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QS Subject Focus Summit 2020 “Languages and Migration in a Globalized World”

RUDN University

Institute of Modern Languages, Intercultural Communication and Migration

QS Quacquarelli Symonds

invites you to participate in the world’s first co-organized summit on the subject areas “Modern languages” and “Linguistics”

QS Subject Focus Summit 2020 “Languages and Migration in a Globalized World”

December 15-17, 2020 (online)

The summit will bring together 300 of the world’s leading experts in the field of linguistic education and science-researchers, managers of higher education, academics, and consultants in the field of linguistics.

Leading scientists from Australia, France, the USA, Japan, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Oman, Algeria, Finland, China, Mexico, UK, Spain, and Russia have already confirmed their participation as key speakers of the summit.

The summit will focus on the following areas:

Modern linguistics: problems and solutions

Communication, identity, national minorities, migration

Languages and cultures: teaching and learning

Summit language: English

All participants receive a QS–RUDN Summit certificate

Forms of participation in the summit:

  • Participation without publication
  • Participation with publication

Main dates:

  • Registration (online) – until December 10, 2020 (inclusive)

Registration for the summit is available at the link: https://qssubjectfocus.com/moscow-2020/registration/

  • Submission of abstracts – until November 15, 2020 (inclusive)

The collection of reports will be published in the RSCI.

The best reports will be published in the Russian Journal of Linguistics”(Scopus Q2).

The registration fee for participation in the summit is:

–          $ 150 for delegates from the following countries (see the list of countries at the link https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/lower-middleincome).

–          $ 250 for other delegates.

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Are You Ready for a Dynamic 2020 Virtual Convention Experience?
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You’ll have a front-row seat for our General Sessions, Keynote Speakers, and Luncheon Presentations, including Trevor Noah, who will be kicking off the Opening General Session on Thursday, November 19, in “A Conversation with Trevor Noah.”

You’ll discover opportunities to customize your professional development and hear from fabulous authors, poets, and leaders whose work serves to support and motivate teachers across the country. In addition, our virtual exhibit hall lets you visit booths, see demos, enter giveaways, and experience live events with prominent authors. We’ll also provide inspiration for building classroom libraries with Build Your Stack®—unique sessions where authors and educators talk about using their favorite books in class.

Don’t delay—early bird registration ends October 31. Learn more and register for #NCTE20 today!

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