Shaping the future together.

Shaping the future together.

INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT

The idea behind STAY2GROW.

Our aim is to support international students, graduates and dropouts integrate holistically into the wir4 region, motivating them to build a future here and work as qualified specialists in local companies. In the initial research phase, the challenges and needs of companies and students were examined, and the experiences of other relevant stakeholders were gathered.

The results form the basis for the second phase of the project: Together with committed individuals from universities, businesses and other relevant areas such as culture, sport and voluntary work, as well as interested citizens, we are creating networks and developing measures in the following areas:

In order to successfully keep these (future) qualified specialists in the region, STAY2GROW aims to develop concrete and tailor-made measures. The project’s success builds on the cooperation of a wide variety of stakeholders – we are constantly expanding our network.

OUR COOPERATION PARTNERS:

OUR COOPERATION PARTNERS:

Über den Bundes­wett­bewerb „Zukunft Region“

The "Zukunft Region" ("Future Region") funding competition by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy promotes innovative approaches to strengthening structurally weak regions in Germany. The focus is on projects that have the potential to serve as models and best practice examples nationwide. The 2024 call aims to support regions in (further) developing regional value chains and designing socio-ecological transformation. A total of 17 projects were selected nationwide. STAY2GROW is proud to be part of this forward-looking funding programme. With a concept of tailor-made measures, we intend to apply for a second three-year funding period in summer 2026 to implement the measures developed.