Living and studying in a Europeantri-border-region orthe waya new academic program pays tribute to cross-border developments in a unified Europe - based on the historical and cultural background of the tri-border-region shared by Slovenia, Austria and Hungary, the M.A.-program "Intercultural Germanistics" at the Faculty of Philosophy in Maribor will be introduced to the audience.

The shared historical and cultural roots of this border region, the situation as an intersection where three different languages meet, and the aim to promote neighboring languages within Europe where important reasons to create this M.A-prgram in Maribor. The aims andcontents, as well as the program's concept will be briefly presented and put into a European context.

Country of Birth: Bulgaria

Citizenships: Slovenian and Bulgarian

Education: Studied Germanistics and Translation Sciences at "St.Kliment Ohridski" University, Sofia; PhDin Germanistic Linguistics

Career: Lecturer for German as a Second Language at University for Chemical Technologies and Metalurgy in Sofia; since 1993: German Teacher at private language schools in Maribor; since 2000: Lecturer for German as a Second Language at the Germanistics' Institure of the University of Maribor

Focus: Lexicography, Word Formation, Professional Languages, Language Portfolio

Other Activities: Examiner at Goethe Institute and National Exams Center of Slovenia