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International Mother Language Day 2023

Celebrate International Mother Language Day with us!

Discover the necessity of multilingual education and how it can shape the future.

 

On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, we invite you to take part in a thought-provoking discussion on the importance of multilingualism in education for fostering diversity and multicultural identity. We are pleased to welcome experts from UNESCO, UNIGE and ECOLINT. Find the full programme below.

The event is hybrid and open to the public: 


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    Moderator

    Mrs. Kira Kruglikova, Director of Division of Conference Management, and Chair of the Multilingualism Action Team, UN Geneva

    Guest Speakers

    • Mrs. Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa, Director, Division of Education 2030, UNESCO Headquarters
    • Prof. Francois Grin, Director, Research Group “Economics, Languages and Education”, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting (FTI), University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland
    • Mrs. Isla Gordon, Principal of Campus des Nations, Ecolint (International School of Geneva), Switzerland
    • M. Albert Vilchez, Spanish teacher at Center for Learning and Multilingualism (CLM)
    • Dr. Eowyn Crisfield, specialist in multilingual education and lecturer at Oxford Brookes University

    Recording of the event

    Celebration

    Tuesday 21 February 2023, 12:30-13:30

    Palais des Nations, Room XXVII, Hybrid

    PROGRAMME

    • Welcome and Opening Remarks – by Mrs. Kira Kruglikova, Director of Division of Conference Management, and Chair of the Multilingualism Action Team, UN Geneva
    • Keynote – by Mrs. Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa, Director, Division of Education 2030, UNESCO Headquarters
       
    • Keynote – by Prof. Francois Grin, Director, Research Group “Economics, Languages and Education”, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting (FTI), University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland
       
    • Keynote – by Albert Vilchez, Spanish Teacher at Center for Learning and Multilingualism (CLM)
       
    • Keynote – by Mrs. Isla Gordon, Principal of Campus des Nations, Ecolint (International School of Geneva), Switzerland
      & Dr. Eowyn Crisfield, specialist in multilingual education and lecturer at Oxford Brookes University
    • Panel discussion and Questions & Answers – moderated by Mrs. Kira Kruglikova.

    In room, the Center for Learning and Multilingualism (CLM) will have an information stand on language courses at the UN Geneva, and will offer you tips to learn languages.

    • And more for your interest

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