Education

Education and Knowledge are two milestones in the development of innovative and sustainable societies with intercultural competences. At first sight, the exchange of knowledge induces a mutual learning. We work together with our partners in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus for a better understanding between people with which we shape the future of our societies. Learning has different scales: When we discover new countries with wide-open eyes, when we carry on a constructive dialog, when we work on a common topic. Our focus in the domain of education refers to social issues, human rights, democratic, historical and ecological learning: How do the structures work? How can we be involved in the decision-making process?

Click on the different projects to learn more about our actions and goals.

Enabling socio-economic and social participation: A contribution to stabilising the crisis region of the North Caucasus

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In autumn 2019 a new phase of the successful DRA education project in the Russian North Caucasus has begun. Beside measures which are directed on promoting start-ups and providing youngsters with opportunities for career orientation the project aims to strengthen inter-ethnic youth work. Another focus lies on the promotion of women.

Educational Centres in Northern Caucasus

DRA launched in Decembre 2007 cooperation with MEMORIAL Moscow its project to set up an educational centre in the district Prigorodnyj Rajon Nordossetia, a former combat-zone in the civil war.

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INKuLtur – For Inclusion and Participation in Cultural Life

From 2018, the DRA is implementing its programme "INKuLtur - For Inclusion and Participation in Сultural Life" in collaboration with partners from Eastern European countries and Germany.

Strengthening the prevention of radicalisation in the North Caucasus and Tatarstan

Recent decades have seen the Russian North Caucasus repeatedly become the backdrop of war and violence. In particular, the hostage crisis of Beslan (2004), in which over 300 people were killed, left a deep impression on the Russian public consciousness. Developments in attempts at ideological radicalization under national and religious pretexts continue to have a destabilizing effect on the region.

Study Trips

German-Russian Exchange (DRA) offers intensive study trips for politicians, representatives of public authorities and of the economic sphere, institutions, universities, media and NGOs aiming to better understand special fields of interest and society of the other country.