Bengali Summer School












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            Number: MA/25/F2/0/008

            Flagship: 2 - Europeanness: multilingualism, pluralities, citizenship
            Faculty: FF
            Project leader: Hříbek, Martin

            The Bengali Summer School is a joint initiative of Charles University, the University of W
            Heidelberg University, launched in 2018 to provide high-quality Bengali language instructi
            Building on Heidelberg’s tradition of summer schools in South Asian languages, the program

            the complementary teaching expertise in Bengali and Bengali studies at the three partner u
            Since its inception, the Summer School has rotated annually between the three cities, with

            Heidelberg (2018, 2024), Prague (2019), and Warsaw (2023). It will return to Prague in 202
            in 2026.


            The Summer School offers a European platform for learning the seventh most widely spoken l
            world. It is aimed at students of South Asian Studies, academics working with Bengali sour
            in the Bengal region, members of mixed families and heritage speakers. The programme combi

            language training at beginner and advanced levels with cultural activities such as cooking
            excursions and guided walks. The 2025 edition will run from 31 July to 16 August in Prague


            The project supports the 4EU+ strategy by promoting diversity, inclusion and capacity-buil
            to South Asia, a region of growing strategic importance. It also fosters partnerships with
            organisations, NGOs and global partners. Graduates of the Summer School have applied their

            advance academic research, defend dissertations, publish in top journals and strengthen pe
            professional connections with the Bengali-speaking world.