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The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) offers degree courses and language short courses in 18 languages of the region.

CIOL welcomes the UK Government’s new commitment to invest £14.9m to help deliver high-quality teaching of languages in schools, with a programme to promote the benefits of learning a language, support teachers and encourage more students to study French, German and Spanish.

“Today’s news that thousands more students will benefit from high quality language teaching as part of a programme to boost the number of pupils taking languages like French, German and Spanish at GCSE and A level is very positive” said John Worne, CEO of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.

An event hosted at the House of Lords by the Chartered Institute of Linguists 

by Anna Esaki-Smith

We offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family and our Royal patron on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The Chartered Institute of Linguists received its Royal Charter from HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2005, for which CIOL, linguists and lovers of languages around the world will always be grateful.

The International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) has issued this important press release. For updates on the situation see their website and twitter.  

CIOL has signed the AULC's letter urging the University of the Arts, London to reconsider the closure of its modern languages programme. We work with AULC on our shared priorities.