Partnership and Engagement
Strong relationships with local and international partners are integral to what we do - teaching, learning, and research.
North East German Network
The North East German Network (NEGN) is part of the wider Think German Network initiative being developed across the UK.
The aim of the network is:
- to support the teaching and learning of the German language
- to facilitate contacts between institutions interested in German culture
- to promote the collaboration of academic and business partners
Get in touch with the network through Facebook, X or e-mail.
Centro de Língua Portuguesa
The Centro de Língua Portuguesa (Instituto Camões) (CLP/IC) provides advanced IT teaching support. It has a substantial library of printed materials related to Portuguese language and culture.
It gives staff, students, researchers and others opportunities to enhance their knowledge of or take part in Portuguese language and cultural activities.
Its objectives are:
- to promote appropriate forms of implementation and development of Portuguese Studies, in close collaboration with the department in which it operates
- to promote and support research projects in Language, History, Literature and Culture of Portugal and the Lusophone world, within the objectives set by the University and the Camões Institute
- to provide students, teachers and other stakeholders support to increase their knowledge and complete their projects. It does this by providing materials and organising activities related to the Language and Culture of Portugal and the Lusophone world
- to plan and advertise activities related to Portuguese Culture
It also supports research projects on language, history, literature or Portuguese culture in general.
The coordinator of the Centre is the leitor of the Camões Institute at the University of Newcastle and Durham.
Association of Programmes in Translating & Interpreting Studies (APTIS)
Founded in 2017, APTIS aims to advance Translating and Interpreting education for the public benefit in the UK & Ireland. Their ambition is to improve the quality of learning and teaching as well as research on translation and interpreting programmes at Higher Education institutions.
Dr JC Penet, Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies in the School of Modern Languages, founded the association alongside Dr Olga Castro of Warwick University.
Find out more about APTIS.
North East Routes into Languages Consortium
Newcastle’s School of Modern Languages is the lead institution in the North East Routes into Languages Consortium. Routes into Languages is a national project to encourage and enthuse young people to learn languages. Together with the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, we host the North East Links into Languages Regional Centre.
Find out more about the North East Routes into Languages Consortium
Sakura Network (The JF Nihongo Network - Japan Foundation)
Newcastle University is one of four leading HE institutions in the UK to have received this invitation-only membership bestowed to us by the Japan Foundation. The Japanese studies of the School of Modern Languages has been engaging persistently in activities to enhance Japanese language education in the North of England.
Find out more about the Sakura Network.
