Governmental Partners

Federal Government of Germany

The CEO of IPC Mike Peters meets with the State Minister for Sport and Volunteering Dr. Christiane Schenderlein

The State Minister for Sport and Volunteering, Dr. Christiane Schenderlein, visited the IPC Campus in September 2025 and met with IPC's CEO Dr Mike Peters, PLY. @Melvine Smith / IPC

The Federal Government of Germany has been supporting the IPC since it moved to Bonn, Germany in 1999. While Sport is mainly being handled by the Federal Chancellery the IPC keeps close relationships to the Federal Foreign office and the German Parliament as well.

State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia

NRW State Government meeting, during the Inauguration of the new IPC Campus

The Minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst, with IPC President Andrew Parsons, the State Secretary for Sports and Volunteering of NRW, Andrea Milz and IPC CEO Dr. Mike Peters, PLY, during the Inauguration of the new IPC Campus in June 2025. @Ian Rice / IPC

The State Government of North Rhine Westphalia, the biggest state in Germany where the IPC is located, has also been supporting the IPC since it moved to Bonn and has been a key partner in providing the current premises for the IPC Campus.

City of Bonn

IPC President Andrew Parsons presents the Mayor of Bonn, Guido Déus, with an artistic picture — IPC President Andrew Parsons presents the Mayor of Bonn, Guido Déus, with a picture during a joint meeting with the IPC Governing Board in January 2026. @Kristof Scheller / IPC

Bonn has been the previous federal capital of West Germany, but after the Reunification of West and East Germany in 1991, most government institutions moved to Berlin. Nevertheless, the city remains politically important since it has attracted several international organisations and hosts a big United Nations campus since 1996. The city of Bonn has provided the IPC’s first headquarters from 1999 to 2023 and supports the IPC in a number of other collaborations as well.