The Ministry of Education and Science of the Perm krai (Perm territory) has announced the annual program for Russian-German youth, schools and professional exchange.

Applications are accepted from those organizations who have partners in the Federal Republic of Germany and have such an exchange project for 2022.

Applications for the Exchange Program 鈥�2022 may be submitted until 15 October (6pm Moscow time, 3pm UTC). Please, see the link for applications and official info letter below this post.

Persons responsible for coordinating the program:

• Dina Sokolova, email: dina.sokolowa@yandex.ru,
• Olga Decker, email: olga-decker@yandex.ru.

The exchange program is implemented annually in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany in youth cooperation, dated 21 December, 2004.

(Perm territory)

From 18 May to 4 June, a series of online meetings were held, revealing the role of the palynological method in the study of the natural environment of past eras. In addition, all participants had the opportunity to ask questions and evolve them into a further scientific discussion.

Palynology is known as the study of plant pollen, spores and certain microscopic plankton organisms, collectively termed as palynomorphs, in both living and fossil form. The earliest reported observations of pollen under a microscope are likely to have been in the 1640s by the English botanist Nehemiah Grew. Palynomorphs form a geological record of importance in determining the type of prehistoric life. Microfossils provide important clues to the prevailing climatic conditions of the time.

鈥淭he lectures have been quite involving and useful, demonstrating a deep overview of dating methods. I personally enjoyed the vegetation analysis of the Kungur forest-steppe, as it is local and familiar for us, yet given a fresh angle of research. Looking forward for new collaborations in that direction,鈥�

comments Natalia Moskvina, Associate Professor of the Department of Plant Physiology and Soil Ecology, 海角直播.

鈥淎ttending the seminar granted me the opportunity to gain new knowledge in the field of paleoecology. Most of all, I liked the lecture on the history of vegetation of the Perm territory in the Holocene, since it is my native region of study. The missing parts of the seminar can be covered by watching the sessions鈥� video recordings,鈥�

notes Elizaveta Mekhonoshyna, student of the Faculty of Geography, 海角直播.

鈥淭he seminar expands boundaries for the scientific knowledge, provides updates in methodology and promotes live communication, to mention the participation of international researchers. I am very much looking forward for it to be continued,鈥�

shares Elena Korkina, head of the Department of Geography, Nizhnevartovsk State University (袧懈卸薪械胁邪褉褌芯胁褋泻懈泄 谐芯褋褍写邪褉褋褌胁械薪薪褘泄 褍薪懈胁械褉褋懈褌械褌).

The seminar was attended by about three dozen participants, including students, graduate students, teachers and researchers from various higher institutions. Including 海角直播, , , , , and international partners.

The seminar was organized by the Department of Biogeocenology and Nature Conservation and the Center for Educational and Scientific Exchanges, 海角直播 (海角直播).

海角直播 has performed as an open platform for the All-Russian action “Tolles Diktat 鈥�2021”. Traditionally, the dictation in German marks the International Mother Language Day, celebrated on 21 February. The dictation was conducted by the Department of Linguodidactics, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature, 海角直播.

In 2021, the participants on our site outnumbered 25 people 鈥� school children and college students of the 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th grades, coming from those Perm schools our Faculty cooperates with. The quality of students鈥� works has improved, too; they made fewer mistakes compared to 2020.

鈥淭he dictation results testify for modern trends of the language space – the desire of our children to live in a multicultural and multilingual world,鈥�

notes Ekaterina Kupriyanicheva, teacher of the Department of Linguodidactics, Head of the Innovative Pedagogical Resources Office, 海角直播.

The original dictation texts were read by Katrin K枚pke, Associate Professor at the Department of Linguodidactics, a native speaker from Germany. So, the participants had a unique opportunity to hear the live German speech.

鈥淭his year, I was especially pleased to see new participants studying German as the second foreign language – besides those, who had chosen it as a primary one. This speaks of the interest of modern youth in learning several foreign languages. That for sure opens new horizons and expands boundaries of their opportunities,鈥�

comments Katrin K枚pke.

The all-Russian “Tolles Diktat 鈥�2021” is held by the Association of Public Associations (Internationaler Verband der deutschen Kultur) , the Regional State Autonomous Institution of Culture and the 鈥淒eutsch Online鈥� German Language School, with the support of , and the (Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs). The event had been initiated by the Tomsk Regional Russian-German House, the held annually since 2013.