About the project

Sweden
The Goethe-Institut e.V.  is a registered, non-profit association under German private law that promotes German language and culture worldwide. The objective of the Association is to further knowledge of the German language, foster international cultural cooperation and convey a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on cultural, social and political life in Germany.

www.goethe.de

Greece
ELIX - Conservation Volunteers Greece - is a non-governmental not-for-profit organisation that has promoted voluntary service and education since 1987. The main goal is the personal development of individuals as citizens of the world through active participation. Social service, environmental protection, cultural heritage conservation and culture promotion are the main thematic fields of voluntary projects. 

ELIX Conservation Volunteers Greece

Sweden
Enheten för flerspråkighet/Unit for plurilingualism (EFF) coordinates and delivers mother tongue education in Uppsala municipality, to municipal and independent compulsory schools, upper secondary, special and resource schools in accordance with the Swedish Education Act, which includes mother tongue within the Swedish National School Curriculum.  EFF employs approx. 150 teachers in 55 different languages. 
EFF also provides study guidance in the mother tongue and mother tongue remote teaching to other municipalities. 

flersprakighet.uppsala.se

Finland
OAO stands for heritage teachers’ wellbeing and supporting them at work by providing information, courses, opportunities for collaboration and peer-support. The association also works to improve the position of HLT as a subject in the framework of the national core curriculum and the position of the teachers as well. It is important to provide equal employment opportunities for teachers with a migrant background and to provide students with migrant backgrounds with highly qualified role models coming from the same background.

www.ok-opet.fi

Finland
Familia was founded in 1988 and is a national expert organisation of intercultural families. Familia supports the wellbeing of intercultural families by offering peer support and volunteer activities, information, and advice. The organisation also aims to make improvements in the social and legal systems in Finland, so that the needs of intercultural and multilingual families and Finns are better met.

www.familiary.fi

Germany
The University of Duisburg-Essen is located in a region boasting the highest concentration of universities in Europe. Established in 2003 the University of Duisburg-Essen is the youngest university in North Rhine-Westphalia. Offering a broad range of subjects, the University of Duisburg-Essen has already notched up a good name for itself in fields as disparate as social sciences, economics, the humanities, design, engineering and natural sciences, including medicine. Students from 130 nations come here to pursue their studies.

www.uni-duisburg-essen.de

Netherlands
TnK provides schools with a hybrid language education approach allowing students to choose their preferred language subject, which in many cases aligns with the home languages of the students. The foundation collaborates with qualified and diversely trained language experts, who work in teams to deliver educational content. (Language) teachers affiliated with a school can also contribute to TnK education. TnK employs an approach combining in-person and online education and guidance, extending across schools.

www.taalnaarkeuze.nl