1st NEOLife event organised in Tours on April 5 2024
The university of Tours organises a day of conferences and debates on the theme of "Migration - plural approaches and representations".
For more details on this day, the programme can be found on the dedicated page
Meeting with Sylvie Retailleau, Minister for Higher Education and Reseach, on March 22 2024 at the university of Tours
During Sylvie Retailleau's visit to Tours, Colombine Madelaine, vice-president in charge of international relations, Céline Bodin, project local manager, Hanan El khadir, educational adviser, Amandine Deloustal and Soufyane Chafik, student ambassadors for NEOLAiA, had the opportunity to present the alliance and discuss student involvement in the project.
March 2024, Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) Inclusion et Diversity
From March 11 to 15, seven students from the Sociolinguistics and Didactics of Languages Masters programme at the University of Tours visited the University of Örebro, a member of the NEOLAiA alliance, as part of the BIP Comparative International Perspectives on Education: Inclusive Education Practices for diverse learners. Marc Debono, teacher-researcher at the University of Tours and delegate for WP7 Plurilingualism, accompanied the students on this trip and took part in the lessons given in this programme.
March 2024, two new meetings as part of the NEOLAiA network
Two delegations in Tours in March 2024
From March 11 to 15, Magnus Kristoffersson, associate professor of law at the University of Örebro and leader of WP5 research for the NEOLAiA project, and his teacher-researcher colleagues, Eleonore Kristoffersson, Karin Blad and Joel Berg, were invited by the Faculty of Law at the University of Tours to give lectures in various undergraduate and postgraduate law courses. One day was devoted to presenting research in Tours, including visits to the CESR, the MSH and the UseTechLab.
On March 21, students from the Student Union at the University of Örebro came to meet the two NEOLAiA student ambassadors from the University of Tours, Amandine Deloustal and Soufyane Chafik. In the presence of Andreas Mulard, Student Vice-President, and Marion Clément from the Student and Campus Life Department, the day gave the students the opportunity to compare their university systems and prepare the activities that will be offered by and for the students of the alliance.
The NEOLAiA office at the University of Tours takes up its duties
Since the start of the project in January 2024 and its kick-off meeting in Brussels on 7 and 8 February, the project team, responsible for steering the activities in which the University of Tours is involved, has taken up its duties and is made up of :
Céline Bodin, project local coordinator
Hanan El khadir, pedagogical advisor, co-leader of the WP2 Teaching
Claire Durand, WP2 Teaching and WP4 Mobility project manager
Clémentine Périnaud, WP5 Research project manager
Benjamin Depauw, WP3 diversity and inclusion and WP7 Plurilingualism project manager
6th European Conference on Plurilingualism - November 9-12 2022
As part of the NEOLAIA European University project, teachers from the universities of Tours and Jaén took part in the 6th European Conference on Plurilingualism, held in Cadiz (Spain) from 9 to 12 November.
