Issyk Kul is a pearl of Kyrgyzstan and naturally can be called one of the most beautiful lakes on the planet, a wonder of the world. People, who came to shores of this wonderful lake, stated that it had changed them, encouraged to do good, gave them strength and will and channeled their energy as appropriate.
No doubt that for these reasons the IVth Summer Academy that took place from 23 July to 2 August on the shore of magnificent Issyk Kyl will be fundamentally different from all previous academies. Not only in terms of its participants representing 11 countries but also improvements in personal experience and outcomes of oral history projects planned to be implemented in the future.
We have got a lot of new impressions and knowledge during the Summer Academy. Some people came to the shore of gorgeous Issyk Kul for the first time, some never paid a visit to Kyrgyz people, and many participants even had never met before. Every day at the Academy was full of not only a big stream of useful information, but also of perfectly organized leisure and recreation, which provided a good opportunity for the Summer Academy participants to get closer to each other. Each session gave us more and more knowledge, useful experience and informed us on successful outcomes of the already completed projects and prospects of those to be implemented. The Academy participants shared personal experiences, information on their achievements and discussed opportunities for joint activities.
Looking back and summing up, I would like to mention some aspects of this Academy that are useful in practice. We have learnt the concept of oral history, methodology of implementing relevant projects, its importance and value for developing every nation’s identity, and seen the experience of Central Asia, South Caucasus, Balkans, Russia, Bulgaria and Turkey, and familiarized ourselves with relevant activities of some participants. We have identified an excellent opportunity to use projects on oral history as tools for effective implementation of adult training programs. And the most important thing is that we have understood to what extent oral history projects can influence the process of getting closer to each other among our nations, countries and each of us.
I am sure that each participant has not only taken back his valuable and useful knowledge and extensive practical experience, but also the real ideas of joint projects originated during the Academy. And these ideas, when implemented, will become a good example of establishing not only reciprocal business contacts, but also friendly relations that are vital for cooperation and rapprochement among our nations in these times of challenge.
I would like to express my gratitude to the representative office of dvv international for organization of the Summer Academy and invitation of the South Caucasus representatives to participate in this event, and also to the Kyrgyz Adult Education Association for a warm welcome, amiability, patience and hospitality that have become important contributing factors of successful implementation of the IVth Summer Academy. I would like to say thank you to all participants for their significant intellectual contribution, activity, high-level friendly relations and sincere wish to cooperate later on.
Babek Mamedov,
Deputy Chairperson
NGO "Studying Democracy",
Deputy President of the Board
Adult Education Association of Azerbaijan
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