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01.03.2011
Federal Minister Dirk Niebel presents first ever draft concept for a holistic education strategy in German development policy
On 1 March 2011, Dirk Niebel, the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, presented the draft concept for Germany's first ever holistic education strategy in development policy to 200 high-level education sector representatives from Germany and abroad. The presentation and discussion of the strategy took place at the international education conference "More education. More growth. More justice. On our way to an education strategy for German development policy".
The Minister
Dirk Niebel
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is led by Dirk Niebel, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Ministry
Mandate
The BMZ develops the guidelines and the fundamental concepts on which German development policy is based.
It devises long-term strategies for cooperation with the various players concerned and defines the rules for implementing that cooperation.
