Wunderbar Together: Showcasing U.S.-German Sister Cities Partnerships
Looking for ways to strengthen your U.S.-German partnership? A wide array of engagement ideas, event examples, language toolkits, social media templates, sample graphics, and other resources (with many applicable to all partnerships) are now available.
Looking for ways to strengthen your U.S.-German partnership? A wide array of engagement ideas, event examples, language toolkits, social media templates, sample graphics, and other resources (with many applicable to all partnerships) are now available.
Looking for ways to strengthen your U.S.-German partnership? A wide array of engagement ideas, event examples, language toolkits, social media templates, sample graphics, and other resources (with many applicable to all partnerships) are now available.
Are you or your students looking to strengthen the US-German relationship through person-to-person connections? Use this interactive map (+ websites) to find a US city with a German partner near you!
There has perhaps never been a greater opportunity for U.S.-German sister city partnerships to enable and to bolster bilateral collaboration on climate resilience. Given the national policy divergence, the work between cities, communities, and citizens serves as the most promising avenue for U.S.-German collaboration...
There has perhaps never been a greater opportunity for U.S.-German sister city partnerships to enable and to bolster bilateral collaboration on climate resilience. Given the national policy divergence, the work between cities, communities, and citizens serves as the most promising avenue for U.S.-German collaboration...
There has perhaps never been a greater opportunity for U.S.-German sister city partnerships to enable and to bolster bilateral collaboration on climate resilience. Given the national policy divergence, the work between cities, communities, and citizens serves as the most promising avenue for U.S.-German collaboration...
The 20-year partnership between Columbia, South Carolina and Kaiserslautern, Germany is filled with flourishing art exchange and ultimately “a common love for creativity.” Sister Cities International interviewed Dickson Monk, Executive Director of the Columbia World Affairs Council, on the cities’ art exchange, shared historical remembrance, Wunderbar Together events, and lasting citizen diplomacy...
The 20-year partnership between Columbia, South Carolina and Kaiserslautern, Germany is filled with flourishing art exchange and ultimately “a common love for creativity.” Sister Cities International interviewed Dickson Monk, Executive Director of the Columbia World Affairs Council, on the cities’ art exchange, shared historical remembrance, Wunderbar Together events, and lasting citizen diplomacy...
The 20-year partnership between Columbia, South Carolina and Kaiserslautern, Germany is filled with flourishing art exchange and ultimately “a common love for creativity.” Sister Cities International interviewed Dickson Monk, Executive Director of the Columbia World Affairs Council, on the cities’ art exchange, shared historical remembrance, Wunderbar Together events, and lasting citizen diplomacy...
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Although the formal SCI Wunderbar Together partnership has concluded as of December 2019, numerous engagement ideas, models, and resources are available to continue strengthening community resilience and citizen diplomacy between the U.S. and Germany.
Videos Showcasing the Impact of the SCI Wunderbar Together Partnership
In 2019, four videos were produced to recap the impact of the SCI Wunderbar Together partnership. The videos, available in a playlist below, include an interview with SCI President and CEO Roger-Mark de Souza, a recap video on the importance of U.S.-German relationships, a video summary of the SCI BMW Spartanburg event, and a video summary of the St. Charles panel discussion.
Ways for Members and Partners to Stay Involved
- View SCI Engagement Ideas, Language Templates, and Further Resources for U.S.-German Partnerships
- U.S.-German Members: Join the “U.S.-German Member Community” Facebook group
- Member submissions for our blog: We highly encourage members to submit text+image or video testimonials, upcoming events, previous event summaries, and summaries of your U.S.-German partnerships through our Member Submission Form
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- Promotion on social media/blogs: We would appreciate if you share our Wunderbar Together content through retweets/reposts/features on your blogs! For any content posted about U.S.-German sister cities, we also appreciate the use of our #SCIWunderbarTogether hashtag
We also welcome new collaboration and cross-promotion avenues! If you have any further ideas or questions, you are welcome to email Sister Cities.
Recent Events
“The Path to Freedom and German Unity: The Peaceful Revolution and the Fall of the Berlin Wall 30 Years On” | Event by the American Council on Germany, Sister Cities of Nashville, and Wunderbar Together | November 18
Location: BMW Zentrum (Hall)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Did you know that, in addition to Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, Cincinnati also hosts the #KrampuslaufZinzinnati? #Krampus appears in many German and European holiday traditions as a counterpart to St. Nikolaus who punishes bad children. https://t.co/aZ8EpbgVnQ #SCIWunderbarTogether
#Germany, along with the U.S., has consistently ranked among the most influential nations in terms of #softpower. Learn more about the role of soft power in U.S. and German #culturaldiplomacy: https://t.co/IueASWeqEf @AICGS #SCIWunderbarTogether
We encourage U.S.-German members to join our "U.S.-German Member Community" Facebook group to share updates and engagement ideas, have initiatives profiled, collaborate, and strengthen the impact of SCI on U.S.-German relations: https://t.co/pXemsnHI9X #SCIWunderbarTogether
According to @WIPO, five nations, including the U.S. and Germany, account for half of all global scientific activity. The report also concludes that “innovative activity has grown increasingly collaborative and transnational.” #SCIWunderbarTogether
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Wunderbar Together is a comprehensive and collaborative initiative funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, implemented by the Goethe-Institut, and supported by the Federation of German Industries (BDI). Working with over 200 partners, it is showcasing the close bonds between the U.S. and Germany in over 2,500 events in all 50 states. For more information, please visit the Wunderbar Together website here.