Premiere in Lower Saxony: School in East Frisia allowed to offer Low German as a regular subject
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Low German Introduced as Second Language in East FrieslandStarting August 2026, Uplengen students can select Low German as a formal subject, marking a first for Lower Saxony schools.
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- The Ministry of Education approved Low German as an official second foreign language at Uplengen secondary school for 2026/27.
- The school partners with the University of Oldenburg, which has offered a Low German degree program since 2023.
- Training positions for new teachers in Low German will be available at the school beginning in 2028.
- Low German gained legal recognition under a European Charter and is promoted to preserve Lower Saxony’s cultural heritage.
Today we are writing a new chapter for our language diversity in Lower Saxony.— Julia Willie Hamburg (Green Party), Minister of Education of Lower Saxony, on approving Niederdeutsch as a regular subject at the Oberschule in Uplengen.
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