On Friday, 11 September, in the St. Marienthal International Meeting Centre (IBZ-Internationales Begegnungszentrum St. Marienthal) in Ostritz there was a official opening of the Polish Language Competence and Coordination Centre (KoKoPol). During the inauguration of the Centre, a cooperation agreement was also signed with the "Krzyżowa" Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe, under which, among other things, language and cultural training for German diplomats, employees of companies and their management boards will be held in Krzyżowa.
The Polish Language Competence and Coordination Centre is to support and strengthen existing initiatives to promote the Polish language in Germany, to promote a positive perception of the Polish language and to organise practical language training related to professional careers (e.g. for diplomats).
The conference inaugurating the opening of KoKoPol was attended by the Prime Minister of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, the Polish Ambassador in Germany, Prof. Andrzej Przyłębski, and Andreas Peschke, Head of the European Department at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On behalf of the Krzyżowa Foundation, Aleksandra Królak-Wąsowicz, Director for Organisation and Development, took part in the ceremony. Our region was also represented by delegations from the Świdnica County, the City of Świdnica, the C. K. Norwid Municipal Public Library in Świdnica and the Secondary High School in Świdnica.
The Polish Language Competence and Coordination Centre is financed by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Dresden State Office.
More: https://kokopol.eu.
