As an activity of project LEILU, developed within the initiative mateneen financed by the Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, multi-LEARN Institute welcomed interested parties to join a “High Tea Debate” around the topic of refugee integration in the European host societies. The event took place on 3 May, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm at Centre sociétaire de Bonnevoie (Room 1), 2 rue des Ardennes, L-1133 Luxembourg. Following a brief presentation of the LEILU project outcomes and recommendations, the participants,…

The tecpart project participated in the international conference Earli sig 10& 21 which took place at Luxembourg from 30th to 31st August 2018. More than 100 researchers, experts, policy makers joined this conference to share the latest studies and projects under the theme “Connecting Connected Minds: Capturing the relevance of social interaction and cultural diversities in a digitalized media ecology”. Ju youn Song together with Natalia Durus, Dr. Gudreun Ziegler presented the paper, entitled “TEChnology mediated PARTicipation – Visual explorations for learning (about)…

The LEILU week in 7 colors proposes to practice and improve French in interaction - through various activities for parents with children between 4 and 12. Every afternoon has a specific color as a theme in the spirit of the diversity - cultural, religious, social ... of Luxembourg. While the parents will be active in French-in-interaction activities, the children participate in multiple playful activities on site: gardening, floristic composition, body painting, music, sports, dancing, pantomime, and narration / reading. This…

The results of the "tec-part" project were presented at the international conference "Multilingualism, Diversity and Democracy 2019 (MuDD)" organized between 8-11 April 2019 at the Jönköping University, Sweden. MuDD2019 is part of a series of conferences/workshops that the "Communication, Culture and Diversity" research group has organized since 1998. Dr. Gudrun Ziegler, Natalia Durus, Phd, and Ju-youn Song, M.A. proposed a presentation titled "Emergent collaborative practices - a technology-enhanced visual approach for young migrants in Luxembourg".  The multi-LEARN team discussed the primary…

The plurilingual (DE EN FR) “Learning over dinner” workshops for jobseekers proposed an evening meeting around one of the most common job interview questions: “Tell us who you are!”   Participants with all backgrounds were welcome, as an active participant or observer. Light dinner was provided.   Each workshop was organized as a two-step activity: DISCUSSION on the most common job interview questions and tips on how to present yourself and your “talents” in a job interview situation. By “talents” we…

The plurilingual (DE EN FR) “Learning over dinner” workshops for jobseekers proposed an evening meeting around one of the most common job interview questions: “What are your strengths and weaknesses?”   Participants with all backgrounds were welcome, as an active participant or observer. Light dinner was provided.   Each workshop was organized as a two-step activity:   DISCUSSION on the most common job interview questions and tips on how to present yourself and your “talents” in a job interview situation. By…

The plurilingual (DE EN FR) “Learning over dinner” workshops for jobseekers proposed an evening meeting around one of the most common job interview questions: "Why should we hire you?"   Participants with all backgrounds were welcome, as an active participant or observer. Light dinner was provided.   Each workshop was organized as a two-step activity:   DISCUSSION on the most common job interview questions and tips on how to present yourself and your “talents” in a job interview situation. By “talents”…

The opening of the exhibition “UKOMMEN!” took place on 17 June 2019 at 18.30 at Athénée Luxembourg (24 Boulevard Pierre Dupong, L-1430, Luxembourg). The exhibition displayed Pit Wagner’s drawings of the activities of project LEILU, “Learning to be in the new environment: A holistic approach for youngsters in Luxembourg”   The coordinators of the LEILU project made the choice of an on-site documentation, rather than documenting the activities by taking photos. Pit Wagner was recommended to us for this specific…

Dr. Gudrun Ziegler, Natalia Durus (PhD), Jinyoung Choi (PhD) and Philippe Blanca (PhD) participated in the 2021 edition of the EARLI conference. The participation to this conference enjoyed the financial support of the Ministère de la Famille, de l’Intégration et à la Grande Région.