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Days of the European Culture at SFU Law Institute
Do you know that the criminal process in Russia and Germany differs significantly? Do you know that German students study for 6.5 years, pass two state exams and only then are given the right to call themselves “lawyers”? And you probably do not know what Germans say about our city, and which stereotypes about Siberia they have. Students were able to hear all these and much more when visiting lectures during the Days of the European Culture. A.D. Nazarov – the head of the Criminal process Department at the Law Institute was telling the undergraduates about the specific features of the criminal process in Germany and was comparing it to the Russian process. There is no jury in Germany, no public investigators and no death penalty, but there are juvenile prisons. All these distinguish such similar systems. Senior student of the Comparative Law Department Hermann Jacobi continued the lecture. On himself he had experienced the pros and cons of the legal education in Germany. Therefore, he had learned the features of the German system of education directly. ‘Having received 13 points out of 18 for the exam, you feel yourself like a God of German jurisprudence’ – Herman was laughing, thus, emphasizing the complexity of learning. The new exchange students from Germany confirmed his words. On the lecture they have also told about the stereotypes they have in their home country about Russian mentality and Russian culture as a whole. Russian students could not help but laugh when German students started talking about matryoshkas, bears and valenkis. Our foreign colleagues willingly answered numerous students' questions about the German culture. In general, it appeared to be a pleasant communication between the two different cultures. Simultaneously, Ph.D. Mitskevich was holding a review lecture in a different audience on the prospects of teaching comparative law, legal origins of the partnership between the universities of the two countries. The formal part of the day was concluded with the lectures of the 3rd and 4th-year students of the International Relations Department . Evgeniy Sabirov ,the 4th year student told about the model UN project, what the madel group does and what can be inferred from it’s activities. Ksenia Denisova and Kristina Werner, the 3rd year students, have recently returned from the UK and Germany, and were eager to describe the perspectives of studying abroad. After discussing the ins and outs, girls came to the conclusion that studying abroad is not only prestigious and qualitative, but also more than available for students of SFU. Catherine Karepova, our graduate, had accepted the proposal of the organizers to talk about the Czech Republic with pleasure. Jaroslava Kozyreva, a graduate of Krasnoyarski State Pedagogical University, was in Poland a couple of months ago, so she was talking about her trainings at the University there. Yuriy Reznikov, a senior year student of the Comparative Law Department had successfully passed the exams in Passau and willingly shared his formula of success with the students. For two days Yuriy was lecturing about legal education in Germany. He also conducted several practical trainings. Thus, the first day of the event ‘Days of the European culture’ was successful. The students met with older students, have opened up new directions in their specialties. Most importantly they have understood that studying European culture with pleasure is possible. The second day of the event was no less interesting. Particular attention should be paid to the report of Christopher Deininger, the lecturer from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) -the student fellowship program. Professor Deininger has been living in Russia since 1998. ‘I got a degree in Slavic linguistics. One day I just took a willful decision - go to Russia for two or three years, then come back. And then ... I fell in love, got married, now I have children’- Prof. Deininger says. It’s necessary to say about professor’s report in details. So, DAAD ( Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) is a self-govering system which includes 230 German Universities with representation in the majority of the countries. What is the aim of this organisation? 1) support of German language and culture abroad 2)internalization of German universities 3) advice on studying and conducting a scientific research in Germany 4) development of international science and education For 90 years there has been a continuous growth of foreign students from Russia. Today, there are more than 10000 our students in Germany and 4000 of them are students of DAAD program. DAAD gives opportunities to students, graduate students and scientists for participation in educational and research programs . There are summer language courses available, as well as several possibilities to participate in half-year and 1 year studying programs at the Universities of Germany. In order to take part in such programs you should: 1) click on www.daad.ru or www.daad.de 2)choose 3 programs which are interesting for you 3)write an essay ( a letter of motivation). Do not use such phrases as :‘I love Germany and that’s why I want to study here’. No. First of all, you should write about the advantages of getting education in Germany and what are your anticipations. Finally, write about the importance of the foreign language in your future. 4) confirm your knowledge of German. You can pass the DSD exam in Krasnoyarsk or pass the test OnDaff on www.ondaf.de . The application deadline is 25.10.2013. If you have any questions, you can use SFU’s site or contact the lecturer from DAAD or click on www.daad.ru or www.daad.de. It is impossible not to mention the speech of the candidate of law, Professor L. Mickevich. At the time organizers had suggested her presenting the report she was about visit Germany. A week later she was telling Russian students about some aspects of administrative law in Russia and Germany. Paggy Lose is the tutor for students who are studying with DSG program. In her report she was telling the students about the cultural integration between Russia and Germany. The distinctive feature of the Days of the European culture was an opportunity to combine different opinions and points of view. So, Alexandra Dvorinovich, the vice-chairman of SFU, has also prepared the report. She noticed the high role of the student unions in students’ life. Student press service of our university has been cooperating with the student union of SFU for a long time, so more events of the kind are required. Alexandra has also told about her personal experience - she has been in Australia with the program of students’ exchange. It’s necessary to develop yourself. Daria Druzhinina has just come back from the USA where she was studying for a year. Moreover, she was engaged in scientific and social activities. Our student was the head of the human rights organization abroad. She has also managed to take part in the UN session and summer schools on European law. Thanks to such students our University gets famous around the world. Friday, September 27th Svetlana Skorostinskaya, the head of the Press service at the Youth Government, conducted the meeting with the students. She mentioned the importance of being active in the student life and encouraged everybody to enroll the Youth Government. Oleg Yanov (the graduate student) has told the students about his international scientific experience. Days of the European culture were ended with the presentation of a German film named ‘the Russian party’. In conclusion, we would like to stress that such events are very important for students. In the world of unlimited opportunities young people are thinking more about the foreign education. And we need to conduct such events in order to eliminate all the fears and doubts of students. |
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