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Tue, 11/17/2009 - 13:41
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First-ever German-Iranian teachers' confab opens in Berlin
A one-week German-Iranian teachers' conference, hosted by the Koenigin-Luise Foundation, opened in Berlin on Monday.
According to IRNA office in Berlin, German and Iranian scientists, experts and teachers are to discuss in three workshops the following topics over the next days: theory and practice of vocational training, energy-efficient living and energy-efficient lifestyles and environmental educational at school.
In his inaugural address Iran's Ambassador to Germany Ali-Reza Sheikh Attar praised the efforts by the Koengin-Luise Foundation, which is also a private Berlin-based boarding school, to promote German-Iranian youth exchange programs.
He stressed that cultural understanding would also foster strong bilateral ties.
Sheikh Attar said that the school's youth exchange project with Iran has led to a "deepening of cultural respect".
He added that the German-Iranian youth exchange program was of "special importance" because it was the result of direct spontaneous contacts between the people of Iran and Germany, specifically teachers and pupils.
Any move to bring both societies closer together is to be hailed, the Iranian envoy added.
Sheik Attar's remarks were underscored by the head of Koenigin-Luise Foundation Frank Ollie who called the Iranian-German youth exchange program "very significant" in the era of ongoing globalization.
He stressed it was important "to continue this important exchange, even in difficult political times."
Ollie said direct contacts between both nations could help remove prejudices between both sides.
Meanwhile, a German foreign ministry official Gabriela Guelil reaffirmed the "special significance of the dialogue with the Islamic world."
She emphasized that educational institutions could be "the ideal venue for having such a dialogue."
Guelil made clear that a "fruitful dialogue" was only possible, if both sides, particularly the younger generations, were ready to get acquainted with each other's culture.
The German official said teachers could be "the vanguard" to achieve such an objective.
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According to IRNA office in Berlin, German and Iranian scientists, experts and teachers are to discuss in three workshops the following topics over the next days: theory and practice of vocational training, energy-efficient living and energy-efficient lifestyles and environmental educational at school.
In his inaugural address Iran's Ambassador to Germany Ali-Reza Sheikh Attar praised the efforts by the Koengin-Luise Foundation, which is also a private Berlin-based boarding school, to promote German-Iranian youth exchange programs.
He stressed that cultural understanding would also foster strong bilateral ties.
Sheikh Attar said that the school's youth exchange project with Iran has led to a "deepening of cultural respect".
He added that the German-Iranian youth exchange program was of "special importance" because it was the result of direct spontaneous contacts between the people of Iran and Germany, specifically teachers and pupils.
Any move to bring both societies closer together is to be hailed, the Iranian envoy added.
Sheik Attar's remarks were underscored by the head of Koenigin-Luise Foundation Frank Ollie who called the Iranian-German youth exchange program "very significant" in the era of ongoing globalization.
He stressed it was important "to continue this important exchange, even in difficult political times."
Ollie said direct contacts between both nations could help remove prejudices between both sides.
Meanwhile, a German foreign ministry official Gabriela Guelil reaffirmed the "special significance of the dialogue with the Islamic world."
She emphasized that educational institutions could be "the ideal venue for having such a dialogue."
Guelil made clear that a "fruitful dialogue" was only possible, if both sides, particularly the younger generations, were ready to get acquainted with each other's culture.
The German official said teachers could be "the vanguard" to achieve such an objective.
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