& nomination at the DH awards Following its conclusion and subsequent assessment by its funding body, the UPSKILLS project received the Erasmus+ good practice label, which recognises projects with a high level of quality in relation to its implementation, results...

Final press release31 August 2023 UPSKILLS Project aimed at enhancing the employability of graduates from linguistics and language-related courses has successfully been completed UPSKILLS (UPgrading the SKIlls of Linguistics and Language Students), an Erasmus+...

Experiences and resultsThe UPSKILLS project culminated with our five-day summer school at the Petnica Science Center, Serbia in July 2023. This summer school brought together a total of 32 students and 17 trainers from the University of Belgrade, University of...

An account of the 4th UPSKILLS multiplier eventIn the 4th and final UPSKILLS multiplier event, we focused on the creation and implementation of educational games in higher-education linguistics and language-related courses. This event took place in-line with the...

An account of the 3rd UPSKILLS multiplier event  Teaching and research constitute the two core activities in academia. Yet, they are typically planned, performed and evaluated separately, often by different teams. This means that many possibilities for...

An account of the 2nd UPSKILLS multiplier eventThe aim of the second UPSKILLS multiplier event was to share our best practices and guidelines for the collection and creation of learning content targeting transferable skills which can be put to use in language-related...

An account of the 1st UPSKILLS multiplier eventIn keeping with the spirit of UPSKILLS, the first multiplier event of the project was conceived not only as a way of disseminating results, but also as a concrete opportunity for university students – and lecturers – to...