Students and graduates of the department attended the international summer courses "Religion-Nation-Europe" in Sankelmark (Germany).

Courses organized by the Baltic Academy with the support of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) were devoted to the preservation of historical memory, methods of teaching history in schools of Eastern and Central Europe, as well as ways to overcome national stereotypes.

From July 1 to July 14, 2018, in Sankelmark (Germany) by the Baltic Academy (Academia Baltica) with the support of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) were organized the international summer courses on the topic “Religion-Nation-Europe”. The courses were devoted to the practices of preservation of historical memory, methods of teaching history in Eastern and Central European schools and the ways of overcoming national stereotypes.

Our university was attended by 4th year students Anna Fedorova and Selem Akhmedova, as well as a 2018 graduate Yulia Orlova.

Together with other students from Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Germany, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Belarus and Russia, they discussed issues of national identity, national minorities and overcoming historical stereotypes. In addition to lectures and seminars, held by specially invited experts from German universities, the courses included master classes, collective projects and excursions. During the time spent there, the students were given the opportunity to visit and explore the German cities of Schleswig-Holstein land (Flensburg, Lübeck), and the Danish island of Rømø.

It was an interesting experience as a practice of the German language, because the whole program of the courses was exclusively in German, as well as the exchange of experience and knowledge on the subject.