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Goethe-Institut Organizes the 1st Virtual Pasch Principals’ Conference South Asia North 2021 “The German Ways And The Ways With German”

Jan 28, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Ms. Veronika Taranzinskaja, #PASCH Head of South Asia

Mumbai – With the vision of giving insights to the Principals into the untapped opportunities and a brighter future for young students, Goethe-Institut organized the FIRST VIRTUAL PASCH PRINCIPALS’ CONFERENCE SOUTH ASIA NORTH 2021 “THE GERMAN WAYS AND THE WAYS WITH GERMAN” from 22.01.2021 to 24.01.2021. The conference aimed to bring together Principals of PASCH Schools of the Northern South Asian region, who are supported by the Goethe-Institut.

During the three-day conference, the PASCH-Initiative, and its goals were discussed in detail and the resulting perspectives for students in South Asia were explored together with the school principals.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Veronika Taranzinskaja, PASCH Head of South Asia said, “The conference brought discourse and reflection on interconnecting educational issues. The digital format of the conference did not allow for real encounters, but we were able to create an intimate exchange between principals and their representatives across the borders of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iran.”

On the first day of the conference, the guests were welcomed by Dr. Berthold Franke, Director of the Regional Institute New Delhi and Head of the South Asia Region, followed by Dr. Christoph Veldhues, Head of Language Department, Goethe-Institut Munich. The Cultural and Visa Department of the German Embassy, New Delhi supported the conference with opening remarks on the role of the PASCH-Network in South Asia and also with important tips on Visa-Application for Germany.

The main objectives of the PASCH Initiative were introduced such as awakening interest and enthusiasm for Germany, motivating young people to learn German, to create intercultural understanding, by creating spaces for transcultural interaction between students.

A presentation of the PASCH projects in 2020/2021 was given by Ms. Veronika Taranzinskaja.

The school principals also received information from the DAAD on living, studying, and working in Germany. The representatives of the AHK with the Pro Recognition project showed which professional perspectives, graduates from South Asia can expect, especially with regard to apprenticeships and what support for the recognition of qualifications from Pro Recognition looks like in concrete terms.

A model was also presented on how professional orientation at PASCH schools could take place. Numerous school principals showed interest in the same.

During the Barcamp on the second day of the conference; the school principals brought up current educational topics from everyday school life. Motivating contributions were made on the topics of “building the alumni network”, “learning in the new world” and “classroom management in online learning”, which led to constructive discussions.

Dr. Steinmetz, a Specialist STEM vocabulary in GFL lessons and co-author of “German for Engineers”, 2018, explained how the promotion of technical language in STEM clubs at PASCH schools could be done. This topic holds a lot of importance for the South Asian high school graduates, as most of them choose Germany as their place of study and opt for STEM-relevant subjects.

A lot of variety and hilarity were brought by the workshop “These Strange German Ways”, conducted by Mrs. Puneet Kaur, Head German in 1000 Schools.   Principals also approached the German language in a “Learn German 1” course.

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Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan organizes its first-ever Youth Conference 2020

Nov 2, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Central Agency for German schools abroad, #Edtech, #German Schools, #Goethe-Institut, #Ms. Veronika Taranzinskaja, #Youth and Sustainopreneurship

Goethe-Institut, New Delhi and the Central Agency for German schools abroad commenced their first-ever Youth Conference 2020, yesterday. Themed at ‘Youth and Sustainopreneurship’, the conference is supported by the German Embassy and the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi.

An estimated 200 students from India, Nepal and Bangladesh are invited to take part in the week-long conference which will have insightful sessions and workshops wherein students will get a chance to better understand several aspects of sustainability and exchange their ideas for a better future.

The conference will revolve around sustainability and address issues like ‘how we can live and operate sustainably in the future and make the current global issues like environmental pollution, discrimination, fair working and living conditions – the reason for our economic activity’. It will also focus on issues on breaking down the ingrained processes of short-lived economic activity and bringing about a change in society.

Speaking on the event, Ms. Veronika Taranzinskaja said, “The year 2020 has completely changed the game and caused massive disruptions. We looked at how to be innovative in a time when COVID-19 has created more restrictions than anything we’ve faced before. Today, we have the largest generation of young people the world has ever known and one of the most resilient generations ever who will be the future torch-bearers.

We need to make sure that young people actually have a voice and are heard at the tables of decision-makers. Since the idea of sustainopreneurship is based on innovative ideas about how to create a more sustainable way of living, it is necessary to listen to what young entrepreneurs have in their minds about the same and what action plan do they propose.”

She further added, “You cannot wait for the world to come with their changes, you need to change the world yourself.”

During the following week, the school children will deal with central topics of Sustainopreneurship like identity development, sustainable living, cooking and being an entrepreneur. In addition, they will also have various workshops on topics like gender equality, learning how to plan a project in terms of budget and receive assistance with current application procedures.

Students will have the opportunity to explore the exciting world of change-making and social entrepreneurship and will also join in-depth conversations with some of India’s leading young change-makers working to address climate change, edtech, menstrual hygiene and some of the pertinent challenges of our times.

Day 1 of the conference kick-started with welcome addresses by Dr Berthold Franke, Director, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi, Veronika Taranzinskaja, PASCH Head Southasia, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi and Matthias Stähle, an Expert Consultant of Central Office for German Schools Abroad.

Apart from the keynote speeches of the mentioned partners and guests, the participants also got an opportunity to take a virtual company tour into one of the leading global German companies in the food industry – Dr.Oetker. There was an internship announcement and the students will have the opportunity to apply for one of the highly desired internships at Dr.Oetker.

The Opening Ceremony was officially concluded with the address of Veronika Taranzinskaja, PASCH Head Southasia, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi, followed by a Film screening on the topic “Future Society” by Glocal Films, London and Mayo College, Ajmer.

During the closing ceremony of the conference on 7th November, the global organization Ashoka Changemakers which stands up for social entrepreneurship and supports young entrepreneurs’ in the development of their ideas, will conduct a panel discussion on ‘How to make a change’? The participants of the workshops, school students from India, Bangladesh and Nepal will share their experiences and thoughts on the topic.