Date: October 14, 2013
Visit to Frankfurt am Main, Germany
On October 14, 2013 in the framework of the program "Youth will Change Ukraine" under the patronage of Bohdan Havrylyshyn Foundation, six young scientists from our University went to Germany for studying its life, traditions and culture.
Our scientists started their visit to Germany from Frankfurt am Main – the city of contrasts, where the old squares are surrounded by the skyscrapers, where there are parks and cathedrals near the new business centers. Citizens take care about the cultural heritage of the city. At the same time modern buildings are build using ecologically friendly materials and recycling principles.
The group visited Deutsche Bank towers that claim to be the "green" buildings of the European Union. Built in 1984 at the end of 2000 they were rebuilt using latest achievements of technology and sustainability principles.
Scientists visited the Historical museum of Frankfurt am Main and found out a lot about its educational program. Founded in 1877 – 1878 due to civil initiatives, it is the oldest museum in Frankfurt financed by the municipality. Since its foundation the mission of the Museum has been the preservation, scientific investigation and mediation of historical objects and images of the trade-fair town. Today the museum has the most expensive collections pertaining to the history of culture and art in the city and region of Frankfurt am Main at its disposal.
The next stop was the Palm Garden. In the heart of Frankfurt, there is a plant paradise with plants from all over the world. It presents a diversity of thematic gardens and greenhouses. A multitude of imposing plants, huge shrubs and ferns are located in a lush sub-tropical landscape. In a grotto-like underpass aquarium a colorful tropical underwater world is shown. Another attraction is the tropicarium that depicts the plant world of different tropical landscapes in a lifelike way. In contrast to this, scientists visited the plant world of the cool temperature areas of the southern hemisphere in the Sub-Antarctic House. They also enjoyed a great sea of flowers across 200 sq. m.
Our young scientists visited Goethe University Frankfurt and made an interesting questionnaire among the University students. Today, Goethe University is the only university in Germany that enjoys significant public funding alongside administrative autonomy and the ability to create a private endowment. It offers a wide variety of academic programs, a diverse group of research institutes, and focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to solving complex problems.