Plural member, University Lecturer Dieter Hermann Schmitz has been awarded the Margarethe Aue Award by the Aue Foundation in recognition of his committed civic activities promoting German culture and language in Finland. The prize is granted every five years. Schmitz has been actively involved in the Finnish-German Association of Tampere (Finnisch-Deutscher Verein Tampere FDV) for several years, serving as the chair of the association since 2019. In addition, he has organized many cultural events and has written and edited numerous books, including German textbooks and books related to the Finnish language and culture.
Congratulations to Dieter Hermann Schmitz on the well-deserved award!