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Do you know what is commemorated globally on the 27th of January? Do you know what Shoah means? Have you ever heard the words Porrajmos or Samudaripen? On the 27th of January, the world marks the [...]

The focus of the 2023 EUROCALL conference is on inclusiveness of all languages, which is reflected in the main conference theme “CALL for all languages”. We particularly welcome papers that focus [...]

Technology has to support pedagogy, stated Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir during her contribution to the discussion “Promotion of Indigenous languages on cyberspace” organised today at UNESCO Headquarters [...]

The 2022 EUROCALL conference was held in Reykjavik on 16-19 August 2022 as a fully online event hosted by the Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages, the Vigdís International [...]

The 27th Nordic Intercultural Communication 2022 (NIC) conference  was held in Veröld – House of Vigdís 24-26th November 2022. The conference is the main activity supported by the Nordic Network [...]

Women leaders, including two women of indigenous and minority backgrounds with long-term experience in community and organisational leadership, came together in a conversation on inspiring [...]

To celebrate UNESCO’s World Day of Romani Language, distinguished guests with decades of experience in support of Romani language, culture, and human rights, were invited by the Vigdís [...]

Indigenous languages of the Arctic were discussed yesterday at a seminar organized by Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding at the Arctic Circle Assembly [...]

The Minister of Culture and Business Affairs, Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, visited the Vigdís Institute and International Centre in Veröld – House of Vigdís today.   Among the many projects [...]

  Mr. Juergen Boos, the President and CEO of the Frankfurt Book Fair, is the 2022 winner of the international Vigdís Prize, an award conferred for outstanding contributions to world languages and [...]