SPEAK EUROPE: Language Festival 2026 “On the Move” (Nov. 2-6, 2026)

SPEAK EUROPE: Language Festival 2026 “On the Move” (Nov. 2-6, 2026) Join us for the “EUNICE Language Festival” (Nov. 2-6, 2026) From November 2-6, 2026, we will be celebrating the linguistic diversity of EUNICE. To this end, we are organising a week of extracurricular language-related activities around the theme of ‘On the Move’. There will be mainly synchronous and asynchronous online activities and some on-site activities for local students where you can make use of your full multilingual repertoire or learn something new about a language you are interested in. Activities will include multilingual snapshots, linguistic landscapes, multilingual walking groups, a session on audio-visual translation, student-led game nights, language cafés, campus tours, a mini-story competition, and a meme festival. Have we piqued your interest? According to testimonials from a similar event in 2025, the most enjoyable part of the event was: ‘Learning about languages other than my own.’ Practical Information Enrolment: open from the 9th of October Enrollment Key: CelebrateLanguages Note: If this is your first time using Moodle, please log in with the credentials provided by your home university (Email and password). Next, select your home university and agree to the privacy policy. You will then be taken to the course and its contents. Link to the moodle course 1. The following synchronous activities will be offered. You can already sign up for the sessions with the following links: A Multilingual Snapshot on “Auto-destruction/Das Auto und die ökologische Katastrophe“ | Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (Germany) and the University of Mons (Belgium) Prep-session Auto-destruction Our love-hate relationship with cars Tuesday 03 Nov 4.30-5.00 pm CET Multilingual Snapshots: Auto-destruction Our love-hate relationship with cars Tuesday 03 Nov 5.00-6.45 pm CET Freedom or problem? Status symbol or planet-wrecker? In the first part, reflect on your stories, experiences, feelings, and ideas about cars. Then discuss your findings with artist and philosopher Kilian Jörg, author of “Das Auto und die ökologische Katastrophe. Utopische Auswege aus der autodestruktiven Vernunft (DE)” and “Auto-destruction. Pourquoi la voiture détruit le monde (et comment arrêter ça) (FR)”. Sign up here EUNICE LANGUAGE FESTIVAL – Multilingual Snapshot: Auto-destruction Multilingual Walking Group | Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (Germany) Walk & Talk Monday 2 Nov 1.00-1.30 pm CET Wednesday 4 Nov 5.00-6.45 pm CET Friday 6 Nov 1.30-2.00 pm CET Take a 30-minute study break and explore multilingualism across EUNICE alliance campuses. Connect with other students internationally and chat in any language you know or are learning. Sign up here: EUNICE LANGUAGE FESTIVAL – Multilingual Walking Group Linguistic Landscapes (several universities) What does the language around us tell us? On-site Thursday 5 Nov 5.00-6.45 pm CET Online follow-up Thursday 5 Nov 5.00-6.45 pm CET Language is everywhere in our public spaces: on signs, advertisements, street names, and shop windows. Look at the stickers, scribbles and posters around you. Who are they speaking to, and who is missing? Walk your campus or city, then compare discoveries with students in Cottbus (Germany), Corinth (Greece), Bogotá (Colombia), Mons (Belgium) and Catania (Italy) at the online follow-up. Sign up here: EUNICE LANGUAGE FESTIVAL – Linguistic Landscapes Beyond Words, Intercultural Dialogue - Audio-visual Translation and Animation Adaptation | Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (France) How does a pun survive translation? Monday 2 Nov 11-12:30 CET How do humor, cultural references and wordplay travel from one language to another? Try translating a scene from an animated film in a hands-on collaborative workshop with Clémence Loiseau (UPHF). Sign up here: EUNICE LANGUAGE FESTIVAL – Audiovisual Translation and Animation Adaptation Language Café in Swedish, Finnish and English | University of Vaasa (Finland) Scandinavian chatting Friday 6 Nov 10.00-11.00 am CET Practise real everyday conversation in a relaxed online café. Basic knowledge of one of the languages is enough, and nobody is judged. Sign up here: EUNICE LANGUAGE FESTIVAL – Language Café in Swedish, Finnish and English “The Impostor” (From students for students) Game nights Monday 2 Nov 5.00-6.45 pm CET (on-site at BTU/ online possible) Wednesday 4 Nov 5.00-6.45 pm CET (online) Friday 6 Nov 5.00-6.45 pm CET (on-site at BTU/ online possible) Think you would be a good international spy? Test out your language and deception skills and enjoy a social evening with fellow students in a fun game of imposter. Sign up here: EUNICE LANGUAGE FESTIVAL – The Impostor Game Multilingual Snapshot: Letters to Idomeni (University of the Peloponnese | University of Mons) Sign up here: EUNICE LANGUAGE FESTIVAL – Multilingual Snapshots: Letters to Idomeni 2. The following asynchronous activities will be offered: Multilingual Meme Festival | Polytechnic University of Viseu (Portugal) Post a meme that only makes sense in your language, then see what students across the EUNICE Alliance make of it. Add a short English explanation, then scroll, laugh and react. Join anytime on our shared Padlet. Multilingual Flash Fiction Competition | University of Cantabria (Spain) Join our Flash Fiction Contest under the theme of “On the Move.” Create a 500-word story in any alliance language and English. What does “On the Move” mean to you? Your creativity could win exciting prizes! Key Dates: – Submission: November 2-6. Have your story ready! – Winners Announced: Stay tuned for the big reveal on Friday, November 6 at 12:00 CET. Unleash your creativity and inspire with your words. Get ready – this is your chance to shine! 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