The Arqus Lounge is back!

Thanks to the enthusiastic interest of our colleagues, we are bringing back the Arqus Lounge.

The Arqus Lounge is an opportunity for Arqus academic and professional staff to get to know colleagues from other Arqus universities and to talk about current topics, their daily work, related issues and other common interests. As with the Arqus Café, it is also a great opportunity to practice speaking English with others in a relaxed atmosphere. The sessions will be led by moderators who are native-level speakers. This will be a pilot phase and if it takes off, we will look to open additional Arqus Lounges for other languages.

The sessions will be structured in such a way that the first half will be spent on general conversation and the second half on focused conversation with two topics to choose from. We hope that the Arqus Lounge will help to connect people who are interested in similar topics.

As the sessions will be led by two moderators, we will be able to use the breakout rooms for general conversation to be able to speak in smaller groups and for the focused conversations so that you can take part in the conversation topic you are more interested in.

Sign up soon to secure your spot! Places are limited.

Goals of the Arqus Lounge:

• improve your language proficiency;
• increase cultural and institutional understanding;
• meet and get to know colleagues from Arqus Universities; and
• speak about a wide range of interesting topics.

Target group:

• academic and professional staff

Dates:

• twice per month on Thursdays, 1–2 pm (CEST) 
• upcoming dates: 10 and 24 April, 8 and 22 May, 5 and 19 June, 3 and 17 July 2025
• topics for focused conversation: tba

Registration:
To sign up, simply fill out the Registration form. 

For any questions, please contact plurilingualism@arqus-alliance.eu.