In Germany, the first university in Europe opens, where they will teach in the language of gestures

In Germany, they plan to build the first university in Europe, the teaching of which will be conducted in the language of gestures, reports dw-World.de . A curious educational project is planned to be implemented in the resort town of Bad Kroyzny, located on the NEE River.

It is noted that the German language will be chosen, since gestures, like ordinary sound, are significantly different from each other. 2000 students will be able to receive a diploma of higher education within the walls of this university.

The fundamental group under the leadership of the Berlin chemist Ingo Bart is engaged in raising funds for the opening of the university. This is the first deaf scientist to receive a scientific degree of candidate of chemical sciences in Germany. In order to open a university, as planned in 2013, at least 100 million euros will be needed. The success of the project depends on two factors - the energy of the initiative group and the goodwill of the city leadership.

“In Germany, the deaf has the right to study at the university at any faculty, for which they are provided with a translator,” says Michaela Matsey, who herself works as a translator. “In reality, everything looks somewhat more complicated, since the translator helps only at lectures, and at a deaf change is surrounded by classmates who do not speak the language of gestures.” Buying lunch in the dining room, joint preparation of the essay, a conversation with the professor turns into overcoming obstacles. In addition, small universities often cannot satisfy the requests of deaf students due to the lack of trained personnel.

According to the translator, in Germany, only about five hundred specialists work in this area, who are distributed quite unevenly throughout the country. Most of them, where there are special training centers - in Berlin, Magdeburg or Hamburg. Every day, about two hundred thousand people resort to the services of translators of the language of gestures.

“Deaf students lose not only energy, but also courage, trying to overcome administrative and organizational barriers,” says Renate Fisher, a professor from the faculty of gestures of the Gamburg University. “To create a space where everyone will speak the language of gestures from dining room workers to the director,” a good idea. ”