A conference organised by the Polish Presidency of The Council of the European Union.

The aim of the conference is to show the impact of multilingual competences on professional and social lives of European citizens.

The debates during panel sessions and workshops will focus mainly on the following issues:

  • the process of acquisition of multilingual and multicultural competences within the framework of formal, informal and non-formal education
  • using foreign languages both for communication purposes, economic development and social inclusion
  • the impact of the situation on the labour market on the increased demand for language services as well as the necessity of closer cooperation between business and education.

The conference will also provide an opportunity to mark the 10th Anniversary of the European Day of Languages.

Event details

Event Date(s)
28/09/2011 - 29/09/2011
Event Type
Conference
City
Warsaw
Country
Poland
Participation
Open event