First European Conference Language Diversity and National Languages in Higher Education Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language, the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts * European Association for Terminology * European Federation of National Institutions for Language 19 – 20 November 2009 Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Prešernova dvorana Novi trg 4 Ljubljana Thursday 19 November 10:00 – 11:30: Opening and Keynote Introductions Session chair: Marjeta Humar, conference director Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language ZRC SAZU Cultural programme: Jazzva Welcome address on behalf of the government Meta Dobnikar, Ministry of Higher of Slovenia Education, Science and Technology, Department for Higher Education Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts -SASA Jože Trontelj, President of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences & Arts Ministry of Culture, Sector for Slovene Language Velemir Gjurin, Head of the Sector for Slovene Language Scientific Research Centre SASA Oto Luthar, Director of the Centre Fran Ramovš Institute of Slovenian Language Marko Snoj, Head of the Institute European Association for Terminology Fidelma Ní Ghallchobhair, past- President of the European Association for Terminology Introduction to the programme Jan Roukens, programme committee 1 coordinator Introduction to the programme Marjeta Humar, organisation committee coordinator 11:30 – 11.45: Coffee Break 11:45 – 12:30: Keynote and Discussion Domain loss of a language and its short and Gerhard Stickel, President, long term consequences European Federation of National Institutions for Language 12:30 – 14:00: Lunch Break 14:00 – 15:45: Theme and Discussion: The successful emergence of national cultural and scientific languages since the European Renaissance Session chair: Maja Bratanić University of Zagreb Keynote: Languages for knowledge or a Manuel Célio Conceição, anguage for science University of the Algarve Language use in higher education Ina Druviete, University of Latvia establishments in Latvia English as language of instruction in tertiary Niels Davidsen-Nielsen, Danish education: the situation in Denmark Language Institute Hungarian, as the language of education in the Ágota Fóris, Károli Gáspár universities of the Carpathian Basin University of Budapest 15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break 16.00 – 17:45: Theme and Discussion: National languages in higher education and science, the recent decline in the name of harmonisation and globalisation Session chair: Niels Davidsen-Nielsen Danish Language Institute Keynote: English in European higher education, Albert Oosterhof, University of an overview with particular reference to the Gent Netherlands and Flanders Knowledge of Languages in Contact - an Georgeta Ciobanu, University of Antidote for Domain Loss Timisoara Lesser-used national languages in higher Marilena Karyolemou, University 2 education: the case of Greek in Cyprus of Cyprus Addressing the Third Level Needs of the Irish Seosamh Mac Donncha, University Language Community of Galway 19:00 – 22:00: Conference Dinner in Šestica Friday 20 November 9:00 – 10:30: Theme: The Slovenian experience – Slovenian language in higher education Session chair: Andreja Ţele Fran Ramovš Institute of Slovenian Language Velemir Gjurin, Head of the Sector for Slovene Language, Ministry of Culture Marko Pavliha, The Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, University of Ljubljana Matej Accetto, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana Alojzija Zupan Sosič, Faculty of arts, University of Ljubljana Tadej Bajd, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana Coffee Break: 10.30 – 10.45 10.45 – 12:00: Theme and Discussion: The Slovenian experience – Slovenian language in higher education Tomaţ Erjavec, Institut “Jožef Stefan” Ljubljana Aleš Obreza, Jelka Šmid-Korbar, Mirjana Gašperlin, Faculty of pharmacy, University of Ljubljana Borut Pistotnik, Faculty of sport, University of Ljubljana Andreja Ţele, Fran Ramovš Institute of Slovenian Language Short Break: 12:00 – 12:15 3 12:15 –14.00: Theme and Discussion: Measures to raise and keep national languages up to date as required by modern academic education and science Session chair: Seosamh Mac Donncha University of Galway Keynote: Preparing the future of national Jan Roukens, Stichting Nederlands, languages in higher education: the agenda EAFT, Babylonian WG, Brussels Maria Jesús Ferrés, head of cabinet, Department of Universities of the Catalan Government & University of Girona Maja Bratanić & Ana Ostroški Anić, University of Zagreb The role of terminology in the Swedish Anna-Lena Bücher, Swedish language policy 2009 Terminology Centre TNC Language diversity and Research on education Georges-Louis Baron, Université in France: the case of ICT Paris VI Descartes 14:00–15:30: Lunch Break 15:30 – 16:30: Round Table Planned adoption of the Ljubljana Declaration Round Table Moderator Matej Accetto, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana Round Table Members Georgeta Ciobanu, professor of Linguistics, University of Timisoara Maria Jesús Ferrés, head of the cabinet for coordination in the Department of Universities of the Catalan Government, Girona Nataša Jakop, Fran Ramovš Institute of Slovenian Language Bénédicte Madinier, Head of the department for language development of the DGLFLF, Paris Alojzija Zupan Sosič, Faculty of arts, University of Ljubljana Closing the conference Marjeta Humar, Fran Ramovš Institute of Slovenian Language Farewell drink 4 .