International Coimbra Group Summer School on European Multilingualism
25 April 2024
University of Niš, June 24th – 28th, 2024
The Coimbra Group and the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Niš (Serbia) are delighted to invite you to take part at the International Summer School on European Multilingualism that will take place at the University of Niš (Serbia) from June 24th to June 28th, 2024.
With the support of the CG universities, as well as the Erasmus+ KA131 program, the teachers from the University of Coimbra (Portugal), the University of Graz (Austria), the University of Jena (Germany), the University of Salamanca (Spain), and the University of Poitiers (project coordinator), all Coimbra Group members, will propose, in collaboration with the teachers from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, an intensive short program on European Multilingualism and Cultural Mediation Studies with the aim of sharing innovative approaches to teaching and learning languages.
The intensive short program offers the courses of translation and language application in several small tandem groups:
– Bulgarian
– English
– German
– French
– Portuguese
– Russian
– Spanish
The Summer School teaching program proposes also the Language Discovering Workshop permitting all participants to learn about the Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught languages (LWULT) and their important role in keeping language diversity and the world’s multilingual heritage. The intensive short program offers two LWULT workshops:
– Serbian
– Turkish
The International Summer School on European Multilingualism that will take place at the University of Niš (Serbia) from June 24th to June 28th, 2024 is a great opportunity to discover the very dynamic city of Niš and its cultural assets. It is famous for being the birth place of Constantine the Great. However, throughout history, the territory on which today’s city stands was inhabited by the Dardanians, Thracians, Illyrians, Celts, Romans, Huns, Avars, and later Byzantines, Serbs, Bulgarians, and Ottomans. Hungarians and Austrians have also occupied the city on multiple occasions. With its multicultural heritage, Niš becomes an attractive place to start intercultural dialogue and share the history and values from this part of Europe.
One of the most interesting cultural sights in Niš is the Skull Tower (Ćele kula) built from the skulls of Serbian rebels who died in the Battle of Čegar, where they bravely fought against the Ottoman forces. The skulls of the fallen rebels were embedded in the tower as a macabre warning to deter future rebellions against Ottoman rule. The Skull Tower represents the unique monument of this kind in the world.
The sightseeing of the most attractive locations and monuments in Niš is proposed as cultural program of the International Summer School on European Multilingualism.
The International Summer School students will be awarded 3 ECTS.
