A new CEEPUS network, called FISH (French, Italian, SpanisH – Romance Languages and Cultures – Strategies of Communication and Culture Transfer in Central Europe), is going to start working in the next academic year. The Coordinator Institute, PPCU, has a nearly ten years of experience in CEEPUS Programme, as a participating university of the “CIII-CZ-0029-08-1213 Idea of Europe in European culture, history and politics” Network.
The theme and the activities of the network are unique, as they promote the cultural transfer of European languages which extends beyond the boundaries of Europe. The historical, synchronic analysis and knowledge of Romance languages and their corresponding cultures transmit cultural values which contribute to the strengthening of the European identity. In addition to this, the programme is also a novelty, because it fortifies the Central European identity through the interdisciplinary research and education of multilingualism, since the three Romance languages has greatly influenced the cultures of the region. In the age of the dominance of the English language, the relationships between ‘smaller’ languages raise important questions in the field of theoretical linguistics, culture and education. The aim of the forming CEEPUS network is to shed light on the direct links between the Mediterranean/Romance and Central European regions.
The following Central-European universities will cooperate within the network:
- Pázmány Péter Catholic University – Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- University of Graz – Institut für Romanistik, Department of Romance Studies
- Masaryk University in Brno – Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
- University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Arts
- Comenius University in Bratislava – Faculty of Education
For more information, please, go to the network website.
