Platon Ivanov

1. from 11/2026Leipzig

   Lecturer in German-Czech translation

   Institute of Slavic Studies, Leipzig University.

2. since 2025

   Czech teacher

   At a state school in Saxony.

3. 2026

   Talk at the Austrian Linguistics Conference (ÖLT)

   “Digitale didaktische Grammatik der tschechischen Konjugation”.

4. 2026Budapest

   Talk at the 13th Conference for Young Slavists

   On teaching Czech conjugation.

5. 2026German-Czech Youth Forum

   Panel speaker on language learning

6. since 2026Leipzig

   Member of the Student Council of Slavic Studies

7. 2025-2026Leipzig

   Student research assistant at the Institute of Slavic Studies

   Leipzig University.

8. 2024-2025

   Czech courses in the voluntary social year

   Paritätische Freiwilligendienste Sachsen.

9. 2023Prague

   Talk at the PRAGESTT German Studies Conference

   “Karteikarten und Spaced Repetition für effizientes Sprachenlernen”.

10. 2022-2023Pirna

    Czech teaching at Friedrich Schiller Gymnasium

11. 2022

    Jury member of the Saxon Bohemiade

    Czech language competition.

1. 2026

   Winner of the Susanna Roth Translation Competition

   Translation from Czech into German.

   Berlin articleVienna articleLeipzig article

2. 2026

   Literary translation: Eli Beneš, “Všechno bude super”

   From Czech into German; metamorphosen 66 (2026), pp. 2–11.

3. 2020

   Winner of the Eurasian Linguistic Olympiad (English)

1. 2024-2026Leipzig

   M.A. Slavic Studies

   Leipzig University; thesis on teaching Czech conjugation.

2. since 2025Leipzig

   Teacher-training studies in German and Czech

   Leipzig University.

3. 2021-2024Leipzig + Prague

   B.A. Intercultural Communication and Translation Czech-German

   Double degree Leipzig and Prague; grade 1.7.

Russian

native-speaker level

Czech

native-speaker level

German

C2 / academic working language

English

C2 / academic working language

• Custom digital learning toolsInteractive materials as part of the method, such as a learning environment for Czech conjugation.
• plat.plusLearning platform for everyone who teaches or learns: course page, submissions with feedback, meetings, live questions and writing together in one place.
• LiveCATUsed in the translation course at Leipzig University: student translations next to the source text, segment by segment, discussed live in class.
• Efficient grammar teachingThe goal is a clear, systematic presentation of Slavic grammar that works even with limited classroom time.
• Web and software developmentSince 2016, with Python and TypeScript; currently building an adaptive language learning platform.
• 3D and game developmentSince 2016: 3D modelling, animation and games, including virtual reality.

Open to inquiries and new opportunities:

• learning platforms and digital learning tools
• language teaching and courses
• education projects and partnerships
• research and academic collaboration