The ECML in brief
The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) is an Enlarged Partial Agreement of the Council of Europe. It was established in Graz, Austria in 1994.
The ECML’s mission is to encourage excellence and innovation in language teaching and support its member states in the implementation of effective language education policies. It does so by working with decision-makers in member states and bringing together language experts to develop innovative, research-informed solutions to challenges in language education. Through dialogue and exchange with relevant stakeholders and by drawing on the underlying values of the Council of Europe, the ECML is ideally equipped to act as a pioneering institution and a catalyst for reform in the teaching and learning of languages.
In cooperation with leading European specialists in the field, the ECML initiates and coordinates 4-year programmes which provide the framework for innovative projects and activities. These are embedded in ongoing policy developments and address key challenges, such as Languages for social cohesion (ECML programme 2004-2007), Empowering language professionals (ECML programme 2008-2011), Learning through languages (ECML programme 2012-2015) or Languages at the heart of learning (2016-2019).
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Benefits of ECML membership
Benefits of ECML membership