Every year students at institutions of higher education (HEI) and schools, lecturers and teachers, and various institutions throughout Europe celebrate the European Day of Languages.
This stems from the Council of Europe’s conviction that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent. Therefore, the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe. At the Council of Europe’s initiative, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September - together with the European Commission.
https://edl.ecml.at/
Join us in celebrating linguistic and cultural diversity in Europe and beyond! All members of TU Darmstadt and their families are cordially invited!
When?
6 November 2025
9 a.m to 7 p.m.
Where?
Karo 5 (Lounge und TUbar)
Karolinenplatz 5
64289 Darmstadt
What?
We cordially invite you to get to know different languages, to communicate in your own language and to engage with the topic of multilingualism at institutions of higher education (HEI), in Europe and in the world.
Programme
| Time | Activities | |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | „Opening“ | |
| 10:00 – 11:15 | Discover German Sign Language – Experiences of a Coda (Child of Deaf Adults) | |
| 11:15 – 14:15 | AlphaBeta Lab – Short trip through the writing systems of the world. | |
| 11:15-12:45 | Chinese | Korean | Hindi & Bengali | |
| 12:45-14:15 | Cyrillic (Bulgarian & Russian) | Arabic & Persian | |
| 14:15 – 15:30 | Multilingual Collage Workshop | |
| 16:00 – 19:00 | 17:00 – 19:00 | |
| Language Café * | Creative Evening ** (Cooperation with Tutor International) | |
| 20:00 | Filmkreis: „Flow“ – (Organised by ESN & Filmkreis) | |
* There will be different language tables at the language café. Currently, the following tables are available for the first hour of the language café: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English, Portuguese, Romanian, Telugu, Turkish. If you would also like to offer your language to other conversation partners during the first hour, please send us a short email at mehrsprachigkeit@spz.tu-….
** The Creative Evening will take place in room S1|03 109. The meeting point is the lounge in Karo5 at 4:30 p.m. More information here
| Full-day activities (09:00-18:30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-18:30 | Language Hunt / Sprachenjagd | Language rally with small tasks related to European and other languages and cultures |
| 09:00-18:30 | Interactive stations |
Interactive stations with quotes, language challenges, and art contributions from participants:
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| 09:00-17:00 | Informations stands |
Information stands on multilingualism, language learning, and cultural exchange:
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Organising the European Day of Languages at TU Darmstadt is one of the actions outlined in the University's Language Policy. For more information on the languages policy and functional multilingualism, please refer to the webpages of the Languages Policy Implementation team and the Linguistics – Multilingualism research group.
