The Council of Europe

The Council of Europe online. Welcome to the new website!
Website available in English and French.

  European Youth Centre Budapest

The European Youth Centre Budapest is part of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. The mission of this establishment is aimed to promote and protect the pluralist democracy, the rule of law and human rights. .
Website available in French and English.

  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

Website available in Enlgish, French and Russian. 

  Department of Language Education and Policy of the Council of Europe

The activities of the Council of Europe in the field of modern languages aim to promote plurilingualism and pluriculturalism among citizens in order to combat intolerance and xenophobia by improving communication and mutual understanding between individuals.
Website available in English and French.

  Svenska Institutet

The Swedish Institute is a public agency entrusted with disseminating knowledge abroad about Sweden and organizing exchanges with other countries in the spheres of culture, education, research and public life in general.
Website available in English, French, German, Spanish and Swedish.

  Virtual Finland-Your Window on Finland

A lot of people think Government sites on the Internet are dry and predictable, offering too many speeches, policy statements and press releases. Well, that may be true of some but it is not the case with Virtual Finland. Virtual Finland does not offer any of that type of material at all. What it does is operate like a magazine covering a wide array of topics through articles written by named authors.
Site en allemand, anglais, espagnol, français et russe.

  ECML Contact Points

The ECML's national contact points in each of the 34 member states, responsible for dissemination of the products and results of the Centre at country level.

  British Council

The British Council connects people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the UK and other countries.
Website available in English.

  Austrian Centre of Competence in Languages

The Austrian Centre of Competence in Languages carries out a wide range of activities focusing on innovation in the field of language learning:
- innovative projects and their transfer to various educational institutions (schools, uni-versities and colleges, adult education);
- dissemination of information and examples of good practice as well as networking among experts. Website available in German.

  Centre for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

CAL is a private, non-profit organization: a group of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems. CAL carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and development of instructional materials, technical assistance, conference planning, program evaluation, and policy analysis
Website available in English.

  Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT)

The aim of the CILT is to collect and disseminate information on all aspects of modern languages and the teaching of modern languages.
Website is available in English.

  Centre for Greek Language

The Centre for the Greek Language is a non-profit organisation, founded in 1994 in Thessaloniki. It operates under the auspices of the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs and the shared responsability of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture.
Website available in English, French, German, Greek and Russian.

  Centre International d’études Pédagogiques (CIEP)

The CIEP was founded in order to develop international co-operation in education. The Centre works in three main aspects: the ingeneering of education, the exchanges and international teaching, and the French-speaking communities.
Website available in English, French and Spanish.

  The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe (Lisbon)

The Centre provides a framework for European co-operation in raising public awareness on global independence issues; promotes policies of solidarity with the aims and principles of the Council of Europe; creates an interface between Europe and the South to generate new ideas and proposals for constructive relations.
Website available in English and French.

  Education and Culture Directorate-General of the European Commission

Website available in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.

  EURYDICE

EURYDICE, the education information network in Europe, produces reliable, readily comparable information on national education systems and policies. EURYDICE also acts as an observatory, highlighting both the diversity of systems and their common features.
Website available in English, French and German.

  Goethe Institut

Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes e. V. is the organisation for the teaching of German language and culture worldwide. This organisation is financed by the Foreign Office, the German Press Office, sponsors and income from the various institutes.
Website available in English and German.

  Instituto Cervantes

The Instituto Cervantes is a public institution founded by the Spanish Govermnent in 1991 to promote Spanish language teaching and knowledge of the cultures of Spanish speaking countries throughout the world. It is now the largest worldwide Spanish teaching organisation.The Instituto Cervantes is a non profit-making organisation.
Website available in Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish. 

  LALT Latvian Association of Language Teachers

LALT is an umbrella association, i.e. it will provide the forum whereby the language associations can come together and discuss issues that affect them all.
Website available in English and Latvian.