Committee Chair:Rolf Achilles Committee Vice-Chair: Johann Christoph Lichtenfeld
ABOUT HAMBURG – Fast Facts
Mayor:Olaf Scholz Country: Germany Country Location: Central Europe Geography: Located at the mouth of the Elbe River with access to the North Sea in northern Germany. History: Hamburg is the second largest German city, the country’s principal seaport and its largest overseas trading center. Its recorded history begins in the ninth century with the construction of the moated fortress Hammaburg. In the 12th century, Hamburg developed into a wealthy trading city, establishing a stock exchange in 1558. Industry: Service oriented industries, advertising, international & foreign trade. Did you know? Hamburg’s famously busy port covers more than 12 percent of the whole city and processes more than 78 million tons of goods through it every year. Flag Description: The German flag is a
is a tricolor consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colors of Germany: black, red and gold.
PAST HAMBURG – CHICAGO PROGRAMS
2011 March 31
The Hamburg Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International and The Goethe Institut Chicago co-hosted their annual international exchanges panel for teachers involved in Chicago-Hamburg school exchanges. The purpose of the panel was to share information and best practices.
The Hamburg Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International, in collaboration with the Goethe Institut of Chicago, invites students from the Chicago-Hamburg Sister Schools network to participate in a photography contest. Students are encouraged to reflect on the theme of Chicago’s Positive Impact on the Environment. The contest winner will be awarded round-trip airfare to Hamburg, [...]
On July 2011, ten social workers from Hamburg, Germany and one from Birmingham, England spent two weeks studying both urban and rural social services in Illinois. On July 20, the Hamburg Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International hosted a welcome dinner to celebrate the longevity of this professional exchange.
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In July, Advisor to the State Authority for Work, Social, Family and Integration Services, Jan Poerksen, visited Chicago. CSCI helped to organize meetings with alderman, Chicago Commission on Human Relations and Department of Family Support Services and various state-run youth services.
