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Portuguese ambassador visits Wales

16 November 2015

Mr Joao de Vallera will formally launch Wales's first degree in Portuguese at a ‘Festival of Portuguese Culture’ event

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Experience Japan – Cardiff academic speaks at Japanese exhibition

30 October 2015

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China, Liu Yandong and Cardiff University Vice-Chancellor, Colin Riordan.

Enter the Dragons – Cardiff-Beijing Chinese Studies Joint College launched

18 September 2015

The Chinese Vice Premier unveiled a plaque in Cardiff today symbolising the launch of the new college

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Enrolment information September 2015

16 September 2015

Enrolment information for new and returning students.

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Erasmus & international exchange enrolment information

2 September 2015

All new erasmus and international exchange students need to complete enrolment at Cardiff.

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Capture China in young photographer competition

1 September 2015

Young Photographers competition run by UCL IOE Confucius Institute for Schools is happening again this year.

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Language Exchange Scheme launched

25 August 2015

Meet new people, learn about other cultures and improve your English.

Jane Seymour with Professor Hanna Diamond

Cardiff academic helps Hollywood star trace family tree

21 August 2015

Academic from Cardiff University’s School of Modern Languages contributes to major BBC programme.

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New Languages for All courses open for applications

17 August 2015

The LfA team are now pleased to announce the application dates for the next set of LfA weekly courses.

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Japanese Studies at Cardiff tops the Russell Group Asian Studies table in National Student Survey

13 August 2015

The School came first in satisfaction for Japanese Studies assessed in Asian Studies.

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Never Work? Conference starts debate on works and its place in contemporary society

3 August 2015

The aim of the conference was to ask what a critique of work might usefully offer us in addressing contemporary social issues in an age of crisis.