German Embassy Holds Reception for Winners of Nat'l Olympiad

On June 20, the Embassy of Germany held a reception at Ibis Styles Tbilisi for finalists and winners of the German National Olympiad. The ceremonial reception was delivered by the Deputy Ambassador of Germany, Dr. Peter Schaller, and Deputy Director of the Goethe Institute Sasha Fabri.

In the frames of the event, Deputy Ambassador Schaller and the winner of the German National Olympiad will meet with the best pupils of Tbilisi and Georgian Regional Schools not only to support their success but also to discuss such topics as the European way of democratic development of the country, and prospects, engagement and the importance of the role of future generations in the process of reconciliation.

The winners of the German National Olympiad organized by Goethe Institute of Georgia, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and National Center for Assessment and Examinations will be honored at the German Language International Olympiad on July 15-28, where 100 students from 60 countries of the world will compete in the German language through group work and communication skills.

The Goethe Institute and Project Partner Arvato Bertelsmann awarded the 22 finalists of the German National Olympiad from the schools of Tbilisi and Georgia with a scholarship to the German Summer Academy, which will be held at the Scouts International Camp in Rustavi on July 21-29, which students from Azerbaijan and Armenia will also join.

“We will work on the South Caucasus’ future, looking at how young people envision their future in terms of tourism, economic development, sustainability, love, peace and war, etc. The Laboratory for the Future is a specially designed concept to enable people to have an open-minded and borderless vision of the future; we want to enable them to think freely. The German language can give people the opportunities they need to change their future for the better,” Bertelsmann noted.

During the camp, pupils from the Berlin and Leipzig theaters will present their individual perspective in discussing relevant topics, such as "What profession do I want after finishing school?", "How do I imagine my ideal city?", "How can we achieve greater political participation?" and "How to find a balance between economic development and sustainable development?”

By Shawn Wayne