Date of press release: 14 December 2007
The regional consortium for Greater London has been selected by the Routes into Languages steering group. Professor Michael Kelly, Director of Routes into Languages, comments: “We are delighted that so many London Universities have come together to develop such an innovative programme of activities.”
The regional consortium for Greater London will be led by the School of Oriental and African Studies and London Metropolitan University.
The funding for the three-year regional consortia comes through Routes into Languages, an £8 million programme funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), in partnership with the Higher Education Academy (HEA) Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, with the University Council of Modern Languages, and CILT, the National Centre for Languages. The Routes into Languages programme is coordinated by a team at the University of Southampton, directed by Professor Michael Kelly.
Notes
1. The Routes into Languages programme is funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (£8 million).
2. The programme was developed by three organisations working in partnership: the University Council of Modern Languages (UCML), the HE Academy Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), and CILT, the National Centre for Languages.
