Kurdish to be taught in Münster
Kurdish to be taught in Münster
Following Duisburg, Wesel, Bottrop, Bonn and Köln in North Rhine-Westphalia State where there is a high concentration of Kurdish immigrants, Münster has also approved Kurdish as an elective course. The Kurdish children living in Münster city will have the opportunity to learn their mother language in German schools. The number of students receiving Kurdish training in Germany is close to 1500.
Münster provincial directorate of education announced that Kurdish was accepted as an elective course in Senden town after the application made by German-Kurdish Solidarity Association in March. The application of the elective course begins on Tuesday, October 11.
While reportedly 30 students will attend the Kurdish lessons at Marien Elementary School two days a week in first phase, the number is expected to increase when considering the intense Kurdish population living in and around Münster.
According to data from the German Ministry of Education, 401 students currently receive Kurdish lessons in Duisburg, Wesel, Bottrop, Bonn and Köln cities in NRW, while Kurdish lessons are already provided in the cities of Bremen, Hamburg and Lower Saxony.
Last March, on the integration of Kurdish immigrants themed parliamentary question presented to the Federal Parliament by German Left Party, the Interior Ministry also released information about the Kurdish education given throughout the country. The Ministry defended that the federal government was giving the necessary effort to provide Kurdish children with education in mother language. The Ministry gave the following information relating to Kurdish education in the mentioned states;
- A total of 148 Kurdish children receive the lesson at eight schools in Bremen and 23 training groups attend the lessons.
- The expenses of Kurdish lessons in Hamburg are met by the budget of the state. Five teachers teach Kurdish to 97 primary school students in eight training groups at four schools of the state.
- The highest number of students receiving Kurdish lesson is seen in Lower Saxony where 546 students learn Kurdish at 36 schools and in 85 training groups.
However, the recognition of Kurdish in four states is not considered enough by about one million Kurds living in Germany. 60 thousand signatures were collected and given to Federal Parliament’s Committee on Petition and Signature on 15 September 2011 within the framework of the campaign named “Kurds should be recognized with their own identity in Germany” which was launched on 1 September 2011 and supported by about 30 organizations. The application hasn’t been examined yet.
Münster provincial directorate of education announced that Kurdish was accepted as an elective course in Senden town after the application made by German-Kurdish Solidarity Association in March. The application of the elective course begins on Tuesday, October 11.
While reportedly 30 students will attend the Kurdish lessons at Marien Elementary School two days a week in first phase, the number is expected to increase when considering the intense Kurdish population living in and around Münster.
According to data from the German Ministry of Education, 401 students currently receive Kurdish lessons in Duisburg, Wesel, Bottrop, Bonn and Köln cities in NRW, while Kurdish lessons are already provided in the cities of Bremen, Hamburg and Lower Saxony.
Last March, on the integration of Kurdish immigrants themed parliamentary question presented to the Federal Parliament by German Left Party, the Interior Ministry also released information about the Kurdish education given throughout the country. The Ministry defended that the federal government was giving the necessary effort to provide Kurdish children with education in mother language. The Ministry gave the following information relating to Kurdish education in the mentioned states;
- A total of 148 Kurdish children receive the lesson at eight schools in Bremen and 23 training groups attend the lessons.
- The expenses of Kurdish lessons in Hamburg are met by the budget of the state. Five teachers teach Kurdish to 97 primary school students in eight training groups at four schools of the state.
- The highest number of students receiving Kurdish lesson is seen in Lower Saxony where 546 students learn Kurdish at 36 schools and in 85 training groups.
However, the recognition of Kurdish in four states is not considered enough by about one million Kurds living in Germany. 60 thousand signatures were collected and given to Federal Parliament’s Committee on Petition and Signature on 15 September 2011 within the framework of the campaign named “Kurds should be recognized with their own identity in Germany” which was launched on 1 September 2011 and supported by about 30 organizations. The application hasn’t been examined yet.
