Environmental Innovation
German Israeli perspective
Apply NowThe Fellowship sets out to explore the role of technology and innovation policy in addressing environmental concerns and to develop proposals for future policy work in this area.
Program Details
The Israel Public Policy Institute (IPPI) offers young professionals from Germany an opportunity to participate in a Fellowship program in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Ministry for Environmental Protection on the theme of “Environmental Innovation”.
The Fellows program provides young public policy professionals from Germany with an opportunity to work alongside practitioners at the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Heinrich Böll Foundation and learn about how the Israeli government works to promote frameworks that capitalize on the available technological solutions to support sustainable policies.
Where
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel
When
Aug-Dec
Application Deadline
June 1st
Partners
Fellowship Criteria
What Fellows Say
"The fellowship proved to be incredibly stimulating both professionally and personally. I was given the opportunity to interact with and learn from researchers from Israel and around the world. "
Dr. Corinna Dau
Visiting Fellow - International Security
"The IPPI Fellowship has enabled me to pursue my own policy research while gaining valuable, hands-on professional experience in two very different organizations."
Hendrik Schopmans
Visiting Fellow-Ecology & Sustainable Development
"I strongly recommend the fellowship to young professionals, who aim to gain experiences in a unique political and organizational environment."
Fabian Zimmer
Visiting Fellow-Environment & Sustainable Development
"As a visiting Fellow at the IPPI, I was able to gain profound insights into the current security debate in the country and closely work with some of the leading policy-makers and experts in the field. "
Lucia Heisterkamp
Visiting Fellow - International Security
“I look forward to carrying the experience I gained working at the Prime Minister’s Office in Israel to my new position at the Chancellor's office in Berlin, where I will be shaping digital transformation processes in Germany. German and Israel have a special relationship -- the fellowship greatly contributed to my understanding of our mutual interests.”
Kirsten Rulf
Visiting Fellow - Digital Transformation
“What I enjoyed most during my time at the IPPI was the freedom to research, the intellectual exchange with other fellows, and the possibility to immerse into Israel’s academic community.”
Cecily Bernstorff
Visiting Fellow - International Security
“As an IPPI fellow, I felt incredibly energized by my working environment and the amount of responsibility I was entrusted with from the onset.”
Nathan Appleman
Visiting Fellow - Environment and Sustainability