"Reinhard Mohn Fellowship" Enters Its Second Round
Gütersloh (ots)
Energetic, creative leaders from all sectors of society sought for one-year advancement program - Applications accepted through May 1, 2003
For the second year now, Bertelsmann AG is offering the "Reinhard Mohn Fellowship" for applicants from all over the world. Through the beginning of May, leaders from all sectors of society who have proven entrepreneurial initiative, creativity and public spirit in their past activities, may apply for this advancement program, as the media company announced on Friday in Gütersloh. From the pool of contenders, five "fellows" will be chosen to participate in a one-year training program involving a variety of corporate divisions and countries. They will be given the chance to develop entrepreneurial excellence, build their leadership skills and make worldwide contacts by taking part in in-depth project work and schoolings in a global media group. In November 2002, the first four fellows started at Bertelsmann.
The Reinhard Mohn Fellowship serves to perpetuate the vision formulated by Bertelsmann's post-war founder and philanthropist Reinhard Mohn: a vision of entrepreneurial action governed by social responsibility. Bertelsmann has chosen to take an innovative approach: the fellowship sponsors, not external projects, but people. The idea is to put fellows in a position to impel their own projects with newfound knowledge and a network of sound contacts once the year of training is over.
The Reinhard Mohn Fellowship - a gift by Bertelsmann AG to Reinhard Mohn on the occasion of his 80th birthday - is open to applicants from all over the world. It is targeted at talented and highly motivated persons from business, the public and non-profit sectors, science, sports and the cultural or social sector, who have successfully implemented their own projects in the past. The important thing is that these past and current projects have an innovative approach and make a discernible contribution to the community. There are no age limits or minimum requirements regarding formal education.
Applications, including a presentation of past project work, may be submitted online (www.reinhard-mohn-fellowship.com) or by mail (Bertelsmann AG, Reinhard Mohn Fellowship, Postfach 111, 33311 Gütersloh, Germany) through May 1, 2003. Following an initial round of selections, a jury made up of Bertelsmann AG executives and well-known personages from different sectors of society will determine the finalists in September 2003. The Reinhard Mohn Fellowship begins on April 1, 2004.
About Bertelsmann AG
Bertelsmann, a media and entertainment company, commands globally leading positions in the major markets. Its core business is the creation of first-class media content: Bertelsmann includes RTL Group, Europe's No. 1 in television and radio, as well as the world's biggest book-publishing group, Random House, with more than 100 publishing imprints (Alfred A. Knopf, Bantam, Siedler Verlag, Goldmann). Gruner + Jahr, the European No.1 in magazine publishing (stern, GEO, Capital, Femme Actuelle, Family Circle, Parents), Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) with its roughly 200 labels (RCA, Arista, Jive, J Records) and artists such as Alicia Keys, Dido and Pink, as well as the special-information publisher BertelsmannSpringer also stand for creativity and powerful brands. Bertelsmann's direct-to-customer businesses are bundled in DirectGroup: book and music clubs with more than 40 million members all over the world. The arvato corporate division bundles the group's media services, which include the expanding units arvato logistics services and arvato direct services (service centers, distribution, customer relationship management), along with state-of-the-art printers, storage media production and comprehensive IT-services.
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