The mission of the Faculty of Foreign Languages is to foster excellence and a student-centered approach to teaching, learning, and research, equipping students with advanced language knowledge, a range of transferable skills, and key competencies that are essential for the development of their continued academic and professional development, employment in a variety of local and international career paths and contribution to community development, industry, and social growth.
The Faculty aims to achieve this mission through a commitment to lifelong learning, providing transformative and innovative learning experiences and teaching methodologies, and providing skills that enable students to navigate and effectively use vast amounts of information made available by new technologies. Furthermore, the Faculty aims to facilitate students’ personal growth, demonstrate linguistic and cultural awareness, encourage critical thinking, and facilitate effective communication.
Some of the strategic objectives of the Faculty of Foreign Languages are to:
– improve the teaching quality through the implementation of the latest didactic trends and methods in teaching and learning;
– advance the students’ integrated skills and competences in English language that are beneficial in the labour market;
– provide support in research projects of staff and students in order to increase the relevance of studies;
– improve the working conditions through innovation and use of new technologies in order to develop the quality of research services;
– strengthen the capacities for the academic staff in order to motivate their further academic advancement;
– involve in EU-funded projects in higher education such as exchange programs, study visits etc. in order to increase the academic mobility and exchange experiences with European universities both for the academic staff and students;
– expand the scope of study visits in a diverse set of working environments including translation directories of public institutions, private translation companies, hospitality and tourism agencies, research institutes, TV channels, private language schools etc. with the aim of linking the theoretical knowledge with practical work;
– increase the number of memoranda of understating/cooperation for students’ professional internships and job opportunities with public and private institutions.
