It is not easy for highly skilled migrant women to be professionally successful. This is true for young women even when the first steps of their careers have been successfully taken. inter 3 is exploring the career-supporting factors in the project: "Professional self-organisation of highly qualified migrant women on their way to the top” which has started in October 2011....more

Mena – Countries (Middle-East and North Africa) set a high priority on efficient use of water resources and energy. The combination of resource efficient building and supply technologies are a precondition for the successful construction of future buildings. inter 3 supports the joint project "Water, Energy, Building – Training and Transfer” (WEB-TT) in the development and marketing of vocational training packages for Egypt. ...more

New innovations in urban farming are currently becoming a trend worldwide – and also in Germany. In the context of the BMBF-Project "ZFarm. Innovation- and Technology Analysis Zero Acreage Farming" which started on January 1st, 2011, inter 3 is analysing opportunities for the inner-city cultivation of fruits and vegetables by using existing buildings....more

How can water and energy infrastructures in rural areas be combined with one another so as to secure supply and disposal and at the same time contribute to regional value creation? inter 3 is investigating this question in two pilot regions. ...more

How can both objective and subjective safety be provided in the city? The research group, DynASS, shows ways in which public expectation and scope of action for municipalities can be integrated and agreed upon within a consistent safety policy....more

The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) advises the Federal Government in the political fields of regional planning, housing and urban development. inter 3 is creating a new concept for the BBSR’s public image and public relations work aimed at the expert community, and is providing it with support in its implementation....more

Global climate change with its local repercussions presents regional planning with great challenges. dynaklim investigates the dynamic adaptation of regional planning and development processes to the consequences of climate change....more

Using the research programme "Experimental Building and Urban Development" (ExWoSt) as an example, inter 3 makes an illustrative evaluation of the public relations work aimed at the expert community of the Federal Institute for Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR). Based on current communications research findings, suggestions are made for optimising public relations work. ...more

Public perception of demographic transition is often negative because of fears and misgivings. inter 3 seeks to demonstrate and communicate the opportunities, scope for creativity and positive effects of demographic change through inspiring news coverage without trivialising the issue of adaptation. ...more

What are the subsidy options for the non-ferrous metal industry and where can subsidies for actual projects and companies be found? Commissioned by the metals trade union, inter 3 is compiling a systematic, user-friendly and practical handbook on support programmes. ...more