European Centre for Minority Issues
@ecmiflensburg.bsky.social
An independent and interdisciplinary research institution focusing on minority issues in Europe and beyond.
Because minorities matter.
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Because minorities matter.
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Last week, Dr. Argyro Kartsonaki from the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) presented at our research seminar her forthcoming book, Designing and Implementing Peace Processes to Prevent Civil War Recurrence.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Last week, Dr. Argyro Kartsonaki from the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) presented at our research seminar her forthcoming book, Designing and Implementing Peace Processes to Prevent Civil War Recurrence.
gsnic.wcfia.harvard.edu/publication/...
gsnic.wcfia.harvard.edu/publication/...
Elmira Muratova has been supporting the ECMI for quite some time with her expertise on Ukraine and Russian repression against the Crimean Tatars. The data from our pioneering project, which documents these repression events in Crimea, are now available on our website.
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ECMI strengthens research on Ukraine and war-affected minorities
Over the past two months, the ECMI was represented at two leading academic hubs for Ukrainian Studies in Germany, where ECMI postdoctoral researcher Elmira Muratova shared insights from her ongoing re...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Elmira Muratova has been supporting the ECMI for quite some time with her expertise on Ukraine and Russian repression against the Crimean Tatars. The data from our pioneering project, which documents these repression events in Crimea, are now available on our website.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
New episode of ECMI Conversations with Experts!
Viktoria Aygül (ECMI) talks with Dr. Dr. Hakob Matevosyan (ZOiS Berlin) about Russian-speaking communities in Germany and how post-Soviet legacies shape their identity.
🎧 Watch here: www.ecmi.de/default-titl...
Viktoria Aygül (ECMI) talks with Dr. Dr. Hakob Matevosyan (ZOiS Berlin) about Russian-speaking communities in Germany and how post-Soviet legacies shape their identity.
🎧 Watch here: www.ecmi.de/default-titl...
October 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New episode of ECMI Conversations with Experts!
Viktoria Aygül (ECMI) talks with Dr. Dr. Hakob Matevosyan (ZOiS Berlin) about Russian-speaking communities in Germany and how post-Soviet legacies shape their identity.
🎧 Watch here: www.ecmi.de/default-titl...
Viktoria Aygül (ECMI) talks with Dr. Dr. Hakob Matevosyan (ZOiS Berlin) about Russian-speaking communities in Germany and how post-Soviet legacies shape their identity.
🎧 Watch here: www.ecmi.de/default-titl...
🚨 New Dataset on Repression against Crimean Tatars in Russia-occupied Crimea
Covers ~700 repression events, 2,000+ individuals, with locations, dates, victim types, repression types, and responsible actors
▶️ Find out more and download the data here
www.ecmi.de/research-clu...
Covers ~700 repression events, 2,000+ individuals, with locations, dates, victim types, repression types, and responsible actors
▶️ Find out more and download the data here
www.ecmi.de/research-clu...
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🚨 New Dataset on Repression against Crimean Tatars in Russia-occupied Crimea
Covers ~700 repression events, 2,000+ individuals, with locations, dates, victim types, repression types, and responsible actors
▶️ Find out more and download the data here
www.ecmi.de/research-clu...
Covers ~700 repression events, 2,000+ individuals, with locations, dates, victim types, repression types, and responsible actors
▶️ Find out more and download the data here
www.ecmi.de/research-clu...
How does AI intersect with linguistic diversity?
Dr. Iria de Dios Flores, Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at @upf.edu
presented her research “Artificial Language Models and Minority Languages: Challenges and Opportunities” at the ECMI.
Dr. Iria de Dios Flores, Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at @upf.edu
presented her research “Artificial Language Models and Minority Languages: Challenges and Opportunities” at the ECMI.
October 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
How does AI intersect with linguistic diversity?
Dr. Iria de Dios Flores, Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at @upf.edu
presented her research “Artificial Language Models and Minority Languages: Challenges and Opportunities” at the ECMI.
Dr. Iria de Dios Flores, Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at @upf.edu
presented her research “Artificial Language Models and Minority Languages: Challenges and Opportunities” at the ECMI.
Our colleague, Martin Klatt, contributed to this piece of work (Chapter 23). Together with his colleague, @gabrielaneagu.bsky.social, he explores the constructive role that national minorities can play in cross-border governance coordination.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Our colleague, Martin Klatt, contributed to this piece of work (Chapter 23). Together with his colleague, @gabrielaneagu.bsky.social, he explores the constructive role that national minorities can play in cross-border governance coordination.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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💡 How can teaching and learning resources (TLRs) – from textbooks to games – support the maintenance and revitalization of minority languages?
📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities
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📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities
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October 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
💡 How can teaching and learning resources (TLRs) – from textbooks to games – support the maintenance and revitalization of minority languages?
📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
💡 How can teaching and learning resources (TLRs) – from textbooks to games – support the maintenance and revitalization of minority languages?
📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
💡 How can teaching and learning resources (TLRs) – from textbooks to games – support the maintenance and revitalization of minority languages?
📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌍 We’re hiring a Web Designer/Developer!
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE), published by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), is looking for a creative expert to modernise our website and submission platform (Open Journal Systems).
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The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE), published by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), is looking for a creative expert to modernise our website and submission platform (Open Journal Systems).
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Web and User Experience Update for the Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is seeking a qualified web designer/developer to carry out a visual and functional update of our website, including our submission pl...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🌍 We’re hiring a Web Designer/Developer!
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE), published by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), is looking for a creative expert to modernise our website and submission platform (Open Journal Systems).
bit.ly/46R5vsu
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE), published by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), is looking for a creative expert to modernise our website and submission platform (Open Journal Systems).
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werben in #Berlin für #Minderheitenrechte
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@stefanseidlerssw.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @gfbv.de, @spdfraktion.de, @sabinazwittergrilc.bsky.social, @retps.bsky.social
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@stefanseidlerssw.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @gfbv.de, @spdfraktion.de, @sabinazwittergrilc.bsky.social, @retps.bsky.social
FUEN-Delegation zu politischen Gesprächen in Berlin
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September 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The new JEMIE Special Issue dives into Teaching & Learning Resources (TLRs) for linguistic minorities, exploring how to produce and share them even where institutional support is limited.
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
September 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The new JEMIE Special Issue dives into Teaching & Learning Resources (TLRs) for linguistic minorities, exploring how to produce and share them even where institutional support is limited.
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
Call for Papers for researchers based in Poland or Germany (fully funded by the German-Polish Scientific Foundation)
Conference in Warsaw, Poland 5-6 March 2026
Narratives of Europe in uncertain times. Perceptions of Europe in trans-European, national, local discourses and borderlanders’ stories.
Conference in Warsaw, Poland 5-6 March 2026
Narratives of Europe in uncertain times. Perceptions of Europe in trans-European, national, local discourses and borderlanders’ stories.
September 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Call for Papers for researchers based in Poland or Germany (fully funded by the German-Polish Scientific Foundation)
Conference in Warsaw, Poland 5-6 March 2026
Narratives of Europe in uncertain times. Perceptions of Europe in trans-European, national, local discourses and borderlanders’ stories.
Conference in Warsaw, Poland 5-6 March 2026
Narratives of Europe in uncertain times. Perceptions of Europe in trans-European, national, local discourses and borderlanders’ stories.
National Minorities in Serbia’s ongoing anti-government protests
In their recent ECMI Minorities Blog post, Ljubica Djordjević, Katinka Beretka, and Jelena Mihajlov explore minority participation in the ongoing nationwide protests.
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In their recent ECMI Minorities Blog post, Ljubica Djordjević, Katinka Beretka, and Jelena Mihajlov explore minority participation in the ongoing nationwide protests.
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ECMI Minorities Blog. National Minorities in Serbia’s Student Protests: Unpacking Intra- and Intergroup Dynamics
The collapse of the Novi Sad railway station canopy in November 2024, claiming 16 lives, sparked one of Serbia’s largest civic mobilizations in recent history. Mourning quickly turned into nationwide ...
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September 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
National Minorities in Serbia’s ongoing anti-government protests
In their recent ECMI Minorities Blog post, Ljubica Djordjević, Katinka Beretka, and Jelena Mihajlov explore minority participation in the ongoing nationwide protests.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
In their recent ECMI Minorities Blog post, Ljubica Djordjević, Katinka Beretka, and Jelena Mihajlov explore minority participation in the ongoing nationwide protests.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
Statelessness remains a harsh reality for many Roma in North Macedonia, leading to a lack of rights, lack of recognition, and exclusion from society.
As Eugenia Ricciotti highlights in the ECMI Minorities Blog, recent legal reforms are promising but still insufficient.
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As Eugenia Ricciotti highlights in the ECMI Minorities Blog, recent legal reforms are promising but still insufficient.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
ECMI Minorities Blog. Legislative Reforms: A Turning Point in Ending Roma Statelessness in North Macedonia – But What’s Still Missing?
Despite recent legal reforms in North Macedonia, many Roma remain stateless (or at risk of statelessness) due to decades of systemic exclusion and discrimination which is also embedded in bureaucratic...
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September 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Statelessness remains a harsh reality for many Roma in North Macedonia, leading to a lack of rights, lack of recognition, and exclusion from society.
As Eugenia Ricciotti highlights in the ECMI Minorities Blog, recent legal reforms are promising but still insufficient.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
As Eugenia Ricciotti highlights in the ECMI Minorities Blog, recent legal reforms are promising but still insufficient.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
👍Starting with Volume 23(1), 2024, all of our publications will be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
JEMIE is a fully open-access and free journal: no fees, and full editorial support throughout the process.
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JEMIE is a fully open-access and free journal: no fees, and full editorial support throughout the process.
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
September 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
👍Starting with Volume 23(1), 2024, all of our publications will be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
JEMIE is a fully open-access and free journal: no fees, and full editorial support throughout the process.
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
JEMIE is a fully open-access and free journal: no fees, and full editorial support throughout the process.
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
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#Tourismus und #Olympia überrollen #Minderheiten
gfbv-voices.org/italien-anpe...
@fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @sabinazwittergrilc.bsky.social, @31bbd.bsky.social, @retps.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @euracling.bsky.social, @overtourism.bsky.social
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@fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @sabinazwittergrilc.bsky.social, @31bbd.bsky.social, @retps.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @euracling.bsky.social, @overtourism.bsky.social
Voices • Italien-Anpezo: Olympia, Tourismus und die kleinen Minderheiten (1)
Italien, Ladinien, Unterricht deutsche italienische Sprache, Schule, Autonomie, Regionalrechte, Ladiner, Tourismus
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August 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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die #ladinische Minderheit in den #Dolomiten fordert #Sichtbarkeit bei den #olympischen Spielen #MilanoCortina2026
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@fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @culturalsurvival.org
gfbv-voices.org/italien-anpe...
@fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @culturalsurvival.org
Voices • Italien-Anpezo: Olympia, Tourismus und die kleinen Minderheiten (2)
Italien, Ladinien, Unterricht deutsche italienische Sprache, Schule, Autonomie, Regionalrechte, Ladiner, Tourismus
gfbv-voices.org
August 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
die #ladinische Minderheit in den #Dolomiten fordert #Sichtbarkeit bei den #olympischen Spielen #MilanoCortina2026
gfbv-voices.org/italien-anpe...
@fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @culturalsurvival.org
gfbv-voices.org/italien-anpe...
@fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @culturalsurvival.org
Digital storytelling for intercultural dialogue.
In the Denmark–Germany Border region, minorities share 2–5 min stories of identity & belonging. Personal, moving, authentic.
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In the Denmark–Germany Border region, minorities share 2–5 min stories of identity & belonging. Personal, moving, authentic.
www.ecmi.de/multimedia/i...
August 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Digital storytelling for intercultural dialogue.
In the Denmark–Germany Border region, minorities share 2–5 min stories of identity & belonging. Personal, moving, authentic.
www.ecmi.de/multimedia/i...
In the Denmark–Germany Border region, minorities share 2–5 min stories of identity & belonging. Personal, moving, authentic.
www.ecmi.de/multimedia/i...
Anti-minority violence?
A new study finds: Military funerals staged as nationalist events in Turkey often precede anti-Syrian riots.
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Authors: @felixschulte.bsky.social, @dogukankarakus.bsky.social, Ibrahim Gökburun,
A new study finds: Military funerals staged as nationalist events in Turkey often precede anti-Syrian riots.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
Authors: @felixschulte.bsky.social, @dogukankarakus.bsky.social, Ibrahim Gökburun,
August 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Anti-minority violence?
A new study finds: Military funerals staged as nationalist events in Turkey often precede anti-Syrian riots.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
Authors: @felixschulte.bsky.social, @dogukankarakus.bsky.social, Ibrahim Gökburun,
A new study finds: Military funerals staged as nationalist events in Turkey often precede anti-Syrian riots.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
Authors: @felixschulte.bsky.social, @dogukankarakus.bsky.social, Ibrahim Gökburun,
Call for Papers:
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is now accepting submissions
✔️ Peer-reviewed
✔️ Open Access
✔️ Indexed (SCOPUS, DOAJ, ERIH+)
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Questions? carstocea@ecmi.de
#MinorityRights #Ethnopolitics #JEMIE
#Minoritystudies #LinguisticDiversity
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is now accepting submissions
✔️ Peer-reviewed
✔️ Open Access
✔️ Indexed (SCOPUS, DOAJ, ERIH+)
🔗 lnkd.in/dzfXkQA2
Questions? carstocea@ecmi.de
#MinorityRights #Ethnopolitics #JEMIE
#Minoritystudies #LinguisticDiversity
May 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Call for Papers:
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is now accepting submissions
✔️ Peer-reviewed
✔️ Open Access
✔️ Indexed (SCOPUS, DOAJ, ERIH+)
🔗 lnkd.in/dzfXkQA2
Questions? carstocea@ecmi.de
#MinorityRights #Ethnopolitics #JEMIE
#Minoritystudies #LinguisticDiversity
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is now accepting submissions
✔️ Peer-reviewed
✔️ Open Access
✔️ Indexed (SCOPUS, DOAJ, ERIH+)
🔗 lnkd.in/dzfXkQA2
Questions? carstocea@ecmi.de
#MinorityRights #Ethnopolitics #JEMIE
#Minoritystudies #LinguisticDiversity
Wir suchen in Nordfriesland lebende Eltern, die Friesisch können: egal, wie gut — und egal, ob sie die Sprache an ihr Kind weitergeben oder nicht. Wichtig ist, dass die Eltern (mindestens) ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht.
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bit.ly/UmfrageElter...
May 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Wir suchen in Nordfriesland lebende Eltern, die Friesisch können: egal, wie gut — und egal, ob sie die Sprache an ihr Kind weitergeben oder nicht. Wichtig ist, dass die Eltern (mindestens) ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht.
bit.ly/UmfrageElter...
bit.ly/UmfrageElter...
Hört mal wir sind im Radio 🎧
Falls ihr Eltern in Nordfriesland seid, Friesisch könnt (egal wie gut) und Kinder habt, die noch nicht zur Schule gehen, freuen wir uns riesig, wenn ihr auch an unserer Umfrage teilnehmt:
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Radio Interview:
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Falls ihr Eltern in Nordfriesland seid, Friesisch könnt (egal wie gut) und Kinder habt, die noch nicht zur Schule gehen, freuen wir uns riesig, wenn ihr auch an unserer Umfrage teilnehmt:
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Radio Interview:
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"Frasch for enarken" - Friesisch für alle
Es klingt vertraut und fremd. Mittwochs reisen wir mit "Frasch for enarken" in die einmalige friesische Sprachwelt zwischen Watt und Geest.
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April 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Hört mal wir sind im Radio 🎧
Falls ihr Eltern in Nordfriesland seid, Friesisch könnt (egal wie gut) und Kinder habt, die noch nicht zur Schule gehen, freuen wir uns riesig, wenn ihr auch an unserer Umfrage teilnehmt:
ecmi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Radio Interview:
www.ndr.de/wellenord/po...
Falls ihr Eltern in Nordfriesland seid, Friesisch könnt (egal wie gut) und Kinder habt, die noch nicht zur Schule gehen, freuen wir uns riesig, wenn ihr auch an unserer Umfrage teilnehmt:
ecmi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Radio Interview:
www.ndr.de/wellenord/po...
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📣 Umfrage: wir suchen in #Nordfriesland lebende #Eltern, die #Friesisch können und ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht — egal, ob sie mit dem Kind Friesisch sprechen oder nicht. Die Umfrage dauert ca. 20 Minuten. Bitte teilen! 🔗https://bit.ly/UmfrageElternNordfriesland
March 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
📣 Umfrage: wir suchen in #Nordfriesland lebende #Eltern, die #Friesisch können und ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht — egal, ob sie mit dem Kind Friesisch sprechen oder nicht. Die Umfrage dauert ca. 20 Minuten. Bitte teilen! 🔗https://bit.ly/UmfrageElternNordfriesland
📣 Umfrage: wir suchen in #Nordfriesland lebende #Eltern, die #Friesisch können und ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht — egal, ob sie mit dem Kind Friesisch sprechen oder nicht. Die Umfrage dauert ca. 20 Minuten. Bitte teilen! 🔗https://bit.ly/UmfrageElternNordfriesland
March 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
📣 Umfrage: wir suchen in #Nordfriesland lebende #Eltern, die #Friesisch können und ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht — egal, ob sie mit dem Kind Friesisch sprechen oder nicht. Die Umfrage dauert ca. 20 Minuten. Bitte teilen! 🔗https://bit.ly/UmfrageElternNordfriesland
Last week, our colleague @ruth_kircher visited the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and gave a talk about the interconnectedness of #LanguageAttitudes & #SocialJustice. She also met with #ECMI advisory board member Nicole Dołowy-Rybińska, who is based at the Academy 💬
March 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Last week, our colleague @ruth_kircher visited the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and gave a talk about the interconnectedness of #LanguageAttitudes & #SocialJustice. She also met with #ECMI advisory board member Nicole Dołowy-Rybińska, who is based at the Academy 💬