Antonella Sorace speaks at Bilingualism Matters Launch Event

After more than a decade since our establishment as a research and information centre based at the University of Edinburgh, we are delighted that Bilingualism Matters has launched as a spin-out social enterprise. We celebrated the official launch on 30 March 2022 in Edinburgh, where the new social enterprise is based, at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The event was live-streamed to enable everyone around the world interested in the work of Bilingualism Matters to join us.
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Programme
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Antonella Sorace, Founding Director of Bilingualism Matters and Professor of Developmental Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
GLOBAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXT
Noah Webster Sobe, Senior Project Officer, Future of Learning and Innovation at UNESCO
Andrew Hill, Associate Editor and Management Editor of the Financial Times
LOCAL AND SCOTTISH CONTEXT
Sara Pellegrini, Girotondo Italian School Treasurer
Eva Graham, Girotondo Italian School pupil
Jean McCutcheon, retired EFL teacher/trainer and avid language learner
Jim Whannel, Director of Education at Bòrd na Gàidhlig
MEMBER REMARKS
Judith Kroll, Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of California, Irvine, USA
Tanja Rinker, Director of Bilingualism Matters, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU), Germany
FUTURE PLANS
Katarzyna Przybycien, CEO of Bilingualism Matters