1987
November 13
The Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation is founded.
2000
December 6
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Recognition as as charitable public foundation with legal capacity under civil law.
2000
December 7
A sponsorship prize for young talents in the candy industry is awarded with SG Network (until 2010).
2006
February 22
The cooperation with universities to implement the Children's University is launched.
2007
August 22
The Dr. Hans Riegel Subject Prize is awarded for the first time in collaboration with the Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn.
2009
September 1
The Dr. Hans Riegel Subject Prizes Awards are expanded to eleven other German universities.
2012
February 3
Work with alumni starts with the first Dr. Hans Riegel Campus.
2013
February 4
Support for the MINT-EC school network starts.
2013
October 15
The founder Dr. Hans Riegel passes away in Bonn at the age of 90.
2014
February 1
The foundation's first Science Slam is held with the entertainer Thomas Gottschalk in Bonn.
2015
April 22
MINT-EC and the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation organize the ideas competition "School Creates Future (Schule schafft Zukunft)".
2015
Sep. 25-27
The first Dr. Hans Riegel Academy (Dr. Hans Riegel Akademie) for 160 alumni is held in Bonn.
2015
October 30
The cooperation with the Alexander-Koenig-Gesellschaft e.V. for the children's painting contest (Kindermalwettbewerb) is launched for the 2015/16 school year to continue the long-standing collaboration under the program "Inspired by Nature (Natur beflügelt”)".
2016
January 17
Exclusive seminar premiere for 23 Subject PrizeDr. Hans Riegel Award alumni at CERN.
2016
September 1
The Dr. Hans Riegel Subject PrizesAwards celebrate their 10-year anniversary ceremony.
2017
March 31
The Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation makes a significant contribution to save the Deutsche Museum Bonn.
2017
July 14
The day care center "Flohkiste" in Bonn inaugurates its new building as a joint project between the parent initiative Flohkiste e.V., the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation, and the HARIBO Group. The day care center also becomes the pilot project for the new day care support series "Scientist Foxes (Forscher Füchse)".
2017
September 7
The second Dr. Hans Riegel Academy takes place for 165 Subject PrizesAward alumni with renowned speakers and research institutes.
2017
November 2
The Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation supports research and teaching in the health sciences field with the new degree program "Master of Science in Global Health Risk Management and Hygiene Policies" of the Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn.
2018
March 20
The Minister of Education of North Rhine-Westphalia, Yvonne Gebauer, assumes the patronage of the five North Rhine-Westphalia competitions of the Dr. Hans Riegel Subject PrizesAward.
2018
June 22
The Federal Minister of Education, Anja Karliczek, and the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation give the starting signal together to send out the TouchTomorrow Truck to schools throughout Germany.
2019
January 1
The cooperation between the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation and the Federal Employment Office (regional offices of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hessen, and Berlin Brandenburg) in the TouchTomorrow project is launched.
2019
April 11
The cooperation between the German Design Museum Foundation and the Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation in the new project series "Student Companies Discover Design" is launched.
2019
June 28
The Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation’s educational media for the TouchTomorrow project win the Comenius EduMedia Award in the category of "Mathematics and Natural Science Education".
2019
July 10
The new operative project series "Walls of Vision" in the fine arts charter area is launched, transporting historical works of art into the future through urban art and making them accessible to everyone for free.
2019
August 2
The new operative foundation project "Connex" is started to promote networks for young talents in the business, economics, and adjacent disciplines in the charter area of research & teaching.
2019
September 19
The third Dr. Hans Riegel Academy with the big Science Slam is held in the auditorium of the University of Bonn - moderated by Dr. Eckhart von Hirschhausen.
2019
October 30
The Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation becomes the new partner of the zdi Network to support the MINT STEM fields in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district in Germany.
2019
November 19
The foundation’s "TouchTomorrow" project wins the FOX Award GOLD for the communication concept in the category of Education and Continuing Education and SILVER for Design Efficiency.
2019
November 23
Five new Scientist Fox day care centers are selected to receive funding of up to 30,000 euros over a period of three years to develop into a MINT STEM Lighthouse.
2020
April 28
New learning format in challenging times: MINT live streams complement classes and use digital tools to make school content easy to understand and teach.
2020
August 28
The Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation supports young scientists conducting economic/social science research on Covid-19.
2020
September 24
Joint live stream to present the reorientation of the Deutsche Museum Bonn as a central venue to experience artificial intelligence in North Rhine-Westphalia.
2021
January 21
Successful premiere: Thanks to the "TouchTomorrow Stream", students take a look into the future in spite of the Coronavirus pandemic.
2021
May 27
WALLS OF VISION awarded with the German Prize for the Support of Culture.
2021
July 1
Providing short, medium and long-term funding and support services to facilities affected by the floods.
2022
March 9
The Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation enables those seeking protection to access educational opportunities and strengthen their resilience.
2022
Sep. 22-25
Dr. Hans Riegel Academy – for the fourth time in a row, over 240 young scientists enjoyed an extensive programme of lectures, workshops, science slams, keynotes and barcamps.
2023
March 10
A 150 m² mural commemorating the 100th birthday of the founder and other activities commemorate a great entrepreneur who would have turned 100 on 10 March 2023.
2023
June 1
Further development and promotion of MILeNa – a programme for promoting young STEM teachers
2023
November 2
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) honours TouchTomorrow-Stream in the competition for digital career orientation services (D-BOP) in the category ‘Experiencing career fields and professions’.
2024
January 18
![[Translate to English:] Missimo – Deine Mission von morgen](/fileadmin/hans-riegel-stiftung/stiftung/geschichte/2024-01-18-missimo.jpg)
Launch of the educational programme ‘Missimo – Your Mission for Tomorrow’ by our Austrian sister foundation, the Kaiserschild Foundation. The interactive truck tours through Austria, introducing children to future topics and science in a playful way and enabling them to gain practical experience with new technologies.
2024
July 8
![[Translate to English:] Street-Art-Projekt „Wissenschaft trifft Kunst“](/fileadmin/hans-riegel-stiftung/stiftung/geschichte/2024-07-08-wissenschaft-trifft-kunst.jpg)
Science meets street art – a large-scale façade painting in the form of a metre-high robin is being created in Bonn's city centre. This is the first time such a project has been carried out in collaboration with natural scientists with the aim of raising awareness of biological diversity.
2024
September 18
![[Translate to English:] Neuer Standort](/fileadmin/hans-riegel-stiftung/stiftung/geschichte/2024-09-18-neuer-standort.jpg)
The Dr. Hans Riegel Foundation acquires a new office building on Joseph-Beuys-Allee, creating sufficient space and future-oriented workplaces at its new location in Bonn's federal district.
2024
September 24
![[Translate to English:] 250 Jungwissenschaftler:innen](/fileadmin/hans-riegel-stiftung/stiftung/geschichte/2024-09-24-jungwissenschaftler.jpg)
5th Dr. Hans Riegel Academy: Over 250 young scientists gather for a four-day conference to exchange ideas and network.
2024
November 5
![[Translate to English:] XR Science Award 2024](/fileadmin/hans-riegel-stiftung/stiftung/geschichte/2024-11-05-xr-science-award.jpg)
The new TouchTomorrow exhibit ‘Industry 5.0’ wins the XR Science Award 2024 in the ‘Best Tech’ category.
2025
May 10
![[Translate to English:] Kulturbunker](/fileadmin/hans-riegel-stiftung/stiftung/geschichte/2025-05-10-kulturbunker.jpg)
The KULTURBUNKER in Bonn-Poppelsdorf is officially opening and now offers an area for students to exhibit and share their work.
2025
May 19
![[Translate to English:] „Walls of Vision“ Mural](/fileadmin/hans-riegel-stiftung/stiftung/geschichte/2025-05-19-walls-of-vision-mural.jpg)
Successfully collaborating with the Hopefner Foundation, which also promotes art and culture: An impressive mural by British artist Helen Bur portrays women in the 21st century workplace.
2025
May 21
![[Translate to English:] Walls-of-Vision Mentorenprogramm](/fileadmin/hans-riegel-stiftung/stiftung/geschichte/2025-05-21-walls-of-vision-mentorenprogramm.jpg)
Third WALLS OF VISION mentoring project: The motif and location are no coincidence.Interpretation of August Macke's ‘Girl with the Blue Birds’ realised by art student Marie Hesse and APHENOAH on a building façade in Bonn directly opposite the MUSEUM AUGUST MACKE HAUS.
2025
December 31
![[Translate to English:] Wechsel im Vorstand](/fileadmin/hans-riegel-stiftung/stiftung/geschichte/2025-12-31-vorstand.jpg)
A change in the foundation's board: Dr Reinhard Schneider and Prof. Ingeborg Henzler, the founder's long-standing companions, are handing over the baton.
