Based on the motto ‘United in diversity’, the European Union considers language learning a priority as part of its efforts to promote mobility and intercultural understanding. Multilingualism is a vital aspect of the EU’s competitiveness and there are numerous programmes and projects in this area. Consequently, the European Language Policy strongly encourages every citizen to master two languages in addition to their mother tongue (2+1).
UBT believes that linguistic and cultural expertise is a fundamental skill for enhancing educational and employment prospects. Our college is therefore committed to supporting its students, Kosovar and international, in achieving genuine plurilingualism through in-depth knowledge of different foreign languages and cultures. This knowledge is both a general competence, measurable and comparable through the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), as well as sector-specific, closely related to the different study programmes. We consider it essential for example for taking part in Erasmus+ and other mobility programmes or internships abroad.
At UBT, the language of instruction is generally Albanian; as part of our internationalisation strategy our goal is to offer an increasing number of lessons using the content-and-language integrated learning approach (CLIL); having numerous international partnerships, our visiting professors lecture usually in English. Integral part of our study programmes are customised
English, German, Italian and Albanian L2 classes at various levels; these courses may be curricular or extracurricular. Within this framework the ‘Instituti e Gjuhëve të Huaja‘ (Institute of Foreign Languages) hosts international language certification examinations for anyone who wishes to take them.