Ukrainian Free University hosts congress of German scholars

UFU Press Service

MUNICH - The Ukrainian Free University in Munich hosted an International Congress of German Scholars on January 25-28. The participants included 14 professors of German language and literature in Ukraine, seven German scholars from Germany, one from Poland and one from the United States.

The four-day congress was an integral part of the ongoing celebration of the UFU's 80th anniversary year.

Congress participants were welcomed by officials of Bavarian government and Parliament of the Free State of Bavaria.

During the program 31 papers were read, among them three by the Ph.D. candidates of Germanic currently studying at the UFU. General topics included an overview of the status of Germanic studies in Ukraine, German-language and literature, as well as German Ukrainian relations. Plans are being made to publish the proceedings of the conference. All papers were read in German.

One of the highlights of the congress was a visit to the Bavarian Parliament, which was arranged by State Representative Christian Knauer, an honorary senator of the UFU.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, April 1, 2001, No. 13, Vol. LXIX

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