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The Adolf Grimme Institute
The Adolf Grimme institute should develop new models for a better co-operation between television and the adult education centre to organise events and to improve contact with the new media. They should also organize the preparation of the Adolf Grimme Award. Until 1982 the main tasks are projects between people and the media. From 1983 the institute observes the television program and the development of the new media (Internet etc.). Furthermore they also observe and analyse the program of the radio stations and the press. From 1990 the Internet forum marks the activity of the institute (At first only students from German universities could use this forum). From 1995 the institute founded the Grimme academy which works for more cultural programmes on the private channels. The Adolf Grimme Institut is well known for studying the media culture. The institute’s tasks are observing, analysing and evaluating the media and their development (television, radio, multimedia and Internet).

Activities The fields of activity of the Adolf Grimme Istitute are: The Adolf Grimme Award,the Adolf Grimme Online Award, the Grimme Education, the Grimme Research, the Grimme Academy, the Grimme Publications.

The Adolf Grimme Prize The “Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e.V.” (DVV) (federation of adult education centres) founded a TV-award in 1961, which is awarded as “Adolf Grimme Preis“ since 1964 in Marl every year. Until 1977 this award was carried out by “Insel Marl”, an education system of Marl. Since 1977 that has been done by the Adolf Grimme Institute. A short report about Adolf Grimme’s life Adolf Grimme was born in Goslar at the 31th of December 1889. Adolf Grimme was an important German politician who was very interested in the new media. He studied philosophy and germanistics in Halle, Munich and Göttingen and he had a huge engagement in the student motion. He made his grade in 1924 and he became secondary-school teacher. In 1928 he became the Prussian secretary of science, art and education. He was the last secretary for this spot in the Prussian history. After his engagement as secretary the national-socialists formed the government in Germany, but Grimme was in the resistance and he was arrested in 1942. He got a punishment for high treason. After the fall of the fascist system he became secretary of education and culture in Hannover and he fought for his rights, which was treated badly in 1942. After his work as secretary in Hannover he became general director of the north-west German radio. He was the first president of the NWDR. He went into retirement in 1955. He died on the 27 of August in 1963. His grave is at the city graveyard in Engesohde in Hannover. Important dates of his life: •	1928-1932: Prussian minister of science, art and education. •	1946-1948: Secretary of education and culture in Hannover •	1948-1956: General director of the north-west German radio

Address: Adolf Grimme Institute Eduard-Weitsch-Weg 25 45768 Marl Germany info@grimme-institute.de