“Our countries urgently need good engineers.”

A third pillar of the Wilfried and Martha Ensinger Foundation is its support for young talent in technical professions. Demographic developments and the declining popularity of some subjects among the student population have meant a serious shortage of highly trained engineers and technicians, which threatens to become more acute.

Here you can see how we support the enhancement of knowledge:

Youth Research Centre

In the Schwarzwald-Schönbuch Youth Research Centre, school pupils and trainees are given the chance to carry out in-depth experiments under the guidance of experienced specialists. Continuous supervision encourages the youngsters to pursue their initial interest in these subjects and create an enduring passion for technology and science. The Wilfried and Martha Ensinger Foundation is among the sponsors who have supported this Nagold-based association for many years.

https://www.jugendforschungszentrum.de/

Wilfried-Ensinger-Award

The Foundation confers awards on outstanding theses and dissertations in the field of plastics engineering, ensuring more widespread recognition for the subject and encouraging young people to choose a career path in this field.

Centre for Rare Diseases, Tübingen

The Wilfried and Martha Ensinger Foundation supports paediatric research at the Centre for Rare Diseases (ZSE) in Tübingen. The ZSE develops innovative therapeutic approaches to improve medical care for children with severe neurodegenerative and other rare diseases. The therapy research centre, which is affiliated with the University Hospital of Tübingen, was opened in 2013 together with Eva Luise Köhler. The realisation of the idea was made possible by private donations from the Ensinger couple.

In order to sustainably promote the development of new therapies, the foundation has concluded a multi-year cooperation agreement with the Alliance4Rare research initiative.
The ZSE also awards the Wilfried Ensinger Prize, endowed with 5,000 euros, for outstanding contributions to the research and treatment of rare diseases.

https://www.zse-tuebingen.de/