The Foundation for German-Russian Youth Exchange was established in 2006 on the basis of a public-private partnership in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany in the field of youth cooperation of December 21, 2004.
The founders of the Foundation are the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Hamburg, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the The German Eastern Business Association.
The Foundation for German-Russian Youth Exchange:
- provides practical assistance to the participants and the organizers of Russian-German youth exchanges from Germany (financial, methodological, information and consulting, visa support, search for partner organizations in Russia),
- is responsible for the formation of the annual Program of Russian-German youth, school and professional youth exchanges on the German side,
- is the organizer and partner of the main events of the annual Program of Russian-German youth, school and professional youth exchanges from the German side,
- carries out activities to improve the skills of organizers of Russian-German youth exchanges (together with the Russian Coordinating Bureau for Youth Cooperation with Germany),
- carries out activities to support the study of the Russian language,
- provides lobbying for joint youth work with Russia and Russian organizations,
- participates in the preparation and holding of meetings of the Russian-German Council in for Youth Cooperation,
- develops proposals for the development of Russian-German youth cooperation.
The Executive Director of the Foundation for German-Russian Youth Exchange is a regular participant in the meetings of the Russian-German Council for youth cooperation.
In 2021 15 years have passed since the creation of the Russian Coordinating Bureau for Youth Cooperation with Germany and the Foundation for German-Russian Youth Exchange. On November 23, 2021 a solemn event was held in Hamburg in honor of the 15th anniversary of the coordination bureaus. The President of the Russian Federation V. Putin and the Federal President of Germany F-V. Steinmeier sent greetings to the two coordinating bureaus.
