Konrad Adenauer Foundation - Institution

Institution

Along with the headquarters in Sankt Augustin and Berlin, the KAS operates two educational centers, sixteen training centers, an Academy, and an international conference center.

The KAS consists of 6 departments:

  • The aforementioned Academy located in Berlin, which hosts symposia, conferences, meetings, and exhibitions in order to analyze relevant societal and political issues in a public setting.
  • The Archive for Christian-Democratic Policy (ACDP) documents and researches Christian Democracy’s historical development.
  • The department for European and International Cooperation engages itself with international politics through the functions of the foundation’s more than 200 projects in around 120 countries.
  • The Politics and Consulting department is the think tank of the KAS.
  • The department for Civic Education combats the status quo, looking to invoke citizen participation in an era where freedom and peace are taken for granted.
  • The Scholarships and Cultural Activities department provides financial and moral support to roughly 2,000 students.

Former President of the European Parliament Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering is the current President of the KAS. He is joined on the Board of Directors by 24 other individuals. The KAS currently has 55 members, many of whom are current and former CDU politicians. The Board of Trustees has 24 members who assist and supervise the work of the KAS.

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