Ostkolleg of the Federal Center for Homeland Service

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The Ostkolleg of the Federal Center for Homeland Service was a teaching institution that was founded in 1957 and was located at the Federal Center for Homeland Service, which later became the Federal Center for Political Education . The seat was Cologne. The Ostkolleg was later renamed several times.

The task was to contrast the propaganda activities of the GDR with training that was critical of communism . Speakers at the Ostkolleg included professors of history, participants in the events for young researchers, business people with contacts to the East and management executives.

literature

  • Werner Maibaum : Ostkolleg of the Federal Center for Homeland Service. Founding history and development phase. Federal Agency for Political Education, Bonn 2004, ISBN 3-89331-542-X .