> European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact Handbook
List of courses provided by each Institution listed per semesters, detailing program, teaching and assessment methods, learning outcomes
All universities (common online courses)
Semester 1 | Course | ECTS |
Mandatory course | Discourses in Europe | 10 |
Semester 2 | ||
Mandatory course | Research Methodology in European Modern Languages and Literatures | 10 |
Semester 3 | ||
Mandatory course | Research Metholodogy in European Cultures and Societies | 10 |
Semester 4 | ||
Master thesis | The semester is dedicated to the Master thesis – co-tutelle formula (research Master thesis or more professionally oriented dissertation) | 30 |
University of Salamanca (USAL) Universidad de Salamanca
Semester 1 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Plurilingüísmo y contacto lingüístico en el Sur de Europa | 5 |
El alemán y el español en contacto | 5 | |
El francés y el español en contacto | 5 | |
Lengua de Herencia : Arameo Moderno | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Literaturas europeas, procesos sociales e identidades : género, clase, ethnos | 5 |
Modelos de historia comparada de las literaturas europeas | 5 | |
Modelos de intertextualidad en las literaturas europeas | 5 | |
Cultura de herencia: diásporas cristianas y judías en Europa | 5 |
Semester 2 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Plurilingüismo y contacto lingüístico en Europa Occidental | 5 |
El italiano y el español en contacto | 5 | |
El portugués y el español en contacto | 5 | |
Lengua de Herencia: Persa | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Culturas europeas: traducciones, transducciones, mediaciones materiales | 5 |
Modelos de literatura y otras artes en las culturas europeas | 5 | |
Modelos mediales e intermediales en las culturas europeas | 5 | |
Cultura de Herencia: la comunidad magrebí | 5 |
Semester 3 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Plurilingüísmo y contacto lingüístico en el Sur de Europa | 5 |
El alemán y el español en contacto | 5 | |
European Modern Literatures, Cultures and Societies (10 ECTS) Optativas | El francés y el español en contacto | 5 |
Lengua de Herencia: Rumano | 5 | |
Lengua de Herencia : Árabe | 5 | |
Literaturas europeas, procesos sociales e identidades : género, clase, ethnos | 5 | |
Modelos de historia comparada de las literaturas europeas | 5 | |
Modelos de intertextualidad en las literaturas europeas | 5 | |
Cultura de herencia: diásporas cristianas y judías en Europa | 5 | |
Cultura de herencia: pensamiento y cultura iranios | 5 |
University of Coimbra (UC) https://www.uc.pt/en
Semester 1 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Multilinguismo e Diálogo Intercultural | 10 |
Aquisição e Aprendizagem de L2 | 10 | |
Estruturas da Língua Portuguesa I | 10 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Culturas Contemporâneas | 10 |
Cinema e Outras Artes | 10 | |
Temas da Literatura Comparada | 10 |
Semester 2 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Literatura e Artes | 10 |
Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa | 10 | |
Oficina de Poesia | 10 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Estudos do Discurso | 10 |
Estudos de Língua e Cultura | 10 | |
Estrutura da Língua Portuguesa II PLE | 10 |
Semester 3 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Multilinguismo e diálogo intercultural | 10 |
Aquisição PLELS | 10 | |
Estruturas da Língua Portuguesa I | 10 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Linguagem e Escrita | 10 |
Temas da Literatura Comparada | 10 | |
Culturas Contemporâneas | 10 | |
Cinema e Outras Artes | 10 | |
Cultura Inglesa | 10 | |
Literatura e Modernidade | 10 | |
História e Periodização da Literatura Portuguesa I | 10 | |
Poder e Política na União Europeia | 10 |
University of Turku https://www.utu.fi/en
Semester 1 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Deutsch im Sprachkontakt: lokale und globale Blickwinkel | 5 |
Deutsche Sprache in den nordischen Ländern: historische und aktuelle Perspektiven | 5 | |
Analyse du discours et analyse des interactions | 5 | |
Pragmatique | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Mehrsprachigkeit | 5 |
Sprach- und Translationspolitik | 5 | |
Analyse des produits culturels I | 5 | |
Analyse des produits culturels II | 5 |
Semester 2 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Mehrsprachigkeit: literarische und/oder filmische Darstellungen | 5 |
Literaturaustausch: Akteure und literarische Systeme | 5 | |
Francophonie | 5 | |
Discours et interaction dans les sociétés | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Berufliche Textfertigkeiten | 5 |
Interkulturelle Kommunikation | 5 | |
Sociolinguistique | 5 | |
Communication écrite en contextes professionnels | 5 |
Semester 3 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | DaF-Workshop | 5 |
DaF-Lehrwerke als Gegenstand der Forschung | 5 | |
Kognitive Ansätze zur Erforschung der deutschen Sprache | 5 | |
Masterseminar Deutsch | 5 | |
Apprentissage du vocabulaire | 5 | |
Processus d’apprentissage | 5 | |
Séminaire de recherche et Discours académique | 5 | |
Corpus Linguistics and Language Technology | 5 | |
Hands-On Project on Digital Linguistics | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Introduction to Finnish Culture and Society | 5 |
Sea, Nature and Finnish Culture | 5 |
University of Poitiers University of Poitiers
Semester 1 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Contacts de langues et bilinguisme | 5 |
Politiques linguistiques en contexte de minorisation | 5 | |
Morpholexicologie plurilingue | 5 | |
Corpus et méthodologie pour la recherche en linguistique | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Mise en situation : Langues et civilisations appliquées et économie culturelle (Anglais, Allemand, Espagnol, Italien, Portugais, Russe) |
10 |
Pratique des langues (expression, compréhension, traduction/interprétation : Anglais, Allemand, Espagnol, Italien, Portugais, Russe) |
10 | |
Littérature et cinéma et Pratiques et expériences de lecture | 10 |
Semester 2 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Langues et civilisations étrangères appliquées à la négociation (Anglais, Allemand, Espagnol, Italien, Portugais, Russe) |
5 |
Frontières littéraires et culturelles | 5 | |
Roman graphique et Réceptions et usages du littéraire | 10 | |
Enseignement de la littérature francophone | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Transferts culturels et linguistiques | 5 |
Normes et variation : variation du français parlé & Contacts de langues et emprunts | 10 | |
Analyse contrastive | 5 | |
Analyse du discours politique et médiatique | 5 |
Semester 3 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Questions de didactique du FLE (Typologie des langues et didactique) | 5 |
Contacts de langues et bilinguisme | 5 | |
Morpholexicologie plurilingue | 5 | |
Corpus et méthodologie pour la recherche en linguistique | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Mise en situation : Langues et civilisations appliquées et économie culturelle (Anglais, Allemand, Espagnol, Italien, Portugais, Russe) |
10 |
Pratique des langues (expression, compréhension, traduction/interprétation : Anglais, Allemand, Espagnol, Italien, Portugais, Russe) |
10 | |
Transatlantic dialogue in popular culture & Shakespeare on screen: Trans-cultural translation and distort |
10 | |
Patrimoine et institutions gestion nationales et régionales & Écrire sur l’art & Projet tuteuré et Médiation (Médiation culturelle dans le spectacle vivant/Médiation scientifique et journalisme scientifique) |
10 |
University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi University of Iasi
Semester 1 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Lingvistică diacronică | 5 |
Limba greacă veche biblică şi patristică | 5 | |
Limba română ca limbă străină | 5 | |
Limba rusă | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Deutsche Kultur im mitteleuropäischen Raum | 5 |
Etnologie şi putere. Teme şi concepte actuale în studiul culturii populare | 5 | |
Multicultural perspectives | 5 | |
Literatură şi mentalităţi | 5 |
Semester 2 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Deutsche Literatur in vergleichender Perspektive | 5 |
Idei şi atitudini româneşti în istoria culturii | 5 | |
Genuri în literatura exilului | 5 | |
Realismul magic în literatură şi în film | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Romanistică | 5 |
Tehnica editării textelor vechi | 5 | |
Education et plurilinguisme | 5 | |
Rhétorique et argumentation: le discours publicitaire | 5 |
Semester 3 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Istoria limbii române | 5 |
Language acquisition and learning | 5 | |
New directions in Applied linguistics | 5 | |
La langue française dans l'espace francophone: variation, société, politiques linguistiques | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Translation in society | 5 |
Deutsche Kultur im rumänischen Raum | 5 | |
Decadentismul în literatură şi în artele Plastice | 5 | |
Literatură, arte vizuale, arte ale Spectacolului | 5 |
University of Pavia https://web-en.unipv.it/
Semester 1 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Linguistica computazionale | 5 |
Linguaggi per la comunicazione pubblica digitale | 5 | |
L’italiano per la scena e per lo schermo | 5 | |
Comunicazione verbale e linguaggio dei media | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Letteratura italiana | 5 |
Italian Politics and Society | 5 | |
Economia dello sviluppo e della cooperazione | 5 | |
Metodi digitali per la ricerca sociale e di marketing | 5 |
Semester 2 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Introduzione alla storia delle relazioni internazionali | 5 |
Laboratorio di comunicazione e studi culturali | 5 | |
Il linguaggio della cooperazione | 5 | |
Sociology of Development | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Lingua italiana con laboratorio | 5 |
Digital Humanities (in Italian) | 5 | |
Machine Learning per le scienze umanistiche e sociali | 5 |
Semester 3 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Linguaggi per la comunicazione pubblica digitale | 5 |
Linguistica computazionale | 5 | |
L’italiano per la scena e per lo schermo | 5 | |
Comunicazione verbale e linguaggio dei media | 5 | |
Programmazione | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Letteratura italiana | 5 |
Italian Politics and Society | 5 | |
Economia dello sviluppo e della cooperazione | 5 | |
Big Data e Modelli Computazionali per il Marketing | 5 | |
Metodi digitali per la ricerca sociale e di marketing | 5 | |
Artificial intelligence | 5 | |
Public Diplomacy in the Digital Era | 5 |
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Semester 1 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Übersetzung „Deutsch- Portugiesisch/Italienisch“ | 5 |
Übersetzung „Deutsch-Spanisch“ | 5 | |
Theoretische, angewandte und vergleichende Linguistik (DaF / DaZ) | 10 | |
Theoretische und Empirische Studien interkultureller Begegnungen (DaF / DaZ) | 10 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Latinoamerikanische Literatur und Kultur 1 / Literatura y Cultura Latinoamericanas 1 | 5 |
Romanische Literaturwissenschaft Sprache 1 | 5 | |
Literatur und Landeskunde | 5 |
Semester 2 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Romanische Sprachwissenschaft Sprache 1: Kontaktlinguistik (Französisch und Italienisch) | 5 |
Übersetzung „Deutsch-Spanisch“ | 5 | |
Latinoamerikanische Literatur und Kultur 2 / Literatura y Cultura Latinoamericanas 2 | 10 | |
Fremdsprachenunterricht im digitalen Zeitalter | 10 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Kontrastive Sprachbetrachtung Portugiesisch Spanisch - Deutsch / Lingüística Contrastiva Portugués-Español-Alemán / Linguistica Contrastiva Português-Espanhol-Alemão | 5 |
Latino-Amerikanische Sprachwissenschaft / Lingüística Latinoamericana | 5 | |
Theorien und Methoden der Kulturanthropologie | 5 | |
Cultural history of specific regions /Historia cultural de regiones específics / Histoire culturelle des régions spécifiques | 5 |
Semester 3 | Course | ECTS |
Select 10 ECTS | Einführung in die Südosteuropastudien | 5 |
Literatur und Kultur in Russland | 5 | |
Migration und Mehrsprachigkeit (DaF) | 10 | |
Grundlagen der Interkulturellen Wirtschaftskommunikation | 5 | |
Select 10 ECTS | Cultural history of specific regions /Historia cultural de regiones específics / Histoire culturelle des régions spécifiques |
5 |
Osteuropäische Geschichte – Fokus auf Südosteuropäischer Politik |
5 | |
Digital Humanities in der Praxis | 10 | |
Digital Humanities - Methoden | 5 |
Page website where the students can or will find learning material specific to each course
Name of the University | Links of the University |
University of Coimbra | Course catalogue: Learning platform: |
University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi | Course catalogue: Learning platform: |
University Friedrich Schiller of Jena | Course catalogue: Learning platform: |
University of Pavia | UniPV Course Catalogue http://wcm-3.unipv.it/site/home/didattica/catalogo-insegnamenti.html
KIRO Platform - Homepage of the EC2U Master |
University of Poitiers | Course catalogue: Learning platforms and tools: |
University of Salamanca | Course catalogue: Learning platform: https://studium.usal.es |
University of Turku | Course catalogue: https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/ Learning platform: |
Information related to the academic rules, calendar and detailed schedule of courses
Name of the University | Links of the University |
University of Coimbra | https://www.uc.pt/academicos/regulamentos/calendario_2021_2022 |
University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi | https://www.uaic.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Academic-calendar-21-22-1.pdf |
University Friedrich Schiller of Jena |
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University of Pavia | Academic calendar year: Information about teaching calendar for the academic year: information about mandatory modules:
information about timetable of modules: information about Institution: (EN) |
University of Poitiers |
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University of Salamanca |
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University of Turku |
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Study and examination regulations
Mobility paths: Possible combinations of First Semester University, Second Semester University, Third Semester University and Fourth Semester University
The student chooses the university in which she/he wants to spend each of the four semesters, guaranteeing at least two mobilities. The student is allowed to stay for a maximum of two semesters - also not consecutive - in the same university. All mobility paths that comply with these constraints are possible.
Mobility rules applied at each university
Name of the University | Links of the University |
University of Coimbra |
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University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi |
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University Friedrich Schiller of Jena |
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University of Pavia | Information for international students: UNIPV promotes and provides support for outgoing and incoming student’s mobility. For more information, please check : and |
University of Poitiers |
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University of Salamanca | |
University of Turku |
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Requirements for successful acquisition of ECTS credits, the consequences in case of failure to acquire them; the grading system; thesis, exam and graduation rules
Name of the University | Links of the University |
University of Coimbra | The evaluation of University exams is expressed on a scale from 0 to 20, the minimum mark is 10/20 and the maximum mark is 20/20. “Com laude” can be added to the maximum mark (20 cum laude). The evaluation of the graduation is expressed on a scale from 10 to 20, the minimum grade is 10/20 and the maximum grade is 20/20. The calculation of the final grade of each candidate takes into account the average of the marks obtained in the exams, as well as the quality of the research.
Other regulations: https://www.uc.pt/regulamentos/ga/vigentes/Regulamento_805_A_2020_24_09_RAUC and https://www.uc.pt/fluc/regulamentos_normas/docspdf/regulamento_avaliacao_FLUC.pdf |
University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi | The evaluation of University exams is expressed on a scale from 0 to 10, the minimum mark is 5/10 and the maximum mark is 10/10. “Com laude” can be added to the maximum mark (10 cum laude). The evaluation of the graduation is expressed on a scale from 5 to 10, the minimum grade is 5/10 and the maximum grade is 10/10. The calculation of the final grade of each candidate takes into account the average of the marks obtained in the exams, as well as the quality of the master’s thesis.
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University Friedrich Schiller of Jena | The evaluation of University exams is expressed on a scale from 6 to 1, the minimum mark is 4 and the maximum mark is 1. The evaluation of the graduation is expressed on a scale from 4 to 1, the minimum grade is 4 and the maximum grade is 1. The calculation of the final grade of each candidate takes into account the average of the marks obtained in the exams, as well as the quality of the master’s thesis. Other regulations: https://www.hanfried.uni- |
University of Pavia | The evaluation of University exams is expressed on a scale from 0 to 30, the minimum mark is 18/30 and the maximum mark is 30/30. “Com laude” can be added to the maximum mark (30 cum laude). The evaluation of the graduation is expressed on a scale from 0 to 110, the minimum grade is 66/110 and the maximum grade is 110/110. The calculation of the final grade of each candidate takes into account the average of the marks obtained in the exams, as well as the quality of the research work or the final thesis discussed publicly in front of a graduation committee. "Honors" (110 cum laude) can be added to the maximum mark if decided unanimously by the graduation Committee. More information about how to register for exam and graduation: and |
University of Poitiers | The evaluation of University exams is expressed on a scale from 0 to 20, the minimum mark is 10/20 and the maximum mark is 20/20. The evaluation of the graduation is expressed on a scale from 10 to 20, the minimum grade is 10/20 and the maximum grade is 20/20. The calculation of the final grade of each candidate takes into account the average of the marks obtained in the exams, as well as the quality of the research.
Other regulations: , etudiant/scolarite/examens |
University of Salamanca | The evaluation of University exams is expressed on a scale from 0 to 10, the minimum mark is 5/10 and the maximum mark is 10/10. “Com laude” can be added to the maximum mark (10 cum laude). The evaluation of the graduation is expressed on a scale from 0 to 4, the minimum grade is 1/4 and the maximum grade is 4/4. The calculation of the final grade of each candidate takes into account the average of the marks obtained in the exams, as well as the quality of the research work or the final thesis discussed publicly in front of a committe.
http://bocyl.jcyl.es/boletines/2019/04/16/pdf/BOCYL-D-16042019- 23.pdf |
University of Turku | The evaluation of University exams is expressed on a scale from 0 to 5, the minimum mark is 0 and the maximum mark is 5. The evaluation of the graduation is expressed on a scale from 1 to 5, the minimum grade is 1 and the maximum grade is 5. The calculation of the final grade of each candidate takes into account the average of the marks obtained in the exams, as well as the quality of the master’s thesis.
Other regulations: www.utu.fi/sites/default/files/public%3A//media/file/UTU-regulation-on-studies.pdf |
Services provided to students and applicable conditions (library, ICT, learning facilities, accommodation, health and social security, visa and residence permits, open bank account, career days, language course)
Name of the university | Links of the university |
University of Coimbra | All information regarding services provided to students and applicable conditions can be found here:
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University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi | All information regarding services provided to students and applicable conditions can be found here:
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University Friedrich Schiller of Jena | All information regarding services provided to students and applicable conditions can be found here:
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University of Pavia | Most of the useful information are available at https://web.unipv.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Allegato-5-%E2%80%93-International-students-handbook.pdf and/or https://internazionale.unipv.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/How-to-settle-in-Pavia.pdf Most of the services provided to students by the University of Pavia are described at: and Information about living costs are available at : Information about transport are available at : Information about obtain visa, residence permits and to open a bank account are available at :
International students can also refer to the WELCOME OFFICE (which provides information on the Academic offer and application procedures, and support related to University services and benefits) and Orientation Center – COR that guarantees assistance and support to students during all phases of the university career.
Accommodation: There are twenty University residences (called Collegi) ; ; https://www.edisu.pv.it/index.php?page=accesso-ai-collegi-e-residenze)
Language courses:
Career days: ; ; and
Library, ICT, learning facilities: ;
Information about student cards are available at : Further information are available at :
The SAISD - University Service Center for Assistance and Integration for Disabled and SLD Students guarantees equality, diversity and inclusion (Website of SAISD: and |
University of Poitiers | All information regarding services provided to students and applicable conditions can be found here: https://www.univ-poitiers.fr/en/international-students-scholars/ |
University of Salamanca | All information regarding services provided to students and applicable conditions can be found here: |
University of Turku | All information regarding services provided to students and applicable conditions can be found here: |
Application, selection and admission procedures in detail, including the eligibility and selection criteria, language qualification requirements
Please refer to the dedicated page on the EC2U website.
Contact of staff that students can consult in each University for administrative and study related issues
Name of the University | Contact |
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University of Coimbra | |
University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi | |
University Friedrich Schiller of Jena | |
University of Pavia | Contact about enrolment : http://wcm-3.unipv.it/site/home/ateneo/amministrazione/area-didattica-e-servizi-agli-studenti/uoc-admission-office.html Contact about academic career: http://wcm-3.unipv.it/site/home/ateneo/amministrazione/area-didattica-e-servizi-agli-studenti/uoc-gestione-carriere-studenti.html Additional information is available at the links below:
Exam sessions or exam marks registration issues - email contact : esse3studiumanistici@unipv.it Didactic issues - email contact : didatticastudiumanistici@unipv.it |
University of Poitiers | |
University of Salamanca | |
University of Turku |