Sunrise Alliance

The CSAL Language Centre at Università Politecnica delle Marche contributes to the SUNRISE European University Alliance by offering language learning opportunities, free of charge, to students (and, where applicable, staff) from partner universities. SUNRISE brings together nine smaller-sized European universities rooted in non-metropolitan regions, working together to strengthen education, innovation, and sustainable regional development.

Multilingualism and intercultural competence are core values of the alliance and are explicitly addressed within Work Package 2 / Task Group 2.2, which promotes multilingualism as a key enabler of European values and mobility across partner institutions.

Opportunities for our partners

Italian courses delivered by CSAL

Our Italian language courses are free of charge, synchronous and delivered in hybrid mode:

• In-person attendance (in our classrooms at UNIVPM, when feasible), and/or

• Online attendance via Microsoft Teams (recommended for SUNRISE partner participants)

Participants from SUNRISE partner universities can request access through a simple online form.
After verification of eligibility and available places, CSAL will provide instructions to join the relevant Microsoft Team.

How to join

Applications for this semester are now closed.
New courses will be offered starting in October 2026. Please check this page again in the coming weeks for more information.

1. Check the course timetable;

2. Submit your access request by filling out the application form; 

3. Wait for confirmation from CSAL (you will receive a Teams invitation and practical information)

Important notes

• Places may be limited, depending on class size and level balance.

• Timetables follow Italian local time (CET/CEST).

• Participation requires an institutional email address from your home university.

• Lessons are live (synchronous) and will not be recorded.

• No ECTS credits or certificate of attendance will be issued.

If you need additional information, please contact us at csal@sm.univpm.it

Opportunities from our partners

We would also like to promote reciprocal opportunities offered by SUNRISE partner universities (e.g., language courses, conversation clubs, academic writing support, intercultural training).

If your institution is offering (or planning) a similar initiative, please email us ( csal@sm.univpm.it ):

• Title of the initiative

• Target group (students/staff)

• Language level(s)

• Delivery mode (online / hybrid / in person)

• Registration link and contact person

We will publish partner opportunities here so UNIVPM students can benefit too.