How do multilingual societies cater to the communicative needs of their population, including inhabitants who do not (yet) speak the official or dominant language(s)? Which approaches have been developed in multilingual societies to address the challenges of communicative diversity? How can language policy and planning remain manageable in a highly diversified linguistic setting? How do speakers themselves navigate their multilingual environment?
How do multilingual societies stimulate cultural production in e.g. literature, music, film? What challenges do authors and artists face in multilingual societies? How does cultural policy address multilingual realities? Which bottom-up initiatives can we observe in the cultural sector?
Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the EUTOPIA Connected Community Multilingualism are pleased to launch the call for the 2026 edition of its annual EUTOPIA Autumn School on Multilingualism. This year, it will take place from 9 to 13 November in Brussels.
The Autumn School is open to all Bachelor’s and Master’s students interested in Multilingualism, and especially students from Languages, Linguistics and Literature for which it will be the most relevant.
The Autumn School is free of charge for EUTOPIA students, but students will need to pay for their travel, accommodation and subsistence. More information about the programme, as well as the application form can be found HERE.
Deadline to apply:
- Non-VUB students: 1 October
- VUB students: 15 October
Have a look at the 2025 edition here.
