Prof Maija Hirvonen represents Tampere University in Germany
In March 2025, Maija Hirvonen, professor of German language, culture and translation, visited two conferences in Germany, in the city of Mannheim. Mannheim, with its German Language Institute (Leibniz-Institut for Deutsche Sprache, IDS) and the annual Jahrestagung, the international conference, is at the heart of German linguistics.