Elena Ryzhova, Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages, Faculty of History, Languages and Literature, took part in the online conference of the German-Russian Forum and Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg.

The scientific forum was held among alumni of German educational programmes on the topic "Exchange and cooperation as a factor of success in obtaining scientific knowledge", organized with the support of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The Forum has become a new format of interaction aimed at revitalizing the Russian-German dialogue, which will facilitate active development of integration processes in the field of education, technology and science.

The scientific discourse was attended by representatives of Russian and German universities (St. Petersburg State University, Moscow State University, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Saint Petersburg University of Economics, Higher School of Economics), social and research organizations (Russian-German Chamber of Commerce, Astro Space Center of Physics Institute of RAS, Donetsk-Kiev Institute of Information,   German Research Foundation DFG, German House for Research and Innovation in Moscow DWIH).
The agenda included topical issues of intercountry cooperation in the field of research and education: exchange and cooperation as conditions for research work, intercultural aspects of international scientific interaction, research cooperation without borders, new publications in Russia and Germany, the position of women in the cultural circle of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and post-Soviet countries, social networks and new media in modern science.

“The goals of the German University are coordinating student education together with renowned researchers from all over the world and strengthening interdisciplinary cooperation, creating a database of graduates of scholarship programmes in order to exchange experience in the field of science and education. I believe, participation in these events, acquaintance with international experience will be an important step towards cooperation not only between Penza State University and Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, but also between our countries,” said Elena Ryzhova, associate professor, a graduate of the DAAD educational programme.