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The Second Summer Workshop
"Research and Education Center "Baikal" – development strategy"
Participant’s opinions
Christian Schaich, Head of the Russian Representative Office of German Research
Society (DFG)
On idea of formation of research educational centers in Russia
– I think this is a productive idea. In Germany, the principle of interaction between education
and science has been working for a long time, and I think that it is also very important for Russia
– to apply recent scientific achievements to teaching students.
On possibilities of cooperation
– The aim of my visit is to share experience of the activity of our society and to get to know
the work of REC “Baikal”, as well as to discuss possibilities of future partnership. At the
symposium, I represent the program on support of German-Russian scientific cooperation. I am
listening to presentations of the participants with great attention. I have got very good
impressions not only due to Lake Baikal, but also to the high level of presentations and the role
of young researchers. This is a really impressive day. I would like to add that German
representatives of science are interested in joint projects with Russian colleagues. First,
regional centers such as Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Ekaterinburg, Vladivostok, and Kasan are ready to
international cooperation, and second, they have a very high level of science.
On Lake Baikal
– This is already my third visit to Lake Baikal: twice – as a business trip, and once – as a
tourist, and each time it is for my soul.