Language policy

English required for admission

Eng­lish is the pri­ma­ry lan­guage of instruc­tion for all path­ways, allow­ing stu­dents enrolled in GLOBAL COOP to com­plete the pro­gramme entire­ly in Eng­lish. As such, a strong pro­fi­cien­cy in Eng­lish is a pre­req­ui­site for admission. 

Learning local languages is encouraged

How­ev­er, pro­fi­cien­cy in local lan­guages enhances stu­dents’ abil­i­ty to engage with local soci­eties and expands glob­al employ­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties. This is why GLOBAL COOP embraces mul­ti­lin­gual­ism with five offi­cial lan­guages: Eng­lish, French, Ital­ian, Por­tuguese, and Span­ish. At each insti­tu­tion, to fos­ter lin­guis­tic diver­si­ty, a selec­tion of elec­tive cours­es is offered in the local lan­guage. In addi­tion, stu­dents have option­al oppor­tu­ni­ties to study the host country’s language.