German-Cypriot
Youth Exchange

Exchange 2008

The second joint seminar of the German-Cypriot Youth Exchange Program took place from August 4 to 14, 2008, in Germany, mainly in Berlin, Braunschweig and Hanover.

Outcomes and Media Coverage

During the workshops of the German-Cypriot exchange programme, we prepared a common declaration, which we provide here for download:

• Declaration 2008

Furthermore, our meeting was covered by a bi-lingual Cypriot newspaper:

• Article from TOKKA 2008

Activities and Workshops

• Political background and recent developments
• workshop: Cyprus conflict in mixed groups
• workshop: From Nazi regime to Adenauer by Kawsu
• workshop: Recent political events in Cyprus
• Sightseeing and excursions
• Historical and political sight seeing tour in Berlin, inlcuding ruins of the Berlin wall and the Holocaust monument
• Visiting the German Parliament Reichstag including guided tour, meeting with Gerd Andres, SPD, and visit of the cupola
• Guided tour through different districts in Berlin
• Hiking in the forest in Braunschweig-Langeleben and visiting the fossil caves
• Visiting the Herrenhäuser Gärten of Hanover
• Guided sightseeing tour in Hanover
• Guided tour in the Hanover city hall and the 'curved elevator'
• Visiting Hanover Brewery
• Social aspects and living conditions in Germany from the perspective of youth and young adults
• workshop: Situation of immigrants in Germany by Ruben
• Meeting with Ibrahim Karabardak and Agni Hassabi from German-Cypriot-Forum
• Dinner with Cypriot students living in Berlin
• Meeting with students at the Leipniz University of Hanover and lunch with them at the Mensa
• German Nazi Regime, concentration camps and war graves
• workshop: Insights to Nazi Germany
• workshop: Resistance during the Nazi Regime in Germany by Charly
• workshop: Preparation to Bergen-Belsen
• Guided visit of the former concentration camp Bergen-Belsen and joint reflection
• Talk: German war graves by Prof. Wernstedt from war grave commission
• Talk: International work of the war grave commission with young people and schools by Jörg Schgalin from war grave commission
• Joint workshops International summer school 'Education and Action for Peace!'
• International summer school 'Education and Action for Peace!' with around 80 participants from 15 countries
• Participation at Peace Education Workshops
• Giving a workshop about the German-Cypriot Youth Exchange Programme and the Cyprus conflict
• More
• Meeting with Steffen Wiechmann and Uwe Ostendorff from the Falcoons Berlin at Youth Ship 'Freibeuter'
• Meeting with Julia Bläsius from Friedrich Ebert Foundation
• Meeting with Dr. Moennig, CDU and deputy major of Hanover; speech and joint discussion
• Experiencing high rope course
• Visting the Maschseefestival in Hanover
• Joint Reflecction of the Exchange and planning the next exchange in Cyprus 2009