Sunrise Alliance

Sunrise Alliance logoThe 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 who are interested in actively following one of our Italian language courses can send a request to their own International Students office, or the relevant office at their university, to ask for more information about how to access the course.

Candidates who have been selected by their home Universities will be provided with further instructions on how to join our courses.

New courses are about to start at the end of September 2026. Check the course timetable for more information.

 

Important notes

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

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

  • Candidates are expected to participate with commitment and motivation.

  • 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.