Bilfinger Berger Magazine 1/2008

Magazine 1/2008 - Kids these days!

Golden Ears Bridge
Bridge to a career
Not far from Vancouver, young graduates are experiencing a showcase civil engineering project: building a cable-stayed bridge

Interview
"We want to attract the best”
Bilfinger Berger's Executive Board Member responsible for Human Resources expects both young applicants and his own company to demonstrate flexibility.

Technology is the future
In search of new talent - engineering has an image problem
German high school students seem to have lost interest in technical careers. Politicians are deeply concerned about Germany's future technological potential

KITEC
Kids discover technology
KiTec lessons are often the first time grade school children encounter tools and technical matters. An initiative promoted by business.

Maras
The violent losers of war
The criminal teenage gangs of Central America are a product of failed politics. Nicaragua is demonstrating how the youngsters can be reintegrated into society.

Youth helps youth hotline
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20-year-old ethnology student M. works as a volunteer at "Youth Helpline", a telephone helpline especially for young people.

Abu Dhabi
Childhood in a desert city
What's it like as a German teenager growing up in Arabia? A visit with the Riedel familyand their two daughters in Abu Dhabi.

The dreams of youth
The dreams of youth
Photographer Barbara von Woellwarth has visualized five youngsters' dreams for the future.

School meals
An apple a day...
Education authorities in Britain have declared war on the chip butty culture: too many youngsters are too fat. Schools are working on a new approach to eating.

Roads of the world
Cottbus, Youth Street
Almost every town in the former East Germany had a "Strasse der Jugend", or Youth Street. With reunification, many were renamed. The one in Cottbus remains.