- Anna Kuciejczyk, Ph.D. — anna.kuciejczyk@gumed.edu.pl (Head of Department of Foreign Languages, MUG, Poland)
- Magda Warzocha, M.A. — magda.warzocha@gumed.edu.pl (Senior lecturer at Department of Foreign Languages, MUG, Poland)
- Katarzyna Bruder, M.A. — katarzyna.bruder@gumed.edu.pl (Head of ACE²-EU Alliance Office, MUG, Poland)
Language Tandems
Date/Period: 10/2026 – 05/2027
Schedule: Online — synchronous
Organised by: Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
Deadline for registration: 1 December 2026 (continuous registration from October–December 2026)
Certificate of attendance: Yes
Language Tandems is a NAWA-funded initiative designed to connect students and staff from partner universities for mutual language learning. Participants will be matched based on language preferences and learning goals, creating an engaging and practical environment for developing communication skills.
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- Promote multilingualism across the ACE²-EU Alliance
- Strengthen cooperation between language centres of partner universities
- Support peer-to-peer language learning through tandem exchanges
- Foster intercultural communication and international networking
- Share modern language teaching methodologies and best practices
Language Tandems is a NAWA-funded initiative designed to connect students and staff from partner universities for mutual language learning. Participants will be matched based on language preferences and learning goals, creating an engaging and practical environment for developing communication skills.
The project also aims to establish a network of Language Coordinators across the Alliance who will support promotion, coordination, and quality development of the initiative.
- Students of ACE²-EU partner universities
- Academic and administrative staff
- Online tandem meetings between participants
- Matchmaking based on language level and preferences
- Interactive peer-learning model
- Ongoing feedback and monitoring
Link active from 01 October 2026. Participants must attend the full session and contribute to collaborative tasks.
For programme details: https://gumed.edu.pl/en/ace2-eu/language-tandems (link to be shared)
- 01.10.2026 — registration open
- 10.2026–04.2027 — matching and online meetings of tandems
- 05.2027 — online meeting closing the project and announcing winning projects (date to be announced)