German Ambassador finds success of german language in KV schools encouraging

Updated on: Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Encouraged by the success of German language programme in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools across the country, German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner said that in another four years one million students would have learnt the language.

"Our goal is that by 2017, one million Indian students would have learnt, at least, basic German," he told reporters here.

Describing the language campaign as an "incredible success", he said so far 300 schools have already introduced German, and the "classes are overrun".

"I have been to KV schools in Delhi, Lucknow and elsewhere and wherever I went, I met with open-minded talented students eager to learn German and they are picking up the language effortlessly. They know language is an asset and a ticket to go global."

The plan is to impart the language in over 1000 KV schools in the country.

However, he said more teachers are required to train students in the language and devise ways to ensure that the language is taught in rural areas too.

Talking about the 'German year in India' which comes to an end on February 21, he said the results were truly "remarkable" and "we want to make our initiatives sustainable".

Since its opening in September 2011, over 1000 events in the fields of business, education and research have taken place apart from science, culture and politics.

In the business alone, over 200 events were held across seven cities. The major ones included 13th Asia Pacific conference of German Business here in October last year.

Five Indo-German urban melas were organised with more than half a million visitors, he said.

The German year in India would give way to another new campaign #k GERmany on! with an aim of leveraging on the opportunities gained over the year with the previous campaign and foster greater ties between the two countries.

One of the hallmarks of the German year in India was the launch of a new German house for science and research in Delhi.

German Ambassador finds success of german language in KV schools encouraging

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