We are pleased to announce the publication of the Annual Report for 2013. The publication has been redesigned in order to provide a more accessible and visually attractive information source about the Institute and its work.

The Annual Report provides an overview of UIL’s key activities in 2013 and highlights outcomes and expected results in Member States. It opens with a timeline of activities, giving a general impression of the work carried out in 2013. Different work areas present their activities supported by testimonies from beneficiaries and actors. Each programme section concludes with a map, providing a visual representation of the diverse geographic locations of UIL’s work. All of these developments contribute to the aim of presenting our work in a more user-friendly way.

UIL would like to thank its donors, partners, governing board, staff members and interns for their contribution to the Institute’s work in 2013.

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The EMPORT Project aims to enhance the employability of European citizens and competitiveness of companies by means of the acquisition of language and cultural competences in Portuguese, with particular attention to the Brazilian variant.
In order to achieve the general aim, particular objectives have been established:
    Research the available multimedia courses and other language opportunities for Portuguese languages, highlighting those resources for Brazilian Portuguese
    Research the needs in regards to language and cultural competence of staff from companies dealing with Brazil or other Portuguese speaking countries
    Produce a website about the Portuguese language and the culture of Portuguese-speaking countries
    Produce a multimedia and interactive Portuguese language course, including Portuguese from Portugal and Portuguese from Brazil
    Promote the implementation of the produced course
    National and international dissemination of the project and project results
    Exploitation of results, particularly the website and the Brazilian Portuguese language course. Project website.

Mieux coordonner l’action internationale en matière d’enseignement supérieur et de recherche : c’est le sujet d’un rapport rendu public en janvier 2014 par l’Inspection générale des affaires étrangères et l’Inspection générale de l’administration de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche. Il présente, en 142 pages, un état des lieux de la situation actuelle mais également des propositions d’actions. Il souligne notamment le fait que l’État doit définir les objectifs prioritaires de son action en assurant un bon équilibre entre les orientations de la stratégie nationale de recherche et d’enseignement supérieur, les priorités de la diplomatie scientifique qu’il souhaite conduire et les programmes mis en œuvre au niveau de la communauté européenne.

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