"Learning from the world" is the motto of the Reinhard Mohn Prize. We spoke to Professor Oliver Schmidtke of the University of Victoria about what Germany can learn from Canada in dealing with cultural diversity.

The future of German society is culturally diverse. In this video, Professor Volker Heins from the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities in Essen (KWI) explains which tasks our society faces in the future and which factors will be important for living together in cultural diversity.

As culturally diverse environments, cities must develop sound strategies for communal living. The Council of Europe’s Francesca Lionetti introduces the Intercultural Cities Programme and explains how cities can show the way forward in managing diversity issues.

Mechelen mayor Bart Somers was awarded the World Mayor Prize 2016 for his successfully meeting the challenges inherent to cultural diversity in urban environments. In this video, 2016’s best mayor in the world talks about his strategy.