Students visit German parliament

T’puram: A group of seven students from various schools in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi recently had an insightful learning experience of witnessing how German parliament Bundestag functions, besides visiting political and historic landmarks of the European nation.The seven students, Aalap Parte, Aditya Sundaresan, Ananthapadmanabhan Bilu, Akshay George Sam, Mehrin Khulsum, Vani Baiju and Zultan Nehan Moulana, were chosen for the trip based on their performance in parliamentary simulations, debates, committee discussions and leadership activities.The participants of the educational and cultural visit to Germany were winners of the first ‘Model German Parliament’, organised by German language and cultural centre Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum. The group was led by Vidya Subramanyam, German faculty, Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum.The group, now back home, travelled from Thiruvananthapuram to Germany on May 18. In Berlin they explored important historical and political landmarks.The highlight of the programme was a visit to the Bundestag in Berlin. The students attended a live parliamentary session, gaining direct insight into the functioning of German democracy and parliamentary procedures.