Hanns Seidel Foundation Germany

Hanns Seidel Foundation
Lazarettstraße 33
80636 Munich | Germany
Tel.: +49 89 1258-0 | Fax: +49 89 1258-356
Website: www.hss.de

Over 100 Philippines Police Cadets in Thailand

On 15th January 2013 Hanns-Seidel-Foundation (HSF) in cooperation with CPG/Thammasat University hosted an event on “Managing Public Safety – Good Governance in Southeast Asia” about police work in Thailand mainly addressing over 100 police cadets from the Philippines National Police (PNP), who visited Thai police institutions... more...

HSF invited to Inauguration Ceremony of the new ASEAN Secretary General, Mr. Le Luong Minh, as the first Vietnamese assuming this Top Post at ASEAN

Mr. Le Luong Minh, a former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, assumed the post of Secretary General of the ASEAN in a ceremony for the Transfer of Office at the ASEAN Secretariat Building in Jakarta... more...

Hanns Seidel Foundation attending Farewell Reception of H.E. Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN

On Friday, 14th December 2012, H.E. Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN held his farewell reception at the ASEAN Secretariat, after his 5-year tenure of office. As part of the ceremony he delivered a very personal farewell speech in which he pointed the following... more...

Launching of Vietnam’s National Strategy for Environmental Protection until 2020 and Vision toward 2030

Dr. Bui Cach Tuyen, Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, launched Vietnam’s National Strategy for Environmental Protection until 2020 and Vision toward 2030 on 12th December 2012 after it had been officially approved by the Prime Minister... more...

Opportunities and Challenges of Waste Recycling in Vietnam

On 11th December 2012 the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), supported by Hanns Seidel Foundation, organized a workshop on solid waste recycling in Vietnam. Recycling is not new to Vietnam and has been practiced in various forms for decades... more...

State and Business in Vietnam, Hanoi, Business Development Institute, Launching ceremony: 06.12.2012

On 6th December 2012 the Business Development Institute launched a publication titled “State and Business”, with support from HSF. In times of economic slowdown the publication “State and Business” is of high relevance for Vietnam’s business environment because it... more...

The Hanns Seidel Foundation cooperates with Tourism Transparency to conduct a workshop on responsible tourism with key stakeholders of the International Airport of Yangon, Myanmar

On 4th December 2012, the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) organised jointly with the non-governmental organisation Tourism Transparency a one day long workshop with high-ranking representatives... more...

Civil Society Organizations as Partners for Political Reform

“From previously being identified with the political protest and opposition movement, civil society organizations (CSOs) should now function as the government’s partners for political reform,” declared International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Governance (INCITEGov) Executive Director Tanya Hamada at the start... more...

Joint project of Hanns Seidel Foundation, UNODC and KONTRAS supports Good Policing through a workshop in Makassar for more than 50 police officers in East Indonesia

From November 28th – 29th 2012, UNODC, KONTRAS, the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Jakarta and the Indonesian police were carrying out a much-noticed workshop on Good Policing... more...

“National Consortium for the Professionalization of Filipino Microfinance Human Resource” holds its first Organizational Meeting

In laying down the ground work for a seamless transition of program implementation to local partner organizations and stakeholders, the National Consortium held its first organizational meeting on 28 November 2012 in Manila to define its working principles... more...

Hanns Seidel Foundation invites high-ranking members of Myanmar parliament for conference on federalism in Germany

The Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) invited H.E. U Nanda Kyaw Swa, Deputy Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw, the lower house of the Myanmar parliament Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, and H.E. U Win Thein, Legal Affairs and Special Cases Assessment Commission Member of... more...

Department of Justice Secretary Attends Presentation Forum of the Proposed Criminal Code

As part of a series of roadshows and regional public fora, the Criminal Code Committee held its fifth regional consultative activity in Iloilo City, Iloilo last 16 November 2012. The one-day roadshow and regional public forum is one of several consultative activities being implemented... more...

Social Values and the Rule of Law in ASEAN and Europe

On 11th November 2012 the Hanns Seidel Foundation in cooperation with CPG/Thammasat University hosted a Dialogue Forum at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok addressing around 100 participants especially from legal sectors in Thailand. Keynote speeches were delivered by the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany... more...

Dr. Wolfgang Bötsch, former Minister of Post and Telecommunications of Germany visits Myanmar in support of ongoing reform process

From 6th November to 10th November 2012 Dr. Wolfgang Bötsch, the former Minister of Post and Telecommunications of the Federal Republic of Germany, visited Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and Yangon, the economic centre of the Southeast... more...

Thailand: HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn honors the work of HSF

In Thailand it means a lot, if an institution receives a special recognition by a member of the Thai royal family. Recently the Hanns Seidel Foundation, represented by the Director of the Institute for International Cooperation and the Director of the Office in Bangkok, Mr. Christian Hegemer and Mr. Karl-Peter Schönfisch, had the great honor... more...