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The LISTEN consortium is composed of two universities (the University of València, Spain, LISTEN Coordinator, and the Sapientia University in Kolozsvár, Romania), a research department in computational linguistics (CNR-ILC, Italy), language planning specialists’ Iaith (Cymru / Wales), the Frisian NGO Afûk, the Irish NGO Conradh na Gaeilge, and the international civil society organisation for the protection and promotion of RMLs, the European Language Equality Network (ELEN) based in Brittany and Belgium.Universitat de València
Founded in 1499, the institution currently has 92 departments and 16 research institutes in the areas of Experimental and Technical Sciences, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities and Education. With around 3,000 professors and 60,000 students, it is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the Catalan-speaking territories.
The Universitat de València has always supported the Valencian/Catalan language. Courses are taught in the two official languages, Castilian/Spanish and Valencian/Catalan as well as in English. The plan for the next few years is for 50% of the total amount of courses to be taught through Valencian/Catalan.
More info at: https://www.uv.es/
Afûk
Mirjam Vellinga
The Afûk, which was founded in 1928, is the organisation in Fryslân that promotes the Frisian language and culture. In doing so it has an important role in the cultural network of Fryslân and works closely together with the Province of Fryslân to implement language and cultural policy in Fryslân.
The Afûk offers and develops Frisian language courses for adults, develops educational programmes, publishes (e)-books, apps and magazines in Frisian and about Fryslân for all ages and purposes, gives advice to companies and public organisations about language policy and creates and implements a range of projects concerning language promotion.
More info at: www.afuk.frl/en/
Conradh na Gaeilge
Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh
Conchúr Ó Muadaigh
Conradh na Gaeilge is the democratic forum for the Irish-speaking community. CnaG has over 200 branches and numerous individual members registered around the world, members that work hard to promote the use of Irish in their own areas. Conradh na Gaeilge’s main aim is to promote the use of Irish as the standard language in Ireland.
Conradh na Gaeilge was established by Douglas Hyde, Eoin Mac Néill, and their colleagues on the 31st of July 1893.
The organisation runs Irish-language courses; advocates for the language rights of Irish-speakers; raises awareness about the language; hosts the international Irish-language festival Seachtain na Gaeilge; manages the Irish-language information hub PEIG.ie and the Irish-language bookshop An Siopa Leabhar; supports Raidió Rí-Rá; and much more.
More information: www.cnag.ie
CNR-ILC
The Institute for Computational Linguistics of the National Research Council (Italy) is a leading research institution in the field of Natural Language Processing tools and resources. Part of its activity is devoted to the support and preservation of regional and minority languages, in particular for what concerns their digital usability.
In this respect, CNR-ILC has coordinated the former Erasmus+ project “The Digital Language Diversity Project” (DLDP), and actively promotes digital language diversity.
More information: www.ilc.cnr.it
European Language Equality Network
The European Language Equality Network (ELEN) is the international NGO working for the promotion, protection and revitalisation of European co-official, regional, endangered, indigenous and minoritised languages. ELEN gathers 166 member organisations representing 46 languages in 23 European states and works to represent the 10% of the EU population who speak one of these languages.
Established in 2012 to replace the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages, its work is divided between advocacy work at the international and state level - particularly on the implementation and development of language rights, and working on language projects that ensure language protection and regeneration.
ELEN Secretary-General Davyth Hicks represents the organization for the Listen Project.
More info: www.elen.ngo
IAITH
IAITH: the welsh centre for language planning is Wales’ leading independent language policy and planning agency. Our vision is to be a centre for excellence in language policy and planning which contributes to the vitality of Welsh and other minority and regional languages.
IAITH was established in 1993 in parallel with the enactment of the Welsh Language Act of that year. Its initial aim was to provide a range of professional support services to public bodies that came within the remit of language legislation in Wales. IAITH retains that core aim.
The company has developed progressively over the intervening period, both in its activity and influence. During that time, it has established itself as the Welsh Centre for Language Planning – a centre of excellence in language policy and planning. The Centre has contributed imaginatively and proactively to language planning in Wales, and elsewhere, on many fronts throughout the past two decades.
IAITH provides a range of support and development services to national and regional public bodies, private companies, voluntary sector organisations and community groups in Wales around language policy and planning.
We provide consultancy services on language policy, planning and promotion for organisations and communities; implement innovative research and developmental projects; deliver education, training and professional development around language policy and planning, language awareness and developing bilingual practice; and manage language policy and planning projects in workplaces, schools and communities.
More info: www.iaith.eu
Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
The Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania was established in 2001 as an independent higher education institution in Romania, with the aim of providing tertiary education in Hungarian language.
The accredited University is functioning in four different towns: Csíkszereda (Miercurea Ciuc), Marosvásárhely (Târgu-Mureș), Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) and Sepsiszentgyörgy (Sf. Gheorghe). Each of the four study centres has a specific profile, yet they form together an organic university structure.
Sapientia University is an institution promoting high quality education and competitiveness, striving to meet international standards and aiming to prepare professionals able to assert themselves following their graduation, either at home or in any country of the European community. As the independent university of the Hungarian community in Romania, Sapientia University provides education in Hungarian language to the members of the community and performing scientific research on a high professional level.
More info: http://www.sapientia.ro/en