Calender event list

Three day-event focusing on 1) Action research in linguistically and culturally (super)diverse settings. 2) Technologies and translation to manage European multilingualism. 3) Technology enhanced links to literacy, culture and migration.

This conference intends to bring together scholars from linguistics and related disciplines with an interest and expertise in language and globalisation, with a special focus on status and power relations between languages and their speakers.

Want to know more about language diversity and new technologies in primary education?

Join the CSLW team at the launch a new learner and teacher toolkit, take part in discussions with researchers and language teachers, learn about how refugee professionals can get back into work and network at a free lunch and drinks reception.

Globalization has affected our world in countless ways. ICML XVII will address the challenges and opportunities of smaller languages such as minority languages in a globalized society.

Final event to launch the COMBI project resources for training migrants in bilingual work settings.

The ECSPM and the Centre of Literacy and Multilingualism organise the symposium 'Multilingual challenges: mediating images, languages and language pedagogy'.

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Presentation by Mercator European Research Centre: 'Education system of Frisian minority in The Netherlands'

School teachers from North-Frisia in Germany visit Friesland and the Mercator Knowledge Centre for information and knowledge exchange in Frisian education.

International Conference on small languages in multilingual urban contexts.

Conference on the subject 'Learning three languages in school: multilingual education and cultural expression'

Symposium on the theme of 'Paradigm shift in language education for the development of multiliterate and plurilingual agencies'

Three-day workshop on the theme of Planning and Evaluation of Language Policies

Symposium about digital technologies for minority languages, hosted by Campus Fryslân (RuG) and Mercator/ Fryske Akademy.

The COMBI project organized a full-day conference with themes related to minority languages and health care.

The Fryske Akademy and Mercator Research Centre organize the first Conference on Frisian Humanities in Leeuwarden, on 23 to 26 April 2018, as part of the project Lân fan taal (Country of languages) of Leeuwarden-Fryslân European Capital of Culture 2018.

The Frisian MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), by Afûk and Mercator / Fryske Akademy will be launched at 2:30 pm with a festive activity in Language Pavilion MeM in the Prinsentuin in Leeuwarden.

On 20 Februari, the book "Meertaligheid en Onderwijs" will be presented in Amsterdam.

The 50th Dossier is "The Romansh language in education in Switzerland”, by Manfred Gross. To celebrate this joyful event, we have added a new means to select a dossier on the Mercator website: via an embedded map.

Symposium organised by the European Civil Society Platform for Multilingualism (ECSPM). Cor van der Meer will present on the project "Critical Skills in Life and Work".

An evening full of presentations and view-points on the current situation in Catalonia, organised by EBLT, University of Groningen and Mercator.

2-Day conference on Multilingualism (COM2017) hosted by the University of Groningen on cognitive and educational aspects related to bilingualism and multilingualism.

3-Day conference, hosted by CIDLeS in Alcanena, Portugal. The conference is a joint project of CiDLES, SOAS, Mercator and the FEL.

3-Day conference, hosted by Mercator Research Centre, in Ljouwert (NL) The conference is a product of the international Langscape Network.