Cet événement d'une journée et demie rassemblera plusieurs experts renommés dans le domaine des approches plurielles et pluriculturelles pour discuter des progrès réalisés dans ce domaine ces dernières années. Ils accorderont une attention particulière à la manière dont les projets lancés sous les auspices du CELV ont soutenu le développement et l'expansion de ce domaine important. Plus...
Une sélection de 16 événements pour la 16e édition de la Journée européenne des langues
Une quantité impressionnante d'activités diverses et variées son proposées de toutes part pour célébrer la Journée européenne des langues cette année! En voici une sélection de 16 pour marquer la 16e édtion. Plus...
Willkommen, Velkommen, Wäljkiimen, Welcome, Dobrodošli
This year's focus is on the implementation of local projects and the promotion of cooperation between authorities and civil society in the Western Balkans. One such project, which is supervised by the FUEN, is an office for minority commissioner in Bijeljina in Bosnia and Hercegovina. To this end, the representatives of the minority NGOs and municipality of Bijeljina have completed a training with Ms. Linda Pieper from Schleswig-Holstein’s state chancellery’s department for external relations and national minorities. Hereby, dialogue promotion, trust building and network maintenance were central to the event. More...Campaign in the Netherlands started: regional government of Fryslân signs the Minority SafePack Initiative in Brussels
With a public signing in Brussels by the regional government of the Province of Fryslân (Netherlands), the campaign of the Minority SafePack Initiative in the Netherlands was launched. The ceremony took place during the European Day of Languages, when throughout Europe people are celebrating the wide diversity of languages that are spoken in Europe. More...Federation of French Speaking Students (FEF) call for march for better living conditions
The overall cost of an academic year is rising. This results in an unstable financial situation for numerous students. The Federation of French Speaking Students (FEF) led last month a campaign to highlight and improve the existing public social and financial support for students. More...
A global language for employability: reflections from EAIE 2017
I recently attended the EAIE 2017 Conference in Seville which saw more than 6000 delegates coming together from 95 different countries to discuss topics related to internationalisation in higher education. More...
The situation of German minority in Denmark rather satisfactory, but media presence and general awareness need to be improved
The German language is in a rather satisfactory position in Denmark with regards to education and cultural life. However, German is hardly ever used before the courts; there is a lack of radio and television programmes in German, and of public awareness of the German minority in general. More...
Belgium: Congress adopts report on local democracy in a context of linguistic diversity in the municipalities
On 19 October 2017, in Strasbourg, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe examined a report on the functioning of the organs of local democracy in a context of linguistic diversity in the “communes with facilities” in the Flemish region around Brussels (Belgium). More...
Eurydice Brief:Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe
In an age where learning several languages is a necessity for many people and offers endless opportunities to all, there have been a number of reforms in recent years with regards to foreign language learning. This new Eurydice Brief on Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe 2017 builds on a comprehensive report on teaching languages at school in Europe and includes information on research works and EU policy documents. It presents a state of play of the existing policies on key aspects of foreign language teaching and concludes with further routes which could be explored to encourage language teaching at primary and secondary level in the future. More...Inspiring examples of language learning for adults
Teaching languages to adults is an exciting task but not an easy one: specific methodologies and material are needed. The Erasmus+ programme helps teachers explore innovative ways to get the job done. More...