Goethe University Frankfurt (GU) is a leading comprehensive research university with 16 faculties, affiliated with 20 Nobel laureates and 18 Leibniz Prize recipients. GU collaborates closely with renowned institutes such as the Max Planck and Leibniz Institutes. The Faculty of Modern Languages, where this project will take place, hosts several national and international projects and has a long tradition of offering courses in Italian as a second language, especially for future teachers of Italian at school. Professor Torregrossa’s team specializes in multilingualism and second language acquisition, with particular expertise in Italian language teaching.

The University of Hamburg (UHH), one of the largest and most prestigious institutions of higher education in Germany, is a public research university encompassing a wide range of academic disciplines. The UHH is highly regarded for its research contributions across various fields and areas of activity, including teaching undergraduate and graduate students, conducting cutting-edge research, and engaging in knowledge exchange with industry and society.
Interdisciplinary collaboration is encouraged to enhance academic potential and promote development goals such as internationalization, cooperation with the community, and increased access to education. Indeed, the UHH benefits from a wide international network and participates in several collaborative projects across the globe. Moreover, it has a strong track record of acquiring external funding in both individual and collaborative projects.

IUL – Italian University Line is an online university established in 2005 and promoted by INDIRE and the University of Florence. It offers accredited bachelor’s, master’s, postgraduate, and professional courses, with a strong focus on innovation, digital education, and lifelong learning. IUL has participated in numerous national and European projects, contributing expertise in e-learning, teacher training, inclusion, and educational technologies. Through flexible online platforms, IUL provides high-quality education accessible to students across Italy and abroad accessibility in higher education.

Università per Stranieri di Perugia (UniStraPG) is a public higher education institution specialized in the teaching and promotion of Italian language and culture worldwide. Its mission is to foster internationalization, intercultural dialogue, and plurilingual education through innovative research, teacher training, and digital learning initiatives, supporting linguistic inclusion and global academic cooperation within a European and international framework.

Founded in 1999 Pixel is an international education and training institution based in Florence. Pixel has successfully designed, managed, and implemented 165 European and international projects funded by the European Commission. Pixel is also highly active in providing in-service training and post-graduate education on topics such as European cooperation, Inclusion and Diversity in Education, Digital Education, Integration of AI in Education and more. Since 2011, Pixel organises the International Master in European Project Planning and Management. Pixel organises every year, three international conferences in the field of innovation in education, in STEM education and in language education, each attracting approximately 250 participants from countries across the five continents.

The University of Malta (UM) is the sole public and highest teaching institution in Malta, with its structures being in line with the Bologna Process and the European Higher Education area. UM has over a 400-year history and presently hosts 12,500 students including 1,700 international students from over 100 different countries, following full-time or part-time degree and diploma courses. The study programmes are designed to produce highly qualified professionals with research experience who will play key roles within industry, commerce and public affairs. Around 3,500 students graduate each year. Currently, the University comprises 14 faculties, 1 academy, 16 institutes, 13 centres, 3 schools and 12 administrative directorates.

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (UKIM), founded in 1949, is North Macedonia’s largest and most prominent public university. It comprises 23 faculties, 5 institutes, and 4 public organizations, offering programs across all three cycles in sciences, technology, medicine, biotechnics, social sciences, humanities, and arts. UKIM counts 28,538 students—25,701 undergraduate, 1,479 postgraduate, and 1,378 doctoral—supported by 1,471 staff. It delivers 359 undergraduate, 204 master’s, and 80 doctoral programs, ranking as the nation’s top institution. Internationally active, it participates in Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, FP7, COST, and other projects, fostering research, innovation, and global cooperation.

UPV is a public Higher Education Institution actively involved in international cooperation and mobility projects. UPV hosts over 36,000 students and employs over 5,000 staff members (teaching, research, administrative, and services). It is the first technological university in Spain according to international rankings (e.g. Shanghai Ranking of World Universities) and offers 30 undergraduate programmes, 5 dual undergraduate programmes, 76 official master’s degrees and 30 doctorate programmes. Even though UPV focuses mainly on engineering studies, it also hosts a Faculty of Fine Arts and a Faculty of Business Administration and Management. Every year it receives around 1900 exchange students and sends about 1600 UPV students abroad under different mobility programmes.