Event

Explore Nine Countries from Your Desk – Join the COLOURS Virtual Journey Week!

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From November 18 to 22, the Centro Linguistico Ateneo (CLA), in collaboration with eight other European partner universities of the COLOURS Alliance, will host the Virtual Journey Week. This event is a linguistic and cultural journey across nine different European countries. Participants will have the opportunity to practice a (new) language, discover diverse cities and cultures, and connect with students and colleagues from all over Europe.

The event offers an exciting opportunity to explore new languages and cultures. Participants can embark on an interactive, virtual journey through the nine countries of the COLOURS Alliance: France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Poland, Sweden, and Latvia. Participating universities will provide engaging digital experiences, including videos, quizzes, and language games, accessible throughout the week on the BloomHum platform. Additionally, there will be scheduled presentations, mini-courses, and live language cafés.

Programme: 

MONDAY 18th NOVEMBER

  • 9am-9:30am: Welcome Event (live in streaming)
  • 10am-1:30pm: France - Le Mans Université (live in streaming)
  • French Crash Course; Café de langue en français; Erasmus experiences
  • 3pm-6pm: Germany - Paderborn University (live in streaming)
  • Students’ life in Paderborn; Sprachcafé Deutsch; German crash course

TUESDAY 19th NOVEMBER

  • 10am-12am: Poland - Jan Dlugosz University (live in streaming)
  • Polish crash course; Erasmus experiences
  • From 2pm: Croatia - Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku (asynchronous language and cultural activities)
  • Cultural videos on Osijek and Croatian language; Erasmus experiences

WEDNESDAY 20th NOVEMBER

  • 10am-1pm: Spain - Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (live in streaming)
  • Presentation of the university and language activities for beginning and intermediate levels
  • 14pm-17pm: Italy - Università di Ferrara  (live in streaming)
  • Beginner and intermediate level language activities, student life experiences in Ferrara, virtual treasure hunt to discover the symbols of Ferrara.

THURSDAY 21st NOVEMBER

  • 10am-12pm: North Macedonia - Univerzitet "Sv. Kliment Ohridski" (live in streaming)
  • Macedonian crash course
  • From 1pm: Svezia - Kristianstad University (asynchronous activities)
  • Video presentations about Krinstianstad, the languages ​​of Sweden, and Swedish sayings and idioms

FRIDAY 22nd NOVEMBER

  • From 9:00: Lettonia (asynchronous activities)
  • 11.15am-11.45am: Closing session

The complete program is available here.

How to participate: 

  • Register via this Link
  • The event is free of charge and conducted in English
  • Once registered, you will receive instructions on how to participate. You can follow the activities from the media library of the University Language Center, located at Via Scienze 41/b (please bring your computer and headphones), or from home via the BloomHub platform.
  • For those who participate on-site, you will receive one COLOURS notebook

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