Questions and Answers
	1.	Why is Braunschweig, jointly with the Region, putting itself up as a candidate for the European Culture Capital 2010?
	2.	How can you outline the topography of the Region?
	3.	How can you outline the culture of the Region?
	4.	What are the priorities in Braunschweig's application phase?
	5.	Are research and science of any significance in the application?
	6.	Are the twin towns being involved?
	7.	What are the guidelines of the application concept?
	Are research and science of any importance in the application? According to the European Statistical Office, Braunschweig and the Region are leading European research locations. This is evidenced by the presence of major research institutes, the Technical University of Braunschweig, the Polytechnic College of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, the Technical University of Clausthal-Zellerfeld and many other institutions. All of them are vital elements of the entire Region.
	Research and science, being both partners and sponsors, are constituents of the cultural profile of our city and accordingly they play a decisive role in our Culture Capital project. The intention therefore is to find a coherent solution as to how research and science can plausibly convey their contribution to society and the general public. With exemplary projects from the fields of "Technology, Inventions, Ideas" we will present the forward-orientation and visions of our Region in an understandable form and invite discussion.
	•	Create awareness of the idea of a Region in technology and science
	•	Communicate Braunschweig and the Region more positively as a leading research and technology location
	•	Promote greater awareness of the presence of top technology
	•	Add a new dimension to the term "industrial culture" via forms of forward-orientation such as research originality, teaching of science and top-class education and training
	•	Reference to the European traffic system (rail and motorway networks)
	•	Create popular places for the dissemination of knowledge with institutions such as the Wolfsburg "Phaeno" Science Centre, or a science museum, or a tower of research
	•	Use historical industrial monuments and periphery research locations as presentation scenes
	•	Establish routines of exchange through cooperation, strengthening of profile and new developments by and between the Technical University and the research institutes, the Science Centre and the Auto University, the Volkswagen company and the HochTechnologieStadt, the School of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
		• The wheel - mobility as a task • Time - time as gauge • Light - images of light as a technique • Air - navigation in space • The Garden - nature as habitat