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Languages for All staff

Celebrating Excellence commends School of Modern Languages

13 November 2015

The School of Modern Languages celebrates success with two wins at the recent Celebrating Excellence Awards.

The Vice Chancellor and Hanna Diamond

School of Modern Languages welcomes Vice-Chancellor to newly improved facilities

13 November 2015

Professor Colin Riordan, Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University visited the School this November to meet with staff and students.

Symposium in progress

International symposium on climate change hosted by Cardiff’s Confucius Institute

11 November 2015

The symposium attracted many delegates from China who wished to contribute to the debate on climate change.

The shinkansen, Japan's bullet train

Experience Japan – Cardiff academic speaks at Japanese exhibition

30 October 2015

Dr Christopher Hood is speaking at the fifth Experience Japan Exhibition.

El Eternauta comic cover

International comic celebration welcomes Cardiff academics

23 October 2015

School academics recently took part in an international festival which celebrated the diverse worlds of comics and graphic novels.

A flag consisting of multiple European flags

European Languages Day celebrated in Cardiff

7 October 2015

European Languages Day is marked each year and aims to promote language learning and highlight the range of diverse languages spoken across the continent.

Visiting academics and school staff

School of Modern Languages welcomes translation team on fact finding mission

1 October 2015

Staff from Portugal’s most prestigious polytechnic institution visited the School on a fact finding mission.

Chinese dragons on the side of a building

Immerse yourself in Chinese culture with Cardiff Confucius Institute

30 September 2015

The Confucius Institute is celebrating two important dates in the Chinese calendar with an event in Cardiff Library.

A person wearing a mask

Film Festival brings a taste of Africa to Wales

29 September 2015

School staff are supporting a film festival which brings a taste of Africa to Wales.

Luis Bernardo Honwana with staff and students from the School of Modern Languages

Students captivated by Mozambican literary visitor

23 September 2015

The School welcomed the esteemed Mozambican author and politician, Luis Bernardo Honwana to Cardiff.