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Begoña Crespo
, Marijana Prodanović
The paper aims to shed some light on the potential European University Alliances (EUAs) might have where multilingualism, accompanied by interculturality, social cohesion and inclusivity, is concerned. It investigates the role of EUAs and argues that multilingualism in EUAs should go beyond administrative, symbolic commitments to integrate real language diversity in curriculum design, institutional practices and policies, as well as daily university life. To this end, a sui generis , asset- and community-based approach to multilingualism across diverse institutional and national contexts is offered, and includes the development of different types of shared multilingual glossaries, and internationalisation of the curriculum. These strategies can enable impartial participation for all the members of a university community and help transform language diversity into a friend rather than a foe. As such, the paper seeks to position multilingualism not as an operational obstacle, but as a critical driver of European integration, educational innovation and democratic engagement. This article was published open access under a CC BY licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ .
