Emine Demirbüken-Wegner Gives a Conference at BAU Berlin

A conference on "Diversity, Political Participation and the Education System" was held at the Bahçeşehir University Berlin Campus as part of the "Turkey in a Changing Global Environment" conference series.
 

The opening speech of the conference, held on Thursday, 24 October 2013 with the participation of Emine Demirbüken-Wegner, State Secretary at the Berlin Senate Department for Health, was delivered by Berlin Campus Director Prof. Dr. Süheyla Schroeder. The conference was attended by participants from various educational institutions, representatives of the Embassy and Consulate General, and Bahçeşehir University students and faculty members.
 

Taking the floor after Schroeder, Emine Demirbüken-Wegner discussed the importance of taking an active part in political life and analyzed the general picture of migrants' political participation in Germany. She emphasized the importance of education and education policies in ensuring equality for migrants in political participation, and stated that it is very important for migrants' social development to enroll their children in nurseries at an early age.
 

Noting in her speech that political engagement begins with everyone organizing in small groups in their own surroundings, Demirbüken also gave examples from her own career. She referred to the importance of her years of active work in civil society organizations for her achievements today. Drawing attention to migrants' shortcomings in education, Emine Demirbüken also stated that the CDU is preparing new initiatives on this issue.
 

Ms. Demirbüken, a role model for the Bahçeşehir University Berlin Campus students attending the conference, answered questions about migrants and education policies after the conference. A reception was held following the conference with the participation of all distinguished guests.