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A festival of languages and cultures comes to a successful end
On November 18th and 19th, a total of 11,369 language enthusiasts immersed themselves in their areas of fascination at the international exhibition for languages and cultures, EXPOLINGUA Berlin. “In times such as these, when populist trends try to convince us of the dangers presented by foreigners, it was a particular pleasure for me to witness ...
November 24, 2016
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EXPOLINGUA Berlin: More international than ever before – and a special platform for a special kind of tourism
EXPOLINGUA Berlin’s international diversity is one of the main reasons exhibitors and visitors attend the event and return year after year. This year’s edition will be held 18 – 19 November, and again more than 25 countries from around the globe will be represented. Besides many European countries, the list includes Argentina, Costa Rica, Indonesia, ...
September 15, 2016
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Synchronised from the original, with subtitles? – Languages and audio visual media
In the last few years, access to audio visual media has become faster and more diverse. This is especially visible in movies and tv series. Users decide on the form in which they access the content and when; they demand multilingual versions, flexibility, and availability as soon as possible. Technical advances such as streaming, internet ...
September 15, 2016
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The new studyworld 2017 Homepage is online
We are delighted to present the all new studyworld 2017 website. Here you will find all you need to know about studyworld 2017, taking place on May 12th and 13th, 2017 in Berlin. studyworld is Germany’s leading national and international fair for higher and continuing education annually hosting around 8,000 visitors and 150 exhibitors from ...
August 25, 2016
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„What to expect at OEB 2016“
August 15, 2016
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eLA Post-conference Report 2016 is online
At eLearning Africa 2016, more than 1,000 education professionals, digital learning specialists, researchers, government ministers and officials, policy makers and edtech providers from 72 countries came together in Cairo, Egypt from May, 24th to 26th – the first time the event was held in North Africa. It was hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt ...
July 28, 2016
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EAIE will take place in September in Liverpool
Between September 13th and 18th 2016, the 28th annual European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference, Europe’s largest in the realm of international higher education, will bring together more than 5,000 participants from 90 countries in Liverpool, UK for an inspiring and energising week of global knowledge exchange and networking opportunities. The accompanying exhibition will ...
July 28, 2016
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Learning foreign languages: a question of attitude – and method
Communication is everything. This frequently quoted principle not only applies to resolving conflicts, but also to learning languages. Many polyglots, people who speak many languages, begin to use their new language almost straight away. Their motto: It’s best to jump straight in at the deep end! By doing so, they are indeed relying on the ...
July 12, 2016
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SprachenNetz has been voted amongst the Top 100 Language Lovers
The Top 100 Language Lovers competition has reached the finish line. Many great language learning platforms took part in this worldwide competition with over 30,000 votes. The hunt for the most popular language blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and YouTube channels organized by bab.la and Lexiophiles is probably the largest competition out there for language ...
July 10, 2016
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OEB 2016: Eleven Sponsors already confirmed
 The momentum heading toward OEB 2016 has already surpassed all preceding years, with eleven leading sponsors already signed up and more than double the number of registered participants in comparison to last year at this time! OEB 2016 Sponsors so far are Oracle Academy, mediasite by sonicfoundry, Open Assessment Technologies, LPLUS GmbH, speexx, Presentations 2Go, ...
July 8, 2016
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ICWE was in charge of implementing the communication strategy by developing strong, sustainable and reliable connections with key media and journalists throughout Europe. ICWE was also responsible for organising a Journalists’ Conference … The team of ICWE GmbH has delivered all its services to our full satisfaction in a very motivated and highly professional way.

Ralf Jacob | Head of Unit – European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion