First Croatian language centre in a German-speaking country opens 

First Croaticum centre for Croatian language in a German-speaking country opens

ZAGREB, 8 July (Hina) – The Croaticum – Centre for Croatian Language and Literature opened at the University of Regensburg, Germany on Wednesday as the first Croatian language and culture department in a German-speaking country, the Ministry of Science and Education announced. 

Opening the first Croaticum in German-speaking countries is a historic milestone in teaching the Croatian language as part of Slavic studies in German-speaking countries, the Ministry said.

The opening ceremony was attended by Croatian Science and Education Minister Radovan Fuchs and Rolf-Dieter Jung of the Bavarian Ministry of Science and Arts.

“We are confident that this new institution will contribute to the cooperation between Germany, Bavaria and Croatia in all areas. This is the Centre for Language and language is the key to cooperation in all areas,” Fuchs said.

The Croaticum Centre is the first of its kind in Germany. “We are convinced that this new institution will make a key contribution to cooperation between Germany, Bavaria and Croatia in all areas. It is a language institute, but language is the key to cooperation in all areas,” said the President of the University of Regensburg, Udo Hebel, when he signed the agreement in Zagreb back in March.

At the time, Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman said. “This is a great day for the expansion of the academic offer of both universities, deepening Croatian-German scientific cooperation and the strengthening of academic cooperation in Europe in general, and in Southeastern Europe in particular.”