Mercator Exchange combines the international exchange programmes run by Stiftung Mercator for schools, young people and multipliers. Under the Mercator Exchange umbrella, these programmes are expanded, refined and further developed. Mercator Exchange is Stiftung Mercator’s way of investing in the exchange of people and ideas between China, Turkey and Europe.

The Mercator Fellowship Program enables outstanding individuals from all over the world to do research on a specific academic or practice project and pursue explorative and unconventional fellow ideas, which address aspects relevant to the work of Stiftung Mercator.

Stiftung Mercator uses the Mercator Alumni Fund to support events, specialist seminars, workshops and project ideas by and for Mercator fellows and alumni. The goal is to foster an expert exchange on the foundation’s themes, to support inter-programme networking and to promote the ideas and initiatives of Stiftung Mercator fellows and alumni.

The Global Diplomacy Lab (GDL) is a platform that allows diplomats and experts from non-governmental organizations to share thoughts and ideas with people working in business, cultural institutions and foundations. At the Global Diplomacy Lab, they look for new and more inclusive approaches to diplomacy and together develop courses of action that extend beyond the realm of conventional politics.

The IPC Fellowship Programme is at the heart of the Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), an initiative that concentrates on the exchange of ideas and people in Turkey. The core philosophy behind this partnership is to identify common perspectives while at the same time always bearing in mind the European context.