New education project generation@ launched in Hamburg Tipp24 AG / Miscellaneous 11.02.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tipp24 AG has set itself the task of ensuring youngsters know all about the internet The partners are BürgerStiftung Hamburg and Genety e.V. (Hamburg, 11 February 2008) Today sees the launch of a new education project in Hamburg. generation@, a joint initiative of BürgerStiftung Hamburg, Genety e.V. and Tipp24 AG, is the first project of its kind in Germany. The six-month course at Ida-Ehre-Gesamtschule in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel is aimed at establishing 9th-class pupils' interests in the internet. The youngsters are introduced to the opportunities and risks of the internet by way of practical demonstrations, and it is envisaged that their internet skills be further-developed. This not only means creating an awareness of the dangers, but also identifying creative impulses through the internet, demonstrating research possibilities and much more. It is thought the youngsters will independently draw up guidelines for the ethical use of this medium. Tipp24 attaches prime importance to promoting media skills as the basis for occupational perspectives. One of the goals consists of reinforcing the educational partnership of schools and parents. Plans are underway for a workshop for teachers and parents organised by pupils. This project is a pilot for developing an education project that can be replicated in Hamburg and throughout Germany. In addition to the course's model character, and high practical content, it is characterised by strong employee participation at Tipp24. Employees from the most varied of departments are involved on a 1-to-1 basis as mentors. They are ready to answer participants' questions on daily occupational matters and, where applicable, other topics. Petra Wollny, managing director of Genety e.V, says, 'Thanks to the presence of mentors, the youngsters will be presented with specific occupational models to which they would otherwise rarely have access. By way of the collaboration with Tipp24, we aim to give the pupils incentives and basic knowledge that may be key to their occupational choices.' Tipp24 AG sees this project as the start of its activities in corporate social responsibility. The company has decided in favour of a social project because it sees occupational opportunities as opportunities for life and aims to play a part in increasing the quality of education. Jens Schumann, director of Tipp24 AG says, 'We want to deliberately support youngsters in the form of education. We attach importance to making our time as well as our money available. We decided in favour of the internet project because this is what we know best. We are pleased that we have found such a committed partner that has already achieved so much in our city.' BürgerStiftung Hamburg at a glance: BürgerStiftung Hamburg was established in 1999 as a community foundation by the citizens of Hamburg for their city. It aims to serve public interests, reinforce the community, mobilise innovative powers and encourage Hamburg's citizens and companies to actively participate in social tasks. The foundation's work primarily focuses on disadvantaged children and youngsters. It promotes and develops projects that give impetus to personality development, strengthening self-esteem and assuming responsibility. The projects that focus on education, sport and culture provide an opportunity to discover and further develop one's own potentials, and therefore improve the young generation's future chances. Genety e.V. at a glance: Genety e.V. was established in 2006. As a permanent educational and cultural project for disadvantaged children and youngsters from Hamburg, Genety provides access to cultural and artistic course content that is incorporated, with binding force, in the course systems of the affiliated schools. The course content is put together individually following comprehensive analysis of the respective schools and their problems. The courses are managed solely by professionals such as actors, dancers, choreographers, musicians or cooks. Furthermore, Genety awards the Kompetenznachweis Kultur (cultural achievement) prize, which is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Families. In 2007, Genety e.V. was one of the best 25 start social initiatives honoured by German chancellor Angela Merkel. Tipp24 AG at a glance: Tipp24 was established in 1999 and - on the basis of the amount of placed bets - is now the number one internet lottery product. The company boasted impressive growth from the very outset. Tipp24 AG provides almost all government lottery products. Bets can be placed with just a few clicks of the mouse - 24 hours a day, quickly and reliably. The game receipt is stored safely, notification of a win is sent automatically by SMS or e-mail and profits are automatically credited. Tipp24's (www.tipp24.de) subsidiary companies are Ventura24 in Spain (www.ventura24.es), Puntogioco24 (www.puntogioco24.it) in Italy and MyLotto24 (www.mylotto24.co.uk) in Great Britain. Shares in Tipp24 AG have been traded at the Frankfurt securities market since 2005. Tipp24 AG Andrea Fratini Head of Media and Public Relations Tel.: +49 40 32 55 33-660 Fax: +49 40 32 55 33-5600 e-mail: presse@tipp24.de Internet: www.tipp24.de/presse/ 11.02.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Tipp24 AG Straßenbahnring 11-13 20251 Hamburg Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)40 325533-0 Fax: +49 (0)40 325533-77 E-mail: office@tipp24.de Internet: www.tipp24-ag.de ISIN: DE0007847147 WKN: 784714 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weitere Informationen: www.dpa-AFX.de