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German Sign Language and
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Cultural exchange in cooperation with the Confucius Institute

27 May 2025

Kulturaustausch

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At the invitation of our current visiting scholar Prof. Ni Lan from Shanghai, the honorary director of the Confucius Institute, Lan Zou, visited the IDGS.
We are planning a joint sign language event in fall 2025 in the spirit of cultural exchange and mutual understanding.
Ni Lan (Shanghai Center for CSL and Deaf Studies), Annika Herrmann (IDGS), Alina Kurowski (Coordination Confucius Institute Hamburg e. V.), Lan Zou (Confucius Institute Hamburg)

Ni Lan (Shanghai Center for CSL and Deaf Studies), Annika Herrmann (IDGS), Alina Kurowski (Koordination konfuzius-Institut Hamburg e. V.), Lan Zou (Konfuzius Institut Hamburg)

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