the Sponsors’
ing programme. Association itself, as well as to companies, corporate
foundations, other institutions set up by German in-
At the end of June, on the occasion of the 10,000th dustry and to a great number of individuals.
training mentorship, an event was held in Berlin to cel-
ebrate VerA in commensurate style, at which First Lady SES is particularly thankful to its Experts and to all our
Elke Büdenbender made the opening speech. In early staff, both paid and voluntary, both within Germany
December, the initiative’s tenth anniversary celebration and abroad. With extraordinary commitment and great
was also held in Bonn. dedication, they have all contributed towards making
2018 a success.
Two more significant birthdays also fell in 2018, to add
to the highlights of the year: SES itself turned 35 on 31 Highlight of the year: First Lady Elke Büdenbender at the event to celebrate the 10,000th VerA tandem mentorship
January, and the SES Sponsors’ Association reached at the Deutsche Parlamentarische Gesellschaft (the cross-party meeting place for German MPs) on 26 June 2018
the same age on 31 August. in Berlin. Awards were presented to Paul Kapp and his training mentor Dr Reiner Michael Thamm, shown here
with presenter Reinhard Hübsch (left).
All in all, we demonstrated once again that the concept Dr Susanne Nonnen
of knowledge transfer by volunteers is a definite winner Executive Director of SES

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EXPERTS

Tanzania: Register 2018 2017 Industry Experts

Soon it will be possible to roof over the teacher’s house belonging to the Experts 12,956 12,954 Agriculture 594
Kambi ya Chokaa primary school in the Maasai region. Heinz Tigger helped Weltdienst 30+ specialists 1,033 703 Automotive engineering 652
to plan the building: here he helps with the carpentry on the roof framework. Registrations 1,524 1,421 Banks and insurance 414
Farewells 1,576 629 Building industry 836
Expert: Heinz Tigger, master carpenter and construction engineer Average age 71.1 71.3 Business and professional associations 284
Location: Kambi ya Chokaa, Kambi ya Chokaa Primary School Proportion of women (in percent) 20.6 19.1 Charitable institutions 651
Task: Teaching new methods in roof construction Chemistry 481
Communication technology 321
services and commerce, administration and public ser- Education 2,733
vice, education and science: there is hardly a field that Electrical engineering 608
the SES cannot cover. Energy 380
Environment and waste disposal 274
Expanding the register: a prime concern Foodstuffs 365
Nevertheless, improving the database of Experts, in Foundry and forging 130
terms of both quantity and quality, is one of the most Glass and ceramics 80
important tasks that SES must fulfil. Every year, many Hydraulics and pneumatics 46
assignment requests go unmet because the necessary Information technology 608
specialist knowledge or language skills are not suffi- Law and taxes 222
ciently represented in our register of Experts. Leather processing 34
Measuring and automatic control engineering 275
Most urgently sought-after are specialists in skilled Mechanical engineering 335
trades and crafts, and in healthcare. The same goes Media, arts, culture 462
for anyone who knows their way around the German Metallurgy 63
vocational training system, both in theory and in prac- Metalworking 231
tice, or who can offer expertise relating to agriculture, Mining 94
renewable energies, plastics, mechanical engineering Optics 56
or foodstuffs. Across all fields, there is a great need for Packaging for final consumers 73
Experts with good foreign language skills. Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics 304
Plant and apparatus engineering 178
SES tackles such shortages through targeted press Plastics 152
and public relations campaigns, by directly approach- Precision mechanics 50
The future needs experience ing selected professional and specialist associations, Printing and graphics 124
and by networking with individual companies. Public health 1,680
Public sector 1,373
Helping people to help themselves By the end of the year, 12,956 Experts had placed Improving regional cover Pulp and paper 58
SES has been promoting know-how transfer by volun- their knowledge at our disposal. 1,033 of them are still A further challenge comes from the large number of Rubber processing 55
teers since 1983. All around the world, its Experts use working professionally, and are interested in Weltdi- services that SES offers within Germany in order to Sciences 295
their specialist expertise and professional experience to enst 30+ assignments, a particularly fine result for the prepare children, young people and trainees for their Services 1,392
offer people help in helping themselves. Their assign- ‘junior division’ of SES, which was only established in careers, as well as to help them integrate well into Textiles 215
ments take place in developing and newly industrialised 2017. society. Complaints about people leaving school with Tool and machine tool manufacture 156
countries, but also in Germany, where they mainly bene- no qualifications, a shortage of skilled workers and the Top management 267
fit those undergoing specialist training. Equally pleasingly, the proportion of women has also huge task of offering prospects to young immigrants Trade 413

SES
risen once again. In 2000 it was six percent, and in demonstrate the enormous significance of our engage- Traffic, tourism and leisure 657
In 2018, SES Experts, both in Germany and abroad, 2005 nine percent, but by the end of 2018 it was over ment in this area. Wood processing 193
completed around 161,300 assignment days. This figure 20 percent. This upward trend can largely be traced
rises every year – most recently, by a good 24 percent. back to the Weltdienst 30+ scheme. More than 42 per- With its programmes that encourage new talent with-
cent of our younger SES specialists are women. in Germany, SES offers its Experts opportunities for
More interest than ever assignments close to where they live. There are not
With 1,524 registrations, SES gained more new Ex- Know-how from 50 industries enough Experts in rural areas, nor even in some urban
perts during 2018 than in any other year. Just under SES can also be very content with the broad range of agglomerations, where SES would like to engage yet
130 new Experts were registered on average every expertise that its Experts bring to the table. They hail further with the younger generation. Efforts will be in-
month. This means the influx increased by more than from around 50 industries and several hundred individual tensified to recruit more specialists in these locations.
seven percent. professions. Skilled trades and crafts, trade and industry,

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Weltdienst 30+ Assignments abroad 2018 2017 Top assignment countries 2018
Nepal:
Region Assignments Country Assignments
Climate change and water shortages have forced the village of Dhye to relo-
Africa/MENA* 577 477 Bolivia 58
cate. At its new location, solar, wind and water power are to ensure sufficient
Asia/Central Asia 940 797 China 198
energy supplies. Sabine Altmann explains how to use a wind gauge.
Europe/Caucasus 268 312 India 81
Latin America/Caribbean 254 227 Indonesia 106
Expert: Sabine Altmann, environmental science and technology specialist
Kazakhstan 139
Location: Dhye, Dhye Thangchung Tsawalhe Resettlement Committee

SES
Total 2,039 1,813 Mexico 73
Task: Assisting with the installation of a well with solar pump, tests
Moldova, Republic 42
to measure wind yield *Middle East and North Africa
Mongolia 89
Tanzania 113
Uganda 58
Ukraine 73
Uzbekistan 85
Zimbabwe 43

Africa and Asia in focus Follow-up assignments and post-assignment

There was high demand overall from all southern coun- activities
tries, but our projects in Africa south of the Sahara In 2018, just under a fifth of all assignments abroad
and in Asia have developed particularly well. Here we were part of a series of assignments, and thus classed
saw growth rates in the high double-digit range and as follow-up assignments. In addition, around 25 per-
particular interest in the Weltdienst 30+ programme. cent of the Experts we dispatched later supported
These regions also include the individual nations host- “their” clients from Germany with post-assignment
ing the highest number of assignments: China, Indone- activities. They made contact with companies, assist-
sia, Kazakhstan and Tanzania. ed in the purchase of machines and spare parts, or
acted as knowledgeable companions during visits to
All around the globe, SES prioritised local economies specialist trade fairs.
and concentrated on fighting poverty, vocational train-
ing, healthcare and agricultural development. In the Positive external evaluation
manufacturing field, most assignments benefited the The high proportion of follow-up assignments alone
metalworking, foodstuffs and textile industries, while demonstrates how well received our services are. The
Expert knowledge for southern lands assignments in the service sector were mainly based evaluation results confirm this impression. They are
on tourism. based on questionnaires, which, as in previous years,
were sent out in 2018 to both clients and Experts after
Tailor-made support Exceeding all expectations A worldwide network every assignment.
SES brings its ‘Made in Germany’ know-how into devel- In 2018, SES carried out 2,039 assignments in 93 Part of the international success of SES can be traced
oping and newly industrialised countries via its interna- countries outside Germany, 241 of which were part of back to the quality of its global contacts. By the end of Out of the 63 percent who responded, 95 percent of
tional assignments. Its Experts provide support to small the Weltdienst 30+ scheme. An average of 170 Experts 2018, its network of Representatives consisted of more clients reported that the aim of the assignment had
and medium-sized enterprises, educational and health- were dispatched every month. By the end of the year, than 200 people and institutions in over 90 countries been either completely or partially achieved. 92 per-
care establishments, public authorities and charitable the number of all assignments abroad since SES was – all important as initial points of contact for potential cent praised the collaboration with the SES Experts.
organisations – always in response to demand, always founded had risen to 33,450. clients, as well as for clients who are already familiar 86 emphasised that the assignment had improved
tailored to the needs of the client, always on the princi- with SES. their own or their staff’s expertise, and 82 percent ex-
ple of helping people to help themselves. These figures represent a record result for SES. Never pressed the wish for a further Expert assignment.
before has it carried out more than 2,000 international And SES sets an accordingly high value on regular
This system is the key to SES’ success. It means SES assignments within a year. This is more than a 12-per- exchanges of ideas and experiences with its Repre- The SES Experts were slightly more modest in their
assignments represent a valuable contribution to Ger- cent increase on the previous year. Meanwhile, the sentatives. Since 2008, seminars in Bonn have proven assessment. Out of the 88 percent who responded, 81
man collaborative development work. The German Fed- number of Weltdienst assignments has almost doubled invaluable in deepening our relationships with Rep- percent said that the aim of the assignment had been
eral Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Develop- – proof that our younger Expert service is also a hit resentatives. Four of these workshops took place in met, either completely or partially. 80 percent consid-
ment (BMZ) has rewarded this approach with over three among clients. 2018. ered it useful to run a follow-up assignment, and 67
decades of sustained support. percent underlined their willingness to engage in fol-
low-up activities from Germany.

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ASSIGNMENTS IN GERMANY

Coaching by the pros Assignments in Germany 2018 2017

Field A
ssignments

Partners in business – mentoring the younger and professional life. At a national level, it has also Sites in Germany
A New Boost for Schoolchildren 365 *214 342 *184
generation been cooperating with the Coordination Agency for SES is represented throughout the who-
Aiding integration** 163 *113 122 *36
As a foundation set up by German industry, with close Training and Migration (KAUSA) and the German Fed- le of Germany: with 17 offices, many
Companies/professional bodies/organisations 29 *8 37 *8
links to its main associations, two topics are of par- eral Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); and, regional representatives and around 80
VerA initiative 5,269 *2,551 4,430 *1,795
ticular concern to SES: supporting the private sector, at a federal state level, with the Baden-Württemberg regional coordinators, the VerA initiative

and improving the prospects of the next generation of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport. has a dense network of contacts at its
Total 5,826 *2,886 4,931 *2,023
specialist workers. disposal. This network acts as the basis
Top results thanks to VerA * of which continuing from the previous year(s) for voluntary staff to maintain contact
** mentorships commissioned by the state Coordination Agency for Training and Migration (KAUSA) and the specialist
Since as far back as 1990, SES has offered its assis- In 2018, our projects within Germany developed ex- scheme MobiPro-EU with Experts, companies, professional
tance to small and medium-sized enterprises, chari- tremely well. In comparison with the previous year, the bodies and associations. They also
table organisations and professional associations in number of assignments grew by more than 18 percent support SES in its public relations work,
solving technical, economic and organisational prob- to 5,826 – a result that we have never achieved before. that improve the qualifications of young people – for represent SES at specialist trade fairs and organise regional
lems. For over ten years, it has also been engaging This can primarily be traced back to the extremely example, by passing on hands-on skills, giving tutorials conferences to exchange experiences.
with young people in schools and on training courses encouraging reception experienced by the VerA train- in the MINT subjects (mathematics, IT, natural sciences
– which is, today, its main focus within Germany. ing initiative. and technology), or support in choosing a career. Anoth-
SES head- SES office VerA regional
er big topic is helping young immigrants to integrate.
quarters coordinator
Promoting young talent and aiding integration Extending the schools programme
SES undertakes a wide range of services for tomor- The schools programme, Neue Impulse für Schüler- With its schools programme, SES not only wins over
row’s generation. Children and young people ben- innen und Schüler [A New Boost for Schoolchildren], children, young people and teaching staff. It also be-
efit from its schools programme, Neue Impulse für also enjoys great popularity. This service, which is comes an ‘eligible prospect’ for funding, and has, for
Schülerinnen und Schüler [A New Boost for School- available to all types of school and all school years, many years, been financed solely by donations and ●F
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children]. SES supports young adults with its VerA has long been established in Baden-Württemberg, sponsorship. Support comes from a number of large
● Kiel
initiative, which exists to prevent trainees dropping out, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. Today, it exists in corporate foundations, several firms, and many smaller
● Rostock
and as a network partner of the national MobiPro-EU eleven federal states: including in Saarland, since 4 donors, all of whom believe in the importance of nurtur- ● Lübeck
scheme, which makes it easier for trainees from EU September 2018. ing the next generation at a local and regional level. ● Stade
● Schwerin
countries to access dual vocational training schemes ● ●H
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● Neubrandenburg
Bremerhaven
in Germany. A New Boost for Schoolchildren brings the know-how VerA: a flagship project
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● Lüneburg
● Bremen
of experienced specialists to both conventional and For several years, SES has been creating success ● Oldenburg ● Verden/Heidekreis
● Vechta
SES has also been more heavily involved since 2015 vocational schools. At the heart of the programme are stories with its VerA mentorship programme, which
in the integration of immigrants into day-to-day school projects that complement the standard curriculum, and aims to prevent trainees dropping out. In 2018 it ●W
Wolfsburg
Wolfs
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ffss ● Berlin
Osnabrück ● Hanover ●
● Frankfurt
could hardly keep up with enquiries: the result is ● ● Braunschweig
● Potsdam
an der Oder
● Bielefeld Hildesheim ● Magdeburg
the impressive figure of well over 5,000 men- ● Detmold
● Münster
torships across Germany as a whole. This ● Cottbus

means the number of VerA mentorships has Duisburg ● Dortmund Halle ●

● ● Essen ● Arnsberg
Krefeld ●
increased by more than 800 in comparison ● Düsseldorf ● Kassel ● ● Leipzig
Wuppertal
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Cologne ● ● Marburg
● Aachen Erfurt ●
Bonn ● ● Gera
● Giessen
Every one of these pairings helps a person – ● Chemnitz
● Koblenz ● Suhl
and it is usually a very young person – who is Wiesbaden ● ● Frankfurt am Main
finding their education difficult. This support is ● Coburg
● Aschaffenburg
always helpful from an individual perspective, ● Trier
Mainz ●
● Darmstadt
● Bayreuth
● ● Würzburg
and it has enjoyed outstanding success: In 2018, Bad Kreuznach
Kaiserslautern
over 70 percent of VerA mentees overcame their ● ● Mannheim
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● Regensburg
side. Karlsruhe ●
Pforzheim ●
Stuttgart ● ● Heidenheim
● Passau
SES expects high demand for mentorships again in ● Reutlingen
● Augsburg
2019, and many new tasks. In dealing with these, it is ● Offenburg
● Ulm
● Villingen-Schwenningen
aided by the support of the German Education Ministry, ● Freiburg
Munich ●
● Ravensburg
which finances the VerA initiative, alongside collabora- ● Lörrach
● Konstanz ● Kempten
tion with professional bodies and their umbrella associ-
At the Regional Conference at the Kassel-Marburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Kassel-Marburg) on ations who consider SES’ commitment to future special-
14 February 2019: Günter Kuhn reports on the activities of the SES office in Kassel. ist workers invaluable.

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Weltdienst 30+ Burkina Faso:

Morocco: In the ABN vocational education centre, young
Africa and MENA* The CIAT inclusion centre wants to make its garden more profitable women and men have recently begun a new training
and environmentally friendly. Dr Ralf P. Schaab recommends making course in repairing bicycles and motorcycles.
Important fields of activity their own compost, integrated crop protection and insect-friendly Uwe Schmidt helps repair a moped engine.
Assignments according
in 2018 SES has always seen a lot of demand for islands of flowers.
to country in 2018
its expert knowledge from the Africa and Expert: Uwe Schmidt, master mechanic,
Field Assignments MENA regions. In 2018, our Experts were Expert: Dr Ralf P. Schaab, agricultural engineer welding specialist
Country Assignments
Education 178 active in 41 countries in the region. There Location: Rabat-Salé, Centre National Mohammed VI des Location: Ouagadougou, Association Bangr
Algeria 6
Economic development 169 were a full 100 more assignments than Handicapés (CNMH), Centre d’Insertion et d’Aide par Nooma (ABN)
Benin 2
Public health 82 in the previous year. Most assignments le Travail (CIAT) Task: Teacher training, practical course in
Botswana 1
Rural development 47 helped with education and economic de- Task: Increasing profitability, soil health and biodiversity bicycle and motorcycle mechanics
Burkina Faso 3
Poverty eradication 40 velopment. Once again, Tanzania showed
Cameroon 12
Social security 21 the greatest interest in SES expertise.
Cape Verde 2
Congo, Democratic Republic 4 Urban development 14
Côte d’Ivoire 1 Environmental protection 7
Djibouti 1 Good governance 6
Egypt 17 Nutrition 5
Eritrea 3
Ethiopia 27
Gambia 1
Ghana 35
Iran 1
Jordan 17
Kenya 17
Lebanon 6
Lesotho 4
Liberia 1
Madagascar 33
Malawi 25
Mauritania 2
Mauritius 1
Morocco 26
Egypt:
The Balady Handicraft Center produces textiles and
Mozambique 1
pottery by traditional methods: Monika Kuppler helped
Namibia 24
the weavers to develop new patterns, which have to be
Nigeria 1
followed even at the early stage of preparing the warp
Rwanda 29
threads.
Senegal 1
Seychelles 1
Expert: Monika Kuppler, craftswoman
Sierra Leone 5
Location: Qurna, Balady Handicraft Center Qurna
South Africa 18
Task: Advanced training in weaving technology,
Tanzania 113
design development
Togo 13
Tunisia 9
Turkey 3
Uganda 58
Zambia 10
Zimbabwe 43
Malawi:
The Capuchin Mission carries out carpentry and repairs in its own workshop:
Total 577
at the suggestion of Rudi Roy, the carpentry workshop is now organised such
*Middle East and North Africa that the work can be conducted more efficiently.

Expert: Rudi Roy, carpenter, wood carver

Location: Mzuzu, Capuchin Mission
Task: Restructuring the carpentry workshop

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Asia and Central Asia

Assignments according Important fields of activity

to country in 2018 in 2018 In 2018, no region of the world saw as
many new assignments as Asia and Central
Field Assignments Asia: there were 143 more assignments in
Country Assignments
Education 232 2018 than in the previous year. Out of SES’
Bangladesh 2
Public health 177 22 partner countries in the Asia region,
Bhutan 6
Economic development 162 China, Indonesia and Kazakhstan were
Cambodia 28
Social security 16 three of the countries with the most
China 198
Good governance 8 assignments during the year. The greatest
India 81
Rural development 7 demand came from the fields of education,
Indonesia 106
Poverty eradication 7 healthcare and business.
Kazakhstan 139
Kyrgyzstan 33 Environmental protection 5
Laos 9 Urban development 2
Mongolia 89 Nutrition 2
Myanmar 20
Nepal 28
Pakistan 21
Papua New Guinea 1
Philippines 15
Weltdienst 30+ Kazakhstan: China:
Sri Lanka 5
Indonesia: Zhajna struggles with soilborne pathogens in the cultivation The Baiyin Special Education School is looking for alternatives
The CESASS wants to become better known internationally: Prof. Judith Schlehe of potatoes and field vegetables: Peter Roth advises the to teacher-centred lessons for children with mental disabilities.
Tajikistan 19
recommends more permanent staff, a broader scope of research and advance agricultural enterprise on better ventilation of the soil, on Ingrid Kurzawa-Do familiarises the staff with different forms of
Thailand 1
releases to arouse interest in the relevant specialist publications. encouraging humus formation and on providing nutrition and active learning.
Timor-Leste 2
water to the plants according to their needs.
Turkmenistan 36
Expert: Prof. Judith Schlehe, head of department at the University of Freiburg Expert: Ingrid Kurzawa-Do, special school teacher for
Uzbekistan 85
Location: Yogyakarta, Universitas Gadjah Mada Expert: Peter Roth, farmer mental development
Vietnam 16
Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) Location: Poselok Socializm, Zhajna Location: Baiyin, Special Education School of Baiyin
Task: Workshops on teaching and research Task: Improving crop cultivation Task: Advanced training in the methodology and didactics
Total 940
of teaching students with disabilities

Mongolia:
The food producer Uvs Khuns is a market supplier for
flour, sea buckthorn products and soft drinks, along
with 32 different types of bread and baked goods:
Andreas Koop introduces the bakery team to one of
17 new recipes.

Expert: Andreas Koop, baker, master confectioner

Location: Ulaangom, Uvs Khuns
Task: Extending the product range

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Ukraine:
Teplobak manufactures steel cold- and hot-water
Europe and the Caucasus containers with a capacity of up to 10,000 litres. The
quality control procedure recommended by Balázs
Important fields of activity Bonnyai is based on a variety of measurement and
Assignments according
in 2018 In 2018, SES ran assignments in 13 testing procedures, including evaluating welding tests.
to country in 2018
European and Caucasian countries. We
Field Assignments saw particularly high demand in central, Expert: Balázs Bonnyai, mechanical engineer
Country Assignments
Economic development 151 eastern and south-east Europe – in the Location: Ternopil, Teplobak
Albania 16
Education 68 Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, Task: Introducing quality assurance
Armenia 14
Public health 13 for example. Georgia hosted the highest
Azerbaijan 17
Urban development 11 number of assignments in the Caucasus.
Belarus 5
Social security 7 Most assignments across the region bene-
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2
Rural development 7 fited the economy and education.
Georgia 33
Kosovo 22 Poverty eradication 5
Macedonia 11 Energy 4 Republic of Moldova:
At VaRA Wood, locally harvested wood is turned into
Moldova, Republic 42
high-end commodities: Gerald Wendler, along with the
Montenegro 2
company owners, has developed a new concept for
Serbia 30
Spain 1
Georgia: their warehouse and workshop. A room for steaming
The Lakada vocational school centre is interested in the German training system and and bending solid wood is planned.
Ukraine 73
wants to modernise its teaching workshops. Guido Gerberding held a wide range of
informational events and mentored trainees in practical classes. Expert: Gerald Wendler, woodwork technologist
Total 268
Location: Teleșeu, VaRA Wood
Expert: Guido Gerberding, construction engineer, vocational school teacher, Task: Optimising workstations and
lecturer warehousing
Location: Jvari, Vocational College Lakada
Task: Teacher training in dual training methods, lesson shadowing

SES
Weltdienst 30+
Albania:
The AlEx aims to extend its personal certification programmes, and
to establish itself as a certifying body. Anette Helfrich (left) explains the
requirements for accreditation in accordance with ISO 17024.

Expert: Anette Helfrich, auditor, quality management consultant

Location: Tirana, Austrian Institute of Excellence (AIEx)
Task: Accreditation requirements for training courses and
certification procedures

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ASSIGNMENTS ABROAD

Brazil:
The association of recycling firms in Rio Grande do Norte
Latin America and the Caribbean wants to get to know German methods of separating and
processing waste. Dr Udo Stein visited almost every one
Important fields of activity of the 25 members, and answered plenty of questions.
Assignments according
to country in 2018 in 2018 From 2017 to 2018, SES managed to
increase its assignments in Latin America Expert: Dr Udo Stein, chemist
Field Assignments and the Caribbean by almost twelve per- Location: Natal, Sindicato das Indústrias de
Country Assignments
Economic development 121 cent, dispatching Experts to a total of Reciclagem e Descartáveis (SindRecicla-RN)
Argentina 20
Education 69 17 countries in the region. SES know-how Task: Improving the recycling process
Bolivia 58
Poverty eradication 20 was especially in demand in Bolivia and
Brazil 13
Public health 12 Mexico, and in the fields of economic
Chile 5
Urban development 9 development and education.
Columbia 11

SES
Dominican Republic 11 Rural development 6
Ecuador 14 Environmental protection 4
El Salvador 5 Good governance 4
Guatemala 7 Energy 3 Weltdienst 30+
Haiti 7 Social security 2 Mexico:
The Ca Ocachi Cualli health centre wants to improve
Honduras 8
its marketing for its therapeutic services. Together
Mexico 73
with Nadine Kuch, the centre overhauled its website
Nicaragua 2
and print materials with an eye to corporate design,
Panama 1
images, wording and user-friendliness.
Paraguay 6
Peru 4
Expert: Nadine Kuch, online media consultant
Uruguay 9
Location: Apan, Ca Ocachi Cualli
Task: Overhaul of marketing concept
Total 254

El Salvador: Bolivia:
Algier’s Impresores manufactures books, labels, folded products and Cimbol produces cleaning fluids for domestic and
folding cartons: the information from Dieter Ebert on looking after their industrial use: Dr Werner Elsäßer was able to suggest
machines, types of paper and relationships between inks and finishes a number of low-cost and high-quality alternatives to
let to an immediate improvement in the quality of the results. formula ingredients that were harmful to health and the
environment.
Expert: Dieter Ebert, letterpress printer, quality and
environmental manager Expert: Dr Werner Elsäßer, head of washing
Location: San Salvador, Algier’s Impresores detergent, cosmetics
Task: Updating operational expertise Location: Santa Cruz, Industrias Químicas Cimbol
Task: Analysis of cleaning fluid formulas
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Companies, professional bodies, organisations

Assignments according to country in 2018

In Germany, too, small and medium-sized enterprises,
Federal state Assignments associations and charitable organisations benefit from
Baden-Württemberg 17 the expert knowledge of SES – a small, but important
Bavaria 2 category of assignments that has been running since
Berlin 1 1990. In 2018, as in previous years, most enquiries
Lower Saxony 1 came from the private sector in Baden-Württemberg.
North Rhine-Westphalia 7
Rhineland Palatinate 1

Total *29

*8 assignments were continued from the previous year(s).

Berlin:
HotelOffice24 offers services for hotels, taking on back
office tasks such as accounting, reservations, telephone
service and administration for events: company owner
Isabelle Fleck (right) and her colleague Konstanze
Raschke received tips from Klaus Gengenbach on
price calculation, client acquisition and contract nego-
tiations.

Expert: Klaus Gengenbach, business management

specialist
Location: Berlin, HotelOffice24
Task: Assisting with marketing and
administrative issues

Baden-Württemberg:
The VDI is building a new training centre in Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg: under the name TecCity. The new establishment is
The material testing institute PWT arose from the Voith corporation, and is still intended to enthuse the general public and future tech-
based on the company premises today. The two managing directors of PWT, nicians alike: project manager Natalie Spahr and Peter
Achim Baßmann and Dr Alexander Hoch, worked together with Erich Rödner (left Krötz test a new 3D printer before use.
to right) to develop a new sales strategy; during the twelve-month collaboration,
three new jobs were created. Expert: Peter Krötz, construction engineer,
mechanical engineer
Expert: Erich Rödner, mechanical engineer Location: Stuttgart, VDI Württembergischer
Location: Heidenheim, PWT – Prüf- und Werkstofftechnik Ingenieurverein (WIV)
Task: Sales coaching Task: Supporting the project management

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A New Boost for Schoolchildren

Assignments according to country in 2018

With its programme A New Boost for Schoolchildren, SES
brings the expertise of retired specialists to both conventional
Federal state Assignments
and vocational schools. Its schools projects complement the
Baden-Württemberg 99
standard curriculum, in particular in the MINT subjects (ma-
Bavaria 9
thematics, IT, natural sciences and technology), and in helping
Bremen 3
students with their career choices and aiding integration.
Hesse 80
Lower Saxony 7
North Rhine-Westphalia 129
Rhineland Palatinate 2
Saarland 14
Saxony 8
Saxony-Anhalt 6
Thuringia 8

Total *365

*214 assignments were continued from the previous year(s).

Saarland:
Ruba comes from Syria and attends Güdingen Community School. She is adamant
that she wants to study medicine – an ambitious plan, considers Birgit Steiner. On
her advice, Ruba first started to get to know the medical profession, doing work ex-
perience in a Syrian ear, nose and throat practice. This was such a success that the
young woman became even more convinced of her career plan.

Expert: Birgit Steiner, business specialist, project manager

Location: Saarbrücken, Gemeinschaftsschule Güdingen
Task: Individual careers counselling

North Rhine-Westphalia:
The Lohberg Community Primary
School promotes MINT subjects to its
pupils as early as possible. In a club run
by Hans-Joachim Schwan, the main
focus is on renewable energy – very
topical, and a ‘eureka’ experience for
the children, who are building toy cars
and boats run on solar power.

Hesse: North Rhine-Westphalia: Expert: Hans-Joachim Schwan,

The Johann Hinrich Wichern Secondary School supports The Eine-Welt-Schule [One World School] places great value electrical installer,
students when choosing careers with a host of practical on learning by choice: Wolfgang Wirsig and his lessons arouse vocational school teacher
activities: a student in a mock job interview with Kurt the curiosity of even the youngest pupils concerning the signifi- Location: Dinslaken, Gemeinschafts-
Photo: private, symbolic image

Klemens and Carl Jaeger (right). cance of everyday technology. grundschule Lohberg
Task: Running a MINT club
Experts: Carl Jaeger, communications engineer Expert: Wolfgang Wirsig, electrical engineer
Kurt Klemens, banking specialist Location: Minden, Eine-Welt-Schule
Location: Kassel, Johann Hinrich Wichern Realschule Task: Technology workshop for primary schoolchildren
Task: Training in job interviews

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North Rhine-Westphalia: Saxony:

Subhan comes from Afghanistan and is being trained as a Mohsen was still a minor when he came to Germany from
VerA initiative** salesman in a Turkish delicatessen: Monika Kaminski is helping Afghanistan in 2016. Today he is going to start an appren-
the young man to improve his German skills and prepare for ticeship with master baker Michael Tschirch, who provides
Important occupations covered his exams. bread and rolls to Mohsen’s youth residential group. Peter
VerA mentorships according to
by VerA The VerA initiative, which exists to Schimmang (right) is his coach in German and mathematics.
federal state in 2018
prevent trainees dropping out, is a Expert: Monika Kaminski, electrical engineer
nationwide mentorship programme Location: Bonn Expert: Peter Schimmang, mechanic, machinist
Federal state Mentorships
· Automotive mechatronics technician to help promote specialist training Task: Language coaching and specialist mentorship Location: Görlitz
Baden-Württemberg 1,203
· Baker in young people. On request, SES Task: Support with the curriculum at vocational
Bavaria 667
· Bricklayer provides a personal coach to sup- school
Berlin 277
· Business administrator - port anyone who is struggling with
Brandenburg 79
office management problems in their training or in pre-
Bremen 169
· Carer for the elderly paring for a career. For years, VerA
Hamburg 117
· Carpenter has been the most successful indi-
Hesse 369
· Chef vidual service that SES offers.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 53
Lower Saxony 641 Foto: Jochen Knobloch
· Civil construction worker
North Rhine-Westphalia 670 · Electrician for power engineering and
Rhineland Palatinate 455 building systems
Saarland 11 · Hair stylist
Saxony 232 · Hotel business administrator
Saxony-Anhalt 54 · HVAC technician
Schleswig-Holstein 101 · Industrial mechanic
Thuringia 171 · Joiner
· Machine and plant manager
Total *5,269 · Metalworker for construction technology
· Nursery school teacher
* 2,551 mentorships were continued from the previous
year(s). · Painter and varnisher
· Road construction worker
** VerA, the SES training initiative, is sponsored by the German
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part · Salesperson
of the Bildungsketten [education chains] initiative.
· Warehouse logistics specialist

VerA tandem 10,000

Saxony:
Paul was only just 15 when he took
up his training as a machine and plant
manager at Asglatex Ohorn GmbH:
since then, Dr Reiner Michael Thamm
has been showing him how to be ambi-
tious in his learning. Gunhild Kopittke,
personnel manager, is the long-term
contact for the pair at Asglatex.
Schleswig-Holstein:
Expert: Dr Reiner Michael Thamm, Musah has successfully passed his exam as a road construction
economist worker: the young Ghanaian receives crucial tips from Robert
Location: Ohorn Meyer relating to the rule of three, finding the nth root, back-of-
Task: To help with self-organisation the-envelope calculations and materials science.

Expert: Robert Meyer, chemistry technician, coach

Location: Elmshorn
Task: Deepening a trainee’s knowledge of maths and
physics

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SPONSORS’ ASSOCIATION

Weltdienst 30+
Haiti:

Madagascar: The charity HPE helps disadvantaged children with art, healthcare and
SOLTEC trains young people from poor backgrounds in seven trades. environmental projects: Hanna Edouard explains that coughing and
Constructing solar cookers gives would-be mechanics basic metalwork- sneezing into their elbows will help prevent them from infecting others.
ing skills. Volkart Diehl tested parabolic reflectors made of foil, as an
alternative to expensive aluminium sheeting. Expert: Hanna Edouard, teacher
Location: Aquin, Haiti Project Education (HPE)
Expert: Volkart Diehl, precision mechanic Task: Training in creative, healthcare and environmental education
Location: Antananarivo, Centre de Formation Professionnelle –
Solaire et Technique (SOLTEC)
Task: Reducing production costs for parabolic cookers

A little birthday party

On 31 August 2018, the SES Sponsors’ Association ness of SES among institutions and potential SES Extract from the statutes:
celebrated its 35th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Experts in Germany. It thus plays an important part in Information in brief: SES Sponsors’ Association
The purpose of the Association is the procurement of funds for the
the Board of Directors launched a competition on the public relations. attainment of the tax-advantaged aims of the Senior Experten Service
theme of ‘helping others to help themselves’. They are 2018 2017 – Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit
looking for the best photos from assignments abroad, Donations GmbH – Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft [Foundation of German Industry
each accompanied by a brief explanation. Of course, the Sponsors’ Association also continues to Contributions/donations €41,321 €87,363 for International Cooperation – A non-profit organisation].
accept donations, which benefit either individual Expert Subsidies €47,538 €74,127
The twelve winning contributions will be exhibited, and assignments or whole series of them in developing and Members 380 370 This also includes raising public awareness of SES, as well as promot-
the creators of the three top entries will receive prizes. newly industrialised countries. Countries where assignments ing contact between Senior Experts.
Details of terms of entry, the jury, prizes and exhibition were subsidised 26 31
dates are available on the Sponsors’ Association web- In 2018, a total of 79 assignments were sponsored –
site: www.ses-bonn.de > Sponsors’ Association. most of them in Ghana, India, Madagascar, the Repub- Chairman Otmar Greiff Account for donations
lic of Moldova, Tanzania, and Uganda. Executive director Ursula Roth Verein zur Förderung des Senior Experten Service e.V.
Tasks Volksbank Köln Bonn eG
Projects like this competition allow the Sponsors’ The Sponsors’ Association works on a voluntary IBAN: DE50 3806 0186 2005 8200 17
Association to intensify its activities to promote aware- basis and keeps administrative expenses to a min- BIC: GENODED1BRS
imum. Membership fees and donations are used
exclusively and directly for charitable purposes. Further information
www.ses-bonn.de > Sponsors’ Association

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FINANCE

Overall performance and financial position

SES concluded the financial year 2018 with satisfac- (€3.680 million), as well as providing €55,000 for as- vocational schools, the Landesbank Baden-Württem-
Financial data
tory results: income amounting to €14.832 million bal- signments to support the state CoordinationAgency for berg (LBBW), stepped up to the mark again.

anced out expenditure, which totalled €14.832 million. Training and Migration (KAUSA). The SES Sponsors’ Financial statement 2018 2017
Turnover increased since 2017: by 18.7 percent. The Association also subsidised international assignments, Spending on project costs amounted to €5.895 mil- (all values given in EUR ’000s)
background to this development is good assignment to the tune of more than €47,500. lion, while staff costs rose to €5.883 million. The latter
Revenues 14,696 12,380
figures, as well as generous support once again by is mainly due to the expansion of the VerA initiative.
Donations 97 89
both public and private benefactors. The schools programme A New Boost for School- Costs for materials climbed to €3.054 million.
Other income 39 31
children counts the following organisations among its
Total income 14,832 12,500
For instance, the Federal Ministry for Economic Co- most important supporters: the Otto Wolff Founda-
Project costs 5,895 4,378
operation and Development (BMZ) provided sufficient tion (€35,000), the Globus Foundation (€11,100), the Committed to quality
Personnel costs 5,883 5,414
funding for assignments abroad in developing and German BP Foundation (€7,150), the Pfennigsdorf
Material costs 3,054 2,708
newly industrialised countries – some €10.136 million. Foundation (€5,000) and the Hanns Voith Foundation As in every year, in 2018 the SES placed particular
Total expenditure 14,832 12,500
Furthermore, the Federal Ministry of Education and (€4,000). And our sponsor for assignments in ‘welcome value on continuing to develop its electronic data pro-
Result for the year **0 *0
Research (BMBF) financed the VerA training initiative classes’ for young refugees in Baden-Württemberg’s cessing systems, and on the continued implementation
* After allocation to reserves
of the quality management procedures ** Subject to the shareholder’s approval
introduced in 2009. Investments such
as these are essential for SES: they are The preliminary 2018 annual report of SES has been drawn up accor-
ding to the regulations of the German Commercial Code (Handelsge-
in line with its self-image as a ‘learning setzbuch – HGB) and has been examined by independent auditors.
organisation’. The local tax office has again acknowledged the charitable status of
SES GmbH.

To this end, the efficiency and effec-

tiveness of SES’s work are regularly Creation of value through voluntary service
scrutinised, both internally and by its
partners. The SES considers that it has Various bodies are involved in financing SES assign-
a duty to maintain its work at a high ments. Contributions in kind from German industry
level, on a long-term and sustainable to support our work play an important role, as do the
basis, and to make improvements costs that are borne by the clients. These contribu-
wherever possible. A close network of tions – only some of which are included in the financial
its own and external checks guaran- statement in accordance with commercial law – add-
tees that SES uses the monies placed ed up to a value of around €18.2 million in 2018. The
at its disposal correctly and that it voluntary work of the SES Experts is very difficult to
constantly strives to improve its work. put into figures in monetary terms. If every day of an
assignment were valued at €250, and every meeting
associated with mentoring young people at €40, then,
with around 161,300 assignment days in 2018, we
reach the approximate sum of €20.1 million. The public
funds injected into the SES, on the other hand, totalled
Zimbabwe: €14.3 million. Adding these sums together gives a
Bulawayo town council is looking for a solid IT solution value, for all the assignments carried out in 2018, of a
for its human resources department. Rainer Schmuck good €52.6 million.
demonstrates programs for timekeeping, holiday plan-
ning and employee appraisals. The greatest proportion of this value creation, 38 per-
cent, came about through the voluntary commitment
Expert: Rainer Schmuck, graduate in public of the Experts. The proportion of contributions in kind
management, former mayor from German industry and the costs borne by the
Location: Bulawayo, town council clients added up to 35 percent, and the proportion of
Task: Improving human resource management public funds was 27 percent. In 2018, as in previous
years, public funding was matched several times over
in the form of Experts’ services and clients’ contribu-
tions.

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FOUNDATION ORGANIGRAM

Organisational structure and tasks SENIOR EXPERTEN SERVICE (SES)

Foundation of German Industry for International Cooperation

The SES Foundation is the sole shareholder of SES The Foundation’s capital added up to more than a mil- Board of Trustees of the SES Foundation
GmbH. The SES Foundation, headquartered in Bonn, lion euros at the end of 2018. Returns from this capital Holger Schwannecke, ZDH (Chairman)
was founded in 2003 by the former shareholders of are used to benefit strategically important plans of the Dr Achim Dercks, DIHK (Deputy Chairman)
SES GmbH: the Federation of German Industries SES. Dr Stefan Mair, BDI (Deputy Chairman)
(BDI), the Confederation of German Employers’ Asso-
ciations (BDA), the Association of Chambers of Indus- Thomas Barann Johannes Heinloth TBA
Gothaer Finanzholding L-Bank, State Bank of Baden-Württemberg Bayer, Bayer Foundations
try and Commerce (DIHK) and the German Confedera- Parliamentary Lunch
tion of Skilled Crafts (ZDH). Stefan Busbach Dr Hubertus Hille Ralf Thomas
Covestro Germany Bonn/Rhine-Sieg Chamber of Volkswagen, Volkswagen pro Ehrenamt
The Parliamentary Lunch is an established fixture Commerce and Industry
The bodies of the Foundation are the Board of Direc- Dr Barbara Dorn Christoph Zeckra
among the events brought in by the SES Foundation.
Confederation of German Employers’ Uwe Kümmeth Generali Deutschland
tors, Board of Trustees and Executive Director. The The Foundation has hosted this meeting in Berlin Associations (BDA) Siemens
latter has a dual function, being responsible for the every year since 2003 – traditionally in the Deutsche Dr Tobias Mehlich
dealings of both the Foundation and the GmbH. The Parlamentarische Gesellschaft (the cross-party meet- Ulm Chambers of Skilled Trades & Crafts
Foundation’s Board of Directors authorises the finan- ing place for German MPs).
cial and assignment planning of SES GmbH, approves
the annual report, and authorises and approves the The Parliamentary Lunch offers an opportunity for in-
actions of the Executive Director. The Board of Trus- formal discussion between SES Experts and members Board of Directors of the SES Foundation
Dr Franz Schoser, formerly DIHK (Chairman)
tees functions as the supervisory board of the Foun- of the German Parliament (Bundestag), along with
dation. It supports and takes on some of the work of ambassadors, ambassadors’ associates, and guests
the Board of Directors, receives the statement of ac- from the various Federal Ministries and professional
counts, and advises on the development and business associations. SES GmbH
plan of SES GmbH. Dr Susanne Nonnen (Executive Director of SES)
In 2018, the Parliamentary Lunch enjoyed the patron- Bettina Hartmann (Deputy Executive Director)
The Board of Directors and Board of Trustees include age of the former Federal Minister for Family Affairs Bernd Kochenbach (Deputy Executive Director)

high-ranking figures from the main associations rep- and long-standing Chair of the German National Asso- Additional Management Management Support Unit
resenting German business, as well as the chief ex- ciation of Senior Citizens’ Associations (BAGSO), Prof. Support Units Communication
Personnel Dr Heike Nasdala
ecutives of two professional bodies, and well-known Ursula Lehr. The opening speech was made by the Quality Management/Evaluation
representatives of large companies. They all carry out Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Devel- IT
their duties on a voluntary basis. They promote the opment, Dr Gerd Müller. Controlling
Special Tasks
work of SES and advise the Executive Director on all
the most significant issues.

International Assignments Experts Administration Assignments in Germany

Susan Hübner Bettina Hartmann Bernd Kochenbach Pia Grünberg

Africa MENA Expertise Accounting and VerA Companies and

Sections Finance Initiative Chambers

Offices
Asia Central Asia appr. 12,000 General appr. 80 VerA Berlin
Senior Experts Administration Regional Coordinators Bonn
Dresden
Erfurt
School Programme Flensburg
Latin America Caribbean
A New Boost Halle
for Schoolchildren
Hamburg
Central, Eastern Hanover
and South-East Integration Project Kassel
Caucasus
Europe for Young Refugees Leer
and Migrants Mainz
At the Parliamentary Lunch in Berlin on 26 June 2018: Federal
Munich
Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Gerd Müller Nuremberg
appr. 200 Representatives
at the lectern, along with His Excellency Andreas B. D. Guibeb, Saarbrücken
abroad in 90 countries Schwerin
Ambassador of Namibia, and His Excellency Igor Cesar, Ambassador
Stuttgart
of Rwanda (left to right) Wolfsburg

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ASSIGNMENT COUNTRIES

Assignment Countries 1983 – 2018

A
Afghanistan 36
Albania 163
Dominican Republic 75

E
Ecuador 215
Lithuania 523

M
Macedonia 104
Sierra Leone
Singapore 3
43

Algeria 38 Egypt 275 Madagascar 233 Slovakia 32

Angola 3 El Salvador 48 Malawi 97 Slovenia 55
Antigua and Barbuda 5 Equatorial Guinea 1 Malaysia 69 Solomon Islands 1
Argentina 261 Eritrea 47 Maldives 13 Somalia 25
Armenia 96 Estonia 218 Mali 17 South Africa 125
Austria 1 Ethiopia 546 Malta 26 South Sudan 1
Azerbaijan 179

B
Bahrain 2 F
Fiji 1
France 1
Mauritania 28
Mauritius 4
Soviet Union
Spain 4
31

Bangladesh 71
Belarus 388
Belgium 7
G
Gabon 2
Gambia 9
Georgia 216
Mexico 787
Moldova 989
Mongolia 855
Sri Lanka
St Vincent and
the Grenadines
146

1
Belize 5 Ghana 386 Montenegro 13 Sudan 22
Benin 25 Greece 3 Morocco 246 Swaziland 3
Bhutan 48 Grenada 1 Mozambique 47 Sweden 1
Bolivia 764 Guatemala 172 Myanmar 117 Switzerland 1

N
Bosnia and Guinea 19 Namibia 323 Syria 72
Herzegovina 121
Botswana 51
Guyana 11

H
Haiti 109
Nepal 348
Netherlands 1 T
Tajikistan 148
Tanzania 804
Brazil 348 Honduras 135 Nicaragua 144 Thailand 309
Brunei 3 Hungary 52 Niger 4 Timor-Leste 17
Bulgaria 1,358
Burkina Faso 34
I
Iceland 2
India 970 O
Nigeria 57
Oman 1
Togo 96
Trinidad and Tobago 15
Burundi 54

C
Cambodia 332
Cameroon 265
Indonesia 637
Iran 125
Iraq 3
P
Pakistan 582
Palestinian Territories 8
Panama 11
Tunisia 116
Turkey 156
Turkmenistan 168
Cape Verde
Central African Rep.
16
2
Ireland 1
Israel 4
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay 244
3
U
Uganda
Ukraine
460
633
Chad 2 Italy 4 Peru 216 United Arab Emirates 6
Chile 152
China 6,522 J
Jamaica 32
Jordan 114
Philippines 256
Poland 168
United Kingdom
Uruguay
1
76
China: Taiwan
Colombia 235
13
K
Kazakhstan 1,234
Kenya 195 Q
Portugal 20
Qatar 4
USA
Uzbekistan
2
695
Congo 1
Congo, Dem. Rep. 51
Korea, DPR
Korea, Rep.
2
53 R
Romania 1,114
Russia 1,330 V
Venezuela 55
Vietnam 363
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
58
16
Kosovo 123
Kyrgyzstan 309
Rwanda 217

S
Samoa 19 Y
Yemen 162
Yugoslavia 3
Croatia 57
CSFR 31 L
Laos 138
Latvia 315
Saudi Arabia
Senegal 9
17
Z
Zambia 79
Zimbabwe 156
Cuba 13 Lebanon 90 Serbia 193 Transnational 9
Cyprus 1 Lesotho 23 Serbia and
Czech Rep. 60 Liberia 13 Montenegro 75 Total Abroad 33,450

D
Djibouti 1 Libya 4 Seychelles 1 Total Germany 18,834

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