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Delegation of German teachers visiting Taganrog

May 28, 2012: Within the framework of 'inter-lapping' Year of Russia in Germany and the Year of Germany in Russia in 2012, delegation of Lippstadt (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) visited Taganrog.

German teachers are visiting Taganrog to find opportunities for cooperation in areas of professional and technical education, innovative education, students exchanges, and skill-sharing in social work (orphanages, retirement homes) within the triangle "Politics - education - church".

at the mayor's office
On Friday, May 25, 2012 - Mr. Gerhard Kleinsorge, director of the professional college "Lippe-Berufskolleg", his deputy director Mr. Guido Harst, and Mr. Hermann Strutz, writer and representative of Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Soest were received in the Taganrog Aviation College named after Petlyakov. The visit to the college started with avian museum, where the guests left notes in the guestbook. Valery Medvedev, Director of Taganrog Aviation College personally guided German guests during the visit.

The German side organized a presentation dedicated to dual education system in Germany, and a seminar "Innovations in education: targets - development - achievement" at the Aviation College, which gathered representatives of specialized secondary education institutions. It was followed by a discussion of systems' inherent advantages and disadvantages.

at the mayor's office
Today, May 28 - German delegation met with Mayor Vladimir Prasolov. At the meeting were also present: representative of the Taganrog's municipal council alderwoman Yelena Sirota, Foreign Relations Officer Alexander Mirgorodskiy, Russian representative of Forum Russische Kultur Gütersloh, Natalia Petrovskaya and director of the Taganrog Aviation College Valery Medvedev. The parties discussed the opportunities for cooperation between Taganrog and Lippstadt in social and educational areas.

During the meeting, Mayor Prasolov stressed that the Taganrog local government keeps an open mind and is ready for constructive dialogue with the German side, and expressed certainty in future development of specific cooperation initiatives.