Startups and Innovation: Labour Market Opportunities and Prospects for Young People

Connective Cities invites two experts from your municipality to participate in the international exchange of expertise in Bremen and the subsequent learning process

Do you support the startup scene in your municipality? What opportunities do you offer young people in the job market? What challenges do you face in your work?  The City of Bremen is already well-connected on this topic—including internationally. Now, in cooperation with Connective Cities, the city invites you to join five other German and six international municipalities in Bremen to exchange expertise on startup initiatives and incubators, as well as municipal incentives and support programs for startups and new businesses.

Opening new perspectives and promoting skills development are equally important for young people in Germany and the Global South; the opportunity to enter the labour market is essential. In Bremen and Bremerhaven, the number of startups is high by national standards. The startup scene is vibrant, innovative, and well-connected. The Bremen Senate Chancellery also already has valuable international contacts: its partner cities Windhoek (Namibia) and Durban (South Africa) contribute experience with their own startup centres and instruments for startup support.

The goals of this dialogue event are to learn together by sharing good practices at the local level, to discuss challenges through peer consultations, to develop solutions to the challenges identified, and to foster networking among participants.

We look forward to the participation of two experts from your municipality, particularly from the fields of economic development, labour and social affairs, or youth work.

Further information: Call for Participation [PDF, 2 pages]

Application deadline: 26 April 2026

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Marcella Sobisch, Project Coordinator, Connective Cities, marcella.sobisch@engagement-global.de,
+49 (0)228 20717 2658 and connective-cities@engagement-global.de .