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European Day of Languages

 Language Day, 25 Sep 2025 - 25 Sep 2025, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Our Institute will also participate in the European Day of Languages, organized by the Delegation of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates at the German School of Abu Dhabi on September 25th from 5 to 8 pm, to promote our beautiful language. Come visit our stand to get information about Italian courses and discover the “CLID Emirates” language programs, offered by the University for Foreigners of Siena in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi. Our Institute will also present a surprise roaming show by Francesca Bizzarri, “The Emirati Nonni­na”: a moving performance for actress and puppet, created to amaze and entertain audiences across cultures. An Italian little girl and an Emirati grandmother (puppet) interact with spectators, engaging children and adults alike with movement, multiple languages, and plenty of humor. We look forward to seeing you all!

Venue: German International School Abu Dhabi (Show On Map)
Target groups:  Pupils Children Students Media Parents

Organizer: the Delegation of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates
Estimated number of participants/people involved: 88
Address: 23 - Street - 34 As Sulouf St - المَنهَلغرب 13-02 , P.O. Box 4150, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Contact Name: the Delegation of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates

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20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

Struggling to find ideas for an event for this year’s European Day of Languages? It can be challenging to organise events that are fun, inclusive, have an educational element and motivate a large number of people. Below are a few ideas to get your creative thoughts flowing, most of which are based on the principle of “starting small to go big”! 20 ideas for activities that can be carried in celebration of this year's EDL.

20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

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Vote for this year’s most innovative event!  

To add a further element of spice to the Day, anyone visiting the website can vote for what they regard as the most innovative EDL event. This can be due to its creativity, transferability or just because it truly represents the spirit of the Day. Voting will be open for one month, from 20 September – 20 October, with the winner to be announced in December. There will be a small prize for the organizer of the event which receives the most votes.

2024's 'most innovative event' is
Long live the European Day of Languages/ Vive la Journée européenne des langues

The event received 1900+ votes and was organised by Lycée Alfred Mézières de Longwy, France.

Congratulations to the winners!

We were greatly impressed by the creativity and great effort which went into organising the events submitted and would like to thank all organisers of EDL events in 2024.