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The Intercultural Hub is your go-to platform for all intercultural activities and resources within CHARM-EU. Here, you’ll find the latest news, events, and resources that highlight the vibrant cultural exchanges and initiatives shaping our diverse community.
Explore a wide range of intercultural opportunities, including unique offerings from CHARM-EU’s partner universities. Whether you’re looking to participate in cultural events, access specialized resources, or stay updated on intercultural projects, the Intercultural Hub is here to inspire and connect you.
| Title | Universities | Hub types | Audiences | Period of time | More information | Description | hf:tax:audience | hf:tax:university | hf:tax:hub-type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Languages School at the University of Barcelona | Universitat de Barcelona | Language center | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Every semester | www.eim.ub.edu/es/ | The School of Modern Languages (EIM) offers foreign language training to the entire university community, as well as to public and private institutions, with a marked vocation for quality and formal requirements. They offer ordinary level courses and extraordinary introductory courses for oral fluency, exam preparation or for students from different university disciplines. Tailor-made courses are also programmed in order to bring the recognised quality of EIM teaching to the workplace, relating its courses directly to the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | language-center | |
| Language Centre at Åbo Akademi University | Åbo Akademi | Language center | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Every semester | www.abo.fi/en/language-centre/ | The Language Centre at Åbo Akademi University offers courses in the national languages, foreign languages and academic writing skills. | academic learner support-staff | abo-akademi | language-center | |
| Language Center at Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg | Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg | Language center | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Every semester | www.uni-wuerzburg.de/zfs/ | The Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg provides courses in national languages, foreign languages, and academic writing. | academic learner support-staff | julius-maximilians-universitat-wurzburg | language-center | |
| Language exchange services | Universitat de Barcelona | Language and cultural exchanges | Learner | Various | https://www.ub.edu/llengua/acollida/en/language-exchange-service | Description An initiative of the UB Language Services to create conversation exchange pairs between mobility students who are learning Catalan and Catalan-speaking students who want to practice another language. It is a non-formal (but guided and followed-up) and peer learning activity, which aims to promote the reception of mobility students and the knowledge and exchange of languages and cultures between students. The coupled students decide where and when they meet and what type of activities they want to do: make a coffee and talk for a while, walk, do a cultural activity or simply go out and have fun. To participate, you must be a UB student and it is free. Each course is organized and registrations are opened in September. | learner | universitat-de-barcelona | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| Conversation groups | Universitat de Barcelona | Language and cultural exchanges | Learner | Various | www.ub.edu/grups-conversa/ | The objective of this activity is to practice the language informally within a conversation group led by a non-professional native and a small number of attendees in each session. The activity is free and is open to students of the University of Barcelona. | learner | universitat-de-barcelona | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| Catalan Club | Universitat de Barcelona | Language and cultural exchanges | Learner | Ongoing | https://www.ub.edu/llengua/acollida/catclub/ | CAT club is a meeting place for international students interested in discovering the Catalan language and culture during their stay at the UB and local students who, as volunteers, want to accompany them. The members of the CAT club make cultural visits to learn about the city and the country and meetings to meet other UB students. It is an activity that promotes integration, cultural reflection, community creation and interculturality. The activities are organized and promoted by the Language Services and are free, fun and interesting. They are held on Thursday afternoons from September to May. | learner | universitat-de-barcelona | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| Ciorcal Comhrá | Trinity College Dublin | Language and cultural exchanges | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Weekly | www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D174440267 | Irish-language conversation circle organised by the Irish Language Office. Students and staff are welcome to join the circle to practise and learn Irish and make friends. | academic learner support-staff | trinity-college-dublin | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| Language exchange | Université de Montpellier | Language and cultural exchanges | Learner | Weekly | www.instagram.com/esn_montpellier | Organised by the Erasmus student’s association in partnership with Montpellier International Chatters, this language meet-up takes place in a local bar (La Panacée) every week on Wednesday during the academic year (September to June). Every opportunity is a great idea in order to exchange ideas, experience. The main languages during these conversations are: English, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic, etc. Sometimes it can also be a language exchange during a running session or a Cluedo game. ESN association in Montpellier also organises many events for students on a regular base: museum visits, touristic visits, intergenerational meetings, quiz, bowling, movie night, board night, French food tasting, etc. | learner | universite-de-montpellier | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| György Dragomán: The Bone Fire (Book club) | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | Language and cultural exchanges | Learner | Every semester | www.elte.hu/en/content/gyorgy-dragoman-the-bone-fire.e.571 | The Institute of Educational Science at ELTE has launched an English-language book club, where participants can read works by Hungarian classic and contemporary authors in English. The first club focuses on The Bone Fire written by György Dragomán. The conversation will be held in English. | learner | eotvos-lorand-tudomanyegyetem | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| ELTE TáTK Culture Club at the Faculty of Social Sciences | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | Language and cultural exchanges | Learner | Ongoing | www.facebook.com/people/The-Culture-Club-at-ELTE-T%C3%A1TK/100085920867168/ | The Culture Club welcomes every ELTE student regardless of the faculty they study at, and it aims to build a student community dedicated to cultural exchanges and learning. | learner | eotvos-lorand-tudomanyegyetem | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| International Exchange Students Tutor | Åbo Akademi | Language and cultural exchanges | Learner | Ongoing | www.abo.fi/en/study/study-abroad/exchange-students/how-to-apply/orientation-week-and-tutors/ | All exchange students will have a student tutor, a fellow student at Åbo Akademi University, to help with practical matters when settling in and as a contact during the exchange period. The tutors will usually be in contact with incoming exchange students 3-4 weeks before arrival (if you have given us permission to share your contact details) or you will meet your tutor during the orientation programme. | learner | abo-akademi | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| Language Café for international students | Åbo Akademi | Language and cultural exchanges | Learner | Every semester | www.abo.fi/en/language-centre/ | The Language Centre at Åbo Akademi University organizes a series of Language Café meetings for international students and postgraduates during September - December in Åbo/Turku and Vasa. The aim of the Café is to provide the students with the opportunity to practice Swedish or Finnish in an informal and relaxed setting together with native speakers. Finnish students who act as tutors for the café will run the sessions and act as conversation partners. There will be a lot of fun activities, games and discussions on various topics. The tutors plan the content for each session, but participants are welcome to share their ideas and thoughts about the activities. | learner | abo-akademi | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| The Friendship Programme | Åbo Akademi | Language and cultural exchanges | Academic, Learner, Researcher, Support staff | Every semester | www.abo.fi/en/friendship-programme/ | The Friendship Programme connects international students with locals in the Turku area and offers a chance for mutual cultural exchange and new experiences. The Programme offers a great opportunity to get to know Finnish culture and everyday life and deepen the study period in Finland. More than 1100 international students have already participated in the Friendship Programme and the majority of the participants have been very happy with the programme! Shared activities with a local friend could mean cooking together, going for a walk or to the gym, or e.g. taking a trip to a museum to enjoy some art. | academic learner researcher support-staff | abo-akademi | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| English Coffee Break | Hochschule Ruhr West | Language and cultural exchanges | Academic, Support staff | Ongoing | The English Coffee Break invites all staff members of the to brush up their English. A regular offer from Human Resources and Organizational Development in cafés near the campus in Bottrop and Mülheim. | academic support-staff | hochschule-ruhr-west | language-and-cultural-exchanges | ||
| CHARM-EU Cafeteria Table | Hochschule Ruhr West | Language and cultural exchanges | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Ongoing | This activity aims to organically attract HRW staff and students to the CHARM-EU orbit. To achieve this, the Cafeteria Table endeavors to render visible the HRW’s involvement in the Alliance, celebrate its successes within CHARM-EU, and entice previously unaffiliated staff and students. Designed and implemented as an English language event, it can also provide an informal platform of ‘internationalization at home’ through the casual use of English. | academic learner support-staff | hochschule-ruhr-west | language-and-cultural-exchanges | ||
| En route to B2 | Universitat de Barcelona | Online language resources | Academic, Learner, Support staff | https://www.ub.edu/idiomesb2/ | A portal aimed at self-learning languages of any level, from beginner to advanced (A1-C2). It provides resources and advice to plan the study, participate in activities and much more. It is aimed at people who want to learn on their own, but it is also a good complement for those who attend language courses. Available for German, English, Arabic, Basque, Korean, French, Galician, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Czech and Chinese. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | online-language-resources | ||
| Polyglotia | Universitat de Barcelona | Online language resources | Academic, Learner, Support staff | www.ub.edu/poliglotia/ | A portal that includes a set of interactive guides to start in a language autonomously. The guides provide a series of advice and a selection of open resources to achieve purpose in a self-taught way, and also provide an approximation to strategies to learn a language. The languages currently available are German, Catalan, Korean, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | online-language-resources | ||
| Write & Present | Universitat de Barcelona | Online language resources | Learner | www.ub.edu/write-present/ | Space for university students who want to take subjects in English and anyone who wants to improve oral and written expression in English in general. It includes sections dedicated to the writing of written university works and the preparation of oral presentations, as well as resources and advice to improve spoken and written English in general. In addition, it offers the option of participating in free and exclusive academic English sessions for UB students. | learner | universitat-de-barcelona | online-language-resources | ||
| Portal Hèm Aranès | Universitat de Barcelona | Language and cultural exchanges | Academic, Learner, Support staff | www.ub.edu/hem-aranes/ | A portal for the learning, promotion and dissemination of Aranese prepared by the Language Services, aimed at the university community and anyone interested in the Aranese Occitan language and culture. It includes a set of resources and online information, which allow you to approach Occitan from different perspectives: concerts, poetry recitals and storytelling, fiction and documentary videos, vocabularies and lexicons of different specialties, Aranese courses offered by Language Services, directories of organizations and entities, and media and social networks. The portal is conceived as a living and dynamic space. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | language-and-cultural-exchanges | ||
| Language self-learning centre | Universitat de Barcelona | Online language resources | Academic, Learner, Support staff | http://www.ub.edu/sl/en/fl/cal/centres.html | Description Spaces with materials to improve grammar, acquire new vocabulary, practice all skills, prepare for official exams, watch films in original version, resources to learn a language on the Internet, etc. All classified by languages, linguistic aspects and by levels, so that they are accessible to the learner. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | online-language-resources | ||
| Multilingual | Universitat de Barcelona | Online language resources | Academic, Learner, Support staff | www.ub.edu/multilingua | ultilingualize with Rosetta Stone, an online language self-learning program, without tutoring, based on language immersion. Through self-correcting exercises, up to 25 languages can be studied, following a rhythm of their own work. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | online-language-resources | ||
| Conversation guides | Universitat de Barcelona | Online language resources | Academic, Learner, Support staff | www.ub.edu/guia-conversa/index.php | A multilingual online resource developed by the Language Services of the University of Barcelona to promote exchanges and give a good reception to international students interested in discovering the Catalan language and culture. It is a tool that gives them resources for communication and that facilitates them the use of the services offered by the university. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | online-language-resources | ||
| Toolkit Multilingual Meetings | Université de Montpellier | Online language resources | Academic, Learner, Support staff | www.uu.nl/sites/default/files/External%20version%20toolkit%20Multilingual%20Meetings.pdf | We have a lot of meetings at the university. However, how do you tackle this with an international team? Do you switch to English? What do you do when not everybody is comfortable with that? In the Toolkit Multilingual Meetings by means of seven animated knowledge clips, it is explained how you can have multilingual meetings (access with Solis-ID only for UU employees and student representatives) | academic learner support-staff | universite-de-montpellier | online-language-resources | ||
| SLSCS Evening Courses | Courses | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Various | https://www.tcd.ie/slscs/evening-classes/ | Trinity's School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences offers evening lanugages courses in Irish Sign Language, Chiness, Japanese, Turkish and Korean. These courses are fee-paying with reduced fees for those who are unemployed or in receipt of the social welfare pension. | academic learner support-staff | courses | |||
| CLCS Language Modules | Trinity College Dublin | Courses | Learner | Various | https://www.tcd.ie/slscs/undergraduate/clcs-language-modules/ | Elective language modules are available to undergraduate students who are not studying a language as part of their course. These modules aim to improve students' readiness for Study Abroad programmes in Europe and in East Asia and to enhance their career prospects. | learner | trinity-college-dublin | courses | |
| Trinity Pre-Sessional IFP English for Academic Purposes Programmes | Trinity College Dublin | Courses | Learner | Summer | https://www.tcd.ie/slscs/english/trinity_ifp_pre-sessional_programme/index.php | The Trinity IFP Pre-Sessional Programme is a 4-week summer intensive academic English programme for all applicants who hold an offer for the International Foundation Programme. It is designed to give IFP students a strong grounding in the academic English skills necessary for the year ahead, focussing in particular on written discourse skills and spoken interaction within an English-speaking university environment. | learner | trinity-college-dublin | courses | |
| In-sessional English for Academic Purpose modules | Trinity College Dublin | Courses | Learner | Weekly | www.tcd.ie/slscs/english/trinity_in-sessional_programme/in-sessional_eap/index.php | Weekly in-sessional English language support classes tailored to the needs of all academic disciplines in the university. These modules are available to all registered Trinity undergraduates and postgraduates for whom English is not a first language. Classes take place daily from Monday to Friday during Michaelmas and Hilary terms. Each module runs for 12 weeks. These modules are free of charge to all Trinity students and cover topics including academic writing, oral fluency, English for Business, English for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and English for Science, Engineering and Health Sciences. | learner | trinity-college-dublin | courses | |
| Credit-bearing EAP modules for Ph.D. students | Trinity College Dublin | Courses | Doctoral/PhD Researchers, Learner | Weekly | www.tcd.ie/slscs/english/trinity_in-sessional_programme/phd_credit_bearing/index.php | CELLT offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) modules available to any registered Ph.D. student whose first language is not English. Our modules provide targeted, discipline-specific training in advanced academic English, designed to enhance your written and spoken discourse skills. Students are assessed through an assignment of 3,000 words, an oral presentation and a skills-based language test. | doctoral-phd-researchers learner | trinity-college-dublin | courses | |
| Short Courses in Modern Languages | Trinity College Dublin | Courses | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Weekly | https://www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-cultures/departments-courses/shortcourses.php | Trinity's School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies offers a selection of short evening courses in Arabic, Bulgarian, Coratian, Polish, Portguese, Russian and Ukrainian. | academic learner support-staff | trinity-college-dublin | courses | |
| Languages for Employability Programme | Trinity College Dublin | Courses | Doctoral/PhD Researchers, Learner | https://www.tcd.ie/slscs/languages_for_employability/languages_and_levels/index.php | Trinity's School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences offers credit-bearing and optional language modules in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish and German. | doctoral-phd-researchers learner | trinity-college-dublin | courses | ||
| Academic Writing Centre | Trinity College Dublin | Courses | Learner | Various | www.tcd.ie/sld/services/academic-writing-centre/ | Trinity's Student Learning Development offers a variety of writing services for undergraduate & postgraduate students to help them develop their academic writing skills. This includes free workshops, writing cafés, online resources and mentoring. | learner | trinity-college-dublin | courses | |
| Receptive Dutch for meetings and administration | Universiteit Utrecht | Courses | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Twice a year, usually in February and September, courses on receptive Dutch for meetings and administration, specially developed for international medezeggenschappers, start. In this course, you will learn everything about the Dutch meeting culture, administrative language, and how you can use luistertaal to have multilingual meetings. This means that special attention will be paid to the development of receptive skills (reading and listening) in Dutch. The duration of the course is about 20 weeks and there are two classes per week each of 1.75 hours. | academic learner support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | courses | |||
| English language and pronunciation | Universiteit Utrecht | Courses | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Not only in teaching, but also in support and administrative positions, it is important that staff have good English skills. For example, to be able to manage international staff or support international students. | academic learner support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | courses | |||
| English proficiency (in education) | Universiteit Utrecht | Courses | Academic, Support staff | Are you teaching at UU and would you like to know about the level of your English language skills? Or do you need to improve your English? Test yourself in an assessment! If you don't have the right level yet, UU offers courses at different levels. | academic support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | courses | |||
| English language courses (on the work floor) | Universiteit Utrecht | Courses | Academic, Support staff | UU is becoming increasingly international. Proficiency in the English language is an important factor in effective cooperation. Would you like to know or improve your current level of English language skills? UU is offering assessments and English language courses for administrative and support staff. | academic support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | courses | |||
| Dutch language | Universiteit Utrecht | Courses | Academic, Support staff | Utrecht University believes it is important for international employees to get off to a good start at work and therefore offers Dutch courses to international employees. | academic support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | courses | |||
| Dutch language courses for international employees | Universiteit Utrecht | Courses | Academic, Support staff | Utrecht University believes it is important that you get off to a good start in your job, which is why we are offering Dutch language courses for international staff. If you speak the language, it will be easier to connect with colleagues, you will more easily find your way in Dutch society and you will feel at home sooner. | academic support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | courses | |||
| General Hungarian Language Courses | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | Courses | Learner | Every semester | btk.elte.hu/general-hungarian-classes-info | Eötvös Loránd University offers Hungarian language and culture courses whole academic year, covering all levels* from complete beginner (A1) to proficiency levels (C2) described by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). General Hungarian language courses are held every semester, participants are student enrolled at ELTE (e.g., Erasmus students, other exchange students and guest students, and degree-seeking students) and anyone interested (e.g., other non-student expats of Budapest). If you are an international student enrolled at ELTE and would like to learn Hungarian, you can apply for the General Hungarian language course in the Neptun system during the "first-come-first-served" course registration period. The courses are free of charge for enrolled ELTE students. | learner | eotvos-lorand-tudomanyegyetem | courses | |
| Courses in foreign languages for international students | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | Courses | Learner | Every semester | https://neptun.elte.hu/MobilityCourses | There are courses offered to international students in foreign languages at each faculty. The courses offered are available here: https://neptun.elte.hu/MobilityCourses. Click on the flag in the upper right-hand corner for English. | learner | eotvos-lorand-tudomanyegyetem | courses | |
| STEAMigPOWER | Universitat de Barcelona | Courses | Ongoing | steamigpower.eu/ | STEAM approaches at higher education for mIGrants, refugees and asylum seekers' empowerment: Erasmus+ project (2022-2025) that seeks to attract migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to universities to acquire the educational tools necessary to join the labour market and develop knowledge, skills and values that lead to continuous wealth and prosperity for them and for the communities where they are integrated. | universitat-de-barcelona | courses | |||
| European colonial past and current redress policies | Universitat de Barcelona | Courses | https://www.solidaritat.ub.edu/refugees/main-actions/?lang=en | Aimed at refugee students or in situations similar to that of refuge, for the learning of Catalan and Spanish languages and knowledge of the environment. Throughout the course, the participating students carry out a linguistic and cultural exchange with UB students. Likewise, the different activities of the UB Refuge Programme (group dynamisation, inclusion in the community, psychosocial support...) involve elements of interculturality, intercultural dialogue and multilingualism. | universitat-de-barcelona | courses | ||||
| Intercultural competences | Universiteit Utrecht | Courses | Academic, Support staff | Courses: Team session Intercultural Collaboration; Intercultural Competences: dealing with cultural perspectives at work; Intercultural Advanced training; Multilingual meetings. | academic support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | courses | |||
| Study Integration Program | Hochschule Ruhr West | Courses | Learner | Every year | https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/en/study/international/study-integration-programme | The Study Integration Program aims at preparing international people for studying at Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences, whether refugee or not. The program offers a precise perspective for the participants’ academic career in Germany by providing language courses and individual counselling, amongst others. | learner | hochschule-ruhr-west | courses | |
| INSIGHTS | Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg | Courses | Learner | Every winter semester | https://www.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/international/insights/ | INSIGHTS (Interdisciplinary Studies in German History, Tradition and Society) – formerly WELP (Würzburg English Language Programme) – is a programme that offers courses about Germany in English and Chinese. The programme is designed for students from all countries and disciplines who wish to improve their intercultural skills and gain a better understanding of Germany. The duration of each course is ten weeks (winter term: mid-October to mid-December, summer term: mid-May to mid-July). Students receive 3 ECTS for each course. | learner | julius-maximilians-universitat-wurzburg | courses | |
| European Memories | Universitat de Barcelona | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Support staff | https://europeanmemories.net/ | The EUROM (European Observatory on Memories) organises international seminar on memories of colonialism in Spain and Europe, organised together with the Barcelona City Council. The seminar will address current issues, with specialists from the international arena, on colonialism and redress processes. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | ||
| Aranese May | Universitat de Barcelona | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Every month of May | https://www.ub.edu/hem-aranes/ | It is a cycle of conferences and activities organized by the Language Services that takes place during the month of May, to disseminate and promote the Aranese Occitan language and culture at the University of Barcelona and the population in general. This cycle is part of the Interlingua program of the Generalitat de Catalunya for actions to promote and use third languages in the university environment and complement the Aranese courses organized by the Language Services. These events are free, recorded and can be seen on the Hèm Aranés portal. All events are free. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| Democracy At a Crossroads: Public Autumn Series 2024 | Trinity College Dublin | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Once weekly for four weeks | Interested in the current state of democracy worldwide? From the United States to the UK, France, Ireland, India and beyond, join a panel of political scientists from TCD as they analyse trends in democratic health and resilience. | academic learner support-staff | trinity-college-dublin | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | ||
| EDI festival | Universiteit Utrecht | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Support staff | www.uu.nl/en/news/looking-back-on-the-edi-festival | The aim of the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) programme is for everyone to feel welcome and valued at Utrecht University. We believe that staff and student diversity enriches the academic debate and that everyone deserves equal opportunities. We see this aspiration as our social responsibility. What have we achieved over the past 4 years in terms of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at the university and what challenges remain? During the EDI Festival, you will be informed about the latest developments in this field and inspired to work on this yourself. | academic learner support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | ||
| Betweter | Universiteit Utrecht | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Every September | www.betweterfestival.nl/ | The Betweter Festival is your annual dose of art and science. A dazzling mix of talks, interviews, installations, film, music and live scientific research. We tell the stories behind the facts, embrace doubt and ask the questions that matter. | academic learner support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| Welcome Week | Université de Montpellier | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Learner | Yearly (September) | www.umontpellier.fr/agenda/welcome-week | The aim of this event is to welcome new international students to the University. The Welcome week includes a range of activities either based on interculturality (e.g : international Karaoké Eurovision style) or on discovering the local culture in Montpellier and its area (e.g : discovering local dances, local sports, local food, ...). The event is organized yearly since 2019 (5 editions in the books) at the end of September and gathers about 300 students every year. It is part of the national program "Bienvenue en France" (Welcome to France) wich has been created in order to improve the onboarding of international students in French Universities. | learner | universite-de-montpellier | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| Legal languages department Day | Université de Montpellier | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Learner | Every year | droit.edu.umontpellier.fr/agenda/les-journees-des-langues-juridiques/ | Description This event is organised every year by the department of Legal languages of the Faculty of Law and Politic science of the University of Montpellier on European Day of languages of the Council of Europe (26th of September). During few days, it offers workshop, conferences, ... This event aims to raise our students’ awareness regarding the importance of languages in their academic curriculum as a tool for success and future professional integration, while also allowing them to enrich their European and international legal culture. Our students thus gain access not only to oral and written techniques for using legal language but are also introduced, in a foreign language, to the institutions of other countries, including the specifities of the law. This can be considered as four full days of European and international linguistic immersion. | learner | universite-de-montpellier | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| International Staff Week | Université de Montpellier | Academic, Support staff | Occasionally | www.umontpellier.fr/articles/les-partenaires-internationaux-au-rendez-vous-de-la-1ere-staff-week-de-lum | The UM international Staff Week is an event gathering several international partners of the University in Montpellier to work together on shared challenges. The 1st edition was organized in 2019 and gathered 50 international partners from universities involved in Erasmus+ projects with UM: YEBO (internationalization of the PhD in South Africa), ANTENA (Internationalization of higher education in the Philippines), and CHARM-EU. The theme of the week was "internationalization of higher education", and involved collective intelligence activities (World Café, CODEV, ...), workshops to work on identified issues and presentations of initiatives focusing on internationalization. The 2nd edition will take place in November 2024 and will gather partners from universities involved in the COIMBRA network. | academic support-staff | universite-de-montpellier | |||
| Currents in Education: Navigating Change in Languages, Cultures, and Communities | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Doctoral/PhD Researchers | 11, 12 and 13 June 2025 | https://iaie.org/conferences/2025-budapest | The Department of English Language Pedagogy at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and the International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE) invite you to their 2025 Conference entitled Currents in Education: Navigating Change in Languages, Cultures, and Communities. Language learning, multilingualism, translation and intercultural competence are foundational for equitable and inclusive schools and teacher education. Educators must adopt innovative teaching methods to cater to diverse learners, including minorities and disadvantaged students. Media literacy and technology play pivotal roles in navigating the digital landscape, while addressing global issues like sustainability and peace empowers learners to effect positive change. The conference aims to facilitate collaboration among researchers and practitioners, fostering dialogue on these critical topics to advance equitable and inclusive education worldwide. Through collaborative inquiry and knowledge exchange, participants will learn about research results and explore innovative approaches to education that promote social justice, democracy, equity, and belonging for all. | academic doctoral-phd-researchers learner | eotvos-lorand-tudomanyegyetem | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| Cultural Connection Day | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Annual | In 2024, the Student Council of ELTE has organised the first Cultural Connection Day targeting both international and Hungarian students of ELTE to explore together many different cultures just in one day. Throughout the event, participants can learn about the international organizations of ELTE (including CHARM-EU), listen to interesting presentations, and get to know each other while make long-lasting connection with different cultures. The next cultural Connection Day will be organised on 24 April, 2025. | academic learner support-staff | eotvos-lorand-tudomanyegyetem | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | ||
| Study in Turku | Åbo Akademi | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Learner | Start of every fall semester | www.turku.fi/en/study-turku/events/study-turku-fair-0 | The Study in Turku fair introduces new students to Turku. Come and find out about the services of the City of Turku, local companies and associations, and student organizations! | learner | abo-akademi | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| Turku Åbo Summer School | Åbo Akademi | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Learner | Every summer | www.abo.fi/en/centre-for-lifelong-learning/turku-abo-summer-school/ | Åbo Akademi University is a part of the joint summer studies programme Turku Åbo Summer School, TÅSS. The summer school brings together five institutions of higher education in the Turku region and welcomes participants from all over the world to enjoy Finnish top-quality education, beautiful summer and an international environment. | learner | abo-akademi | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| International Day @HRW | Hochschule Ruhr West | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Every year | www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/news/news_2024/international-day-an-der-hochschule-ruhr-west | The Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences invites students and staff to the annual International Day on the campus in Mülheim. Under the motto “HRW is international!”, HRW students and employees can look forward to a varied program of international study opportunities and intercultural exchange. | academic learner support-staff | hochschule-ruhr-west | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| International Evening | Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Every June | https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/international/international-evening/ | Infostands on studying abroad, opportunity to talk with students who have already been abroad. Infostands from various departments. Multicultural program, including shows, food, etc. | academic learner support-staff | julius-maximilians-universitat-wurzburg | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| GSIK | Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Every semester, various offers | https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/gsik/ | The GSiK project is a programme unique throughout Germany. GSiK offers you the opportunity to participate in seminars and lectures of varies disciplines alongside your regular studies. We encourage you to to reflect on your own perspective on culture, to obtain new competences and to think outside the margins of your degree programme! | academic learner support-staff | julius-maximilians-universitat-wurzburg | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| Transition course to university studies | Universitat de Barcelona | Other | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Ongoing | https://www.solidaritat.ub.edu/include-me-research/ | Inclusive, Participation and Peacebuilding through Mediation in Digital Media: Erasmus+ project (2023-2026) that seeks to contribute to social inclusion through mediation in the field of digital media. For this reason, it develops elements of communication and management of interculturality. Currently, the registration of university students, members of civil society organizations and members of digital media in participatory action research (IAP) is open. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | other | |
| Food Includes | Universitat de Barcelona | Other | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Various | foodincludes.eu/ | Reaching, recruiting and engaging excluded learners by harnessing the power of food: Erasmus+ project (2023-2026) that seeks to take advantage of the power of food to create new flexible learning opportunities in the education of adults, among which, newcomers to the community. Therefore, it addresses interculturality and social inclusion through pedagogies based on food. | academic learner support-staff | universitat-de-barcelona | other | |
| CLCS Langauge Learning Centre | Trinity College Dublin | Other | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Various | www.tcd.ie/slscs/clcs/llc/ | The Centre for Language and Communication Studies offers a range of facilities and resources for students and staff of Trinity College Dublin. Its primary role is to support College-based language courses, but members of College wishing to learn a language on a private study self-access basis are also encouraged to use the Resource Centre. The facilities include computers, language laboratories and satellite/video workstations. | academic learner support-staff | trinity-college-dublin | other | |
| Repairing the past. Conference on Historical Justice and Colonialism | Universiteit Utrecht | Other | Academic, Learner, Support staff | Various | https://europeanmemories.net/activities/repairing-the-past/ | 2025: A new publication presenting different cases of redress policies and reparation demands linked to the European colonial past. This book will tackle current issues on discrimination and redress processes with international experts, thus contributing to confront this reality and to promote reflection on the historical roots of this discrimination. The publication will be presented during a conference with some of the book authors who will discuss the issue of historical injustices and their reparations. | academic learner support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | other | |
| Welcome programme international students | Universitetet i Bergen | Other | Learner | Various | https://www.uib.no/en/student/91780/welcome-programme-january-2025 | The programme provides an introduction to various aspects of student life in Bergen, offering a valuable opportunity for international students to connect with peers and engage with UiB staff members. While participation is optional, it is strongly recommended for all new international students. | learner | universitetet-i-bergen | other | |
| UiB-Trinity College Dublin (TCD) St. Sunniva Mobility Grant | Universitetet i Bergen | Other | Academic, Support staff | Various | To enhance CHARM-EU collaboration, the three-year UiB-TCD St. Sunniva Mobility Grant supports academic and administrative staff exchanges between Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and the University of Bergen. The grant aims to foster research, innovation, education, and joint activities while promoting shared experiences, common interests, and stronger research collaboration. | academic support-staff | universitetet-i-bergen | other | ||
| Center for Language and Competency Development (ZfK) at Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences | Hochschule Ruhr West | Language center | Learner | Every semester | https://www.hochschule-ruhr-west.de/die-hrw/die-hrw-als-organisation/servicebereich/dezernat-iv-studierendenservice-und-internationales | The Center for Language and Competency Development (ZfK) is the central institution of the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences that coordinates and offers courses in the field of key competencies. It gives students the opportunity to learn new methods to meet the challenges they face, both during their studies and in their professional life. The events and advisory services offer students the opportunity to develop their personal skills on an individual basis. | learner | hochschule-ruhr-west | language-center | |
| Tandem Language Learning | Universitetet i Bergen | Language and cultural exchanges | Learner | Various | www.uib.no/en/student/49436/tandem-language-learning | The Tandem language learning is simply based on language exchange through communication and interaction between two students speaking different languages. The Tandem partners will themselves decide where they will meet and how they will exercise their languages. Go for a walk, tell stories from your home country, or just have a cup of coffee! The University of Bergen offers language learning based on a language exchange programme called Tandem. This is available for all international students studying at UiB, Norwegian students who plan an exchange semester abroad, foreign language students, or any UiB students who want to improve their language skills. | learner | universitetet-i-bergen | language-and-cultural-exchanges | |
| Cultural Appreciation Week | Universiteit Utrecht | Events, fairs & students/staff weeks | Academic, Learner, Researcher, Support staff | December 9 to 13 2024 - Every year (to be confirmed) | www.uu.nl/en/events/cultural-appreciation-week | The week will feature a variety of student-led activities aimed at exploring, appreciating, and showcasing different aspects of the cultures - and their intersection and connections - that are part of Utrecht University. Workshops, a symposium, food festivals, and artistic exhibitions are just a few of the ways we will come together to share and celebrate our identities. | academic learner researcher support-staff | universiteit-utrecht | events-fairs-students-staff-weeks | |
| Intercultural Training | Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg | Courses | Academic, Researcher, Support staff | On a regular basis | www.uni-wuerzburg.de/personalentwicklung/veranstaltungen/single/news/interkulturelles-basistraining-interkulturelle-kompetenz-kulturelle-diversitaet-im-arbeitsalltag-erfolgreich-navigieren-1/ | Intercultural competence is also an important key competence in everyday university life in order to communicate and collaborate successfully with people from all over the world. For contact with people from other cultures in everyday cooperation, it is important to get to know yourself better first. The next step is to learn and apply cultural knowledge with curiosity, openness and a certain flexibility in order to successfully navigate intercultural situations, different values and regulatory systems. | academic researcher support-staff | julius-maximilians-universitat-wurzburg | courses | |
| Language courses | Universiteit Utrecht | Courses | Learner | Various | students.uu.nl/en/homepage/guidance-and-development/all-workshops-activities-and-coaching?category=Language+skills&sort=js-sort-title | Utrech University offers a number of various language courses to students. | learner | universiteit-utrecht | courses |
