CIVIS: Online Language Cafés for Romance, Slavic and Nordic Languages
24 September to 8 December 2026 | Online: The CIVIS partner universities once again invite participants to join online language cafés for Romance, Slavic and Nordic languages. These free events promote plurilingualism, intercultural exchange and the practical use of language skills in an international environment. The language cafés are organised by Språkstudion at Stockholm University and the Language Centre of the University of Salzburg within the framework of the CIVIS University Alliance. The Romance Language Café is additionally organised in cooperation with the University of Thessaly.
50th Austrian Linguistics Conference (ÖLT 2026)
20 and 21 November 2026 | In-person: Abstracts for talks and posters may be submitted until 1 October. The Austrian Linguistics Conference (ÖLT) has a long tradition of promoting open academic exchange between the various fields of linguistics. The 50th ÖLT in Salzburg will continue this tradition and provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of a wide range of research interests and areas of work in historical, general, descriptive and applied linguistics.
CIVIS Blended Intensive Program (BIP) “Enhancing Skills in Polycrisis Management: African and European Approaches”
Following an online phase during the Summer Term 2026, students from different European and African countries came together from September 6–11 to explore approaches to managing polycrises, using waste management as a practical case study.