Bilingual studies at the University of Fribourg

In Fribourg, the only Swiss university offering a bilingual (French-German) education also runs a unique course to help students navigate the two tongues.

This content was published on October 18, 2022 - 09:00

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The “bilingual plus” course is on offer for law students at both Bachelor and Master level. Aside from developing better linguistic skills (in a professional context) in their second language, students also improve their multicultural capabilites.

We spoke to the programme director and some of the students to get a sense of what the course has to offer.

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This content was published on Oct 18, 2022 A visit to the University of Fribourg, Switzerland’s only fully French-German bilingual higher education institute.

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Bilingual studies at the University of Fribourg

In Fribourg, the only Swiss university offering a bilingual (French-German) education also runs a unique course to help students navigate the two tongues.

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