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How well does the Dutch government protect national minorities?
How well does the Dutch government protect national minorities? Europe’s answers create job perspectives for students of Frisian The Dutch government should do more to promote the Frisian language and identity.…
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Carles Puigdemont in Groningen
Catalan politican Carles Puigdemont is visiting Groningen on Wednesday 13 February for a College Tour. Puigdemont was invited by our lecturer Eva Daussà on behalf of our department Minorities & Multilingualism. During his…
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Keeping up with Hollywood’s Valley Girls
Hated by some and loved by others, but they might be the most famous family in the world: the Kardashians. If you haven’t heard of the Kardashian family by now, you might…
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Interview with Iris Busschers
Iris Busschers is a PhD from the University of Groningen. We had a chat with her and talked about her course LGBTQ+ Minorities: Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies. Hi Iris! Who are…
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BA Minorities & Multilingualism once again a top-rated programme!
We don’t mean to brag but we’re so happy of having attained the label ‘topopleiding’ – top rated programme – in the Keuzegids ranking for 2019! We scored a whopping 84 points…
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dr. Nanna Hilton joins the Young Academy!
We’re so proud that our own dr. Nanna Hilton is one of the ten scientists who are joining the Young Academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences as of…
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The Catalan quest for independence: beyond the headlines
We’re starting the new academic year with an opening lecture from award-winning journalist Vicent Partal. Partal is the director of VilaWeb, the most important digital newspaper in Catalan, and he wrote several…
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Catalan fire in Hamburg
“Wer’t wy op ‘e wrâld ek binne, oer ús skynt deselde sinne” The summer solstice – the longest day of the year – marks the beginning of summer and is traditionally celebrated…
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MA Multilingualism students Sara and Guillem win LC Award 2018!
A short while ago, we asked you on our social media accounts to vote for our Multilingualism master students Guillem Belmar and Sara Pinho as they were competing in the race for…
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Feest? Het eerste lustrum van Minorities & Multilingualism | Fries
Fries in een internationaal jasje In 2013 startte aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen een hernieuwde opleiding Friese Taal en Cultuur. De studie werd voortaan ingebed in een internationale Engelstalige studie: Minorities & Multilingualism.…
