Green technologies and Digitisation the key drivers for facing the climate change and increasing the living standards globally. From 21 September to – 08 October 2026 a group of 18 senior executives from Turkey have been at Export-Akademie Baden-Württemberg in Tübingen. The aim of the programme was to provide insights into best practice in the transfer of green technologies and their applications, and to connect the managers with German technology partners.
The group is part of the program “Partnering in Business”, an initiative, launched by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and GIZ Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit. The programme offers international decisionmakers both management training and direct access to German industry. Framework of this high-level leadership programme is the Export-Akademie’s Green IMLead® Heptathlon Concept for Management & Leadership.
Highlights included visits to leading companies and research institutes in green Technologies. At Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg latest technologies in solar cells and solar module production are gained. Insights into hydrogen technology and fuel cell technology are given at Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart. Stadtwerke Tübingen informed about technologies for municipal energy and heat supply. A session was held with experts from Human IT Services GmbH / Integrata Foundation in Tübingen on how to successfully implement human-centred artificial intelligence in organisations.
At Messe Stuttgart a trade fair with 5 international exhibitions was visited: (1) VISION – Leading world trade fair for machine vision, (2) EFX – Expo for Electronics Manufacturing, (3) Quantum Effects – Exhibition and Conference for Quantum Technologies, (4) Motek – International trade fair for automation in production and assembly, and (5) Bondexpo – International trade fair for bonding technology.
In addition, >50 targeted B2B meetings with German companies were conducted.
By combining high-level training with practical exposure, the programme equips executives with the tools to identify opportunities in global markets while fostering long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships with German companies.
Looking to the future, the projects initiated between German and Turkish companies play a key role in building lasting bridges and ensure that the exchange of knowledge leads to long-term cooperation.
The Export-Akademie Baden-Württemberg is specialised in the transfer of green technologies, develops international management and leadership programmes, and supports companies and executives worldwide in building expertise, networks and market access.
For further information, please contact:
Petra Lohmüller : ✉️ petra.lohmueller(at)eabw.org
