On November the 1st Mr. Dieter Sharr, a strategic consultant from the consulting company of experts on Russia (REC GmbH, Ulm, Germany), visited the Department of German Philology within the realization of presidential exchange training program for foreign managers in Samara region. The head of the German Philology Department, Sergei Dubinin, and the coordinator of international projects, Sergei Svistula, acquainted Mr. Sharr with new aspects of German language teaching for students of German philology, activity of German Language Learning Centre, Goethe-Institute, and cooperation with universities and organizations of Samara city-partner, Stuttgart. Mr. Sharr shared his experience and expressed eagerness in expansion of specialized teaching of German language for Samara State University graduates, especially for students from the faculties of Economics and Management, Law and International Relations Department.