The UPF’s Plan of Action for
Multilingualism
THIRD FIESOLE GROUP SYMPOSIUM
March 12th-13th, 2015
“Training (future) researchers and teachers for multilingual,
international universities”
Language Diagnosis
Language diagnosis of UPF new students
Total enroled
Not
assessed
Survey
No
info
Assessed
B2 o higher
Between B1
and B2
Lower than
B1
B1 + B2
% assessed /
enroled
% B2 or
higher
% Between B1 and % Lower than
% B1 + B2
B2
B1
Law and Business Management and
Administration or Economics
91
7
7
0
84
67
15
2
82
92,3%
79,8%
17,9%
2,4%
97,6%
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
27
1
1
0
26
23
3
0
26
96,3%
88,5%
11,5%
0,0%
100,0%
Business Management and
Administration
210
6
5
1
204
111
73
20
184
97,1%
54,4%
35,8%
9,8%
90,2%
Human Biology
71
8
8
0
63
52
9
2
61
88,7%
82,5%
14,3%
3,2%
96,8%
Business Sciences-Management
116
9
9
0
107
47
43
17
90
92,2%
43,9%
40,2%
15,9%
84,1%
Political and Administration
Sciences
186
13
9
4
173
87
48
38
135
93,0%
50,3%
27,7%
22,0%
78,0%
Audiovisual Communication
91
4
3
1
87
62
19
6
81
95,6%
71,3%
21,8%
6,9%
93,1%
Criminology and Public Prevention
Policies
96
6
5
1
90
21
44
25
65
93,8%
23,3%
48,9%
27,8%
72,2%
Law
320
16
5
11
304
169
97
38
266
95,0%
55,6%
31,9%
12,5%
87,5%
Economics
179
6
6
0
173
104
52
17
156
96,6%
60,1%
30,1%
9,8%
90,2%
Biomedical Engineering
42
5
5
0
37
26
8
3
34
88,1%
70,3%
21,6%
8,1%
91,9%
Audiovisual Systems Engineering
84
10
7
3
74
18
31
25
49
88,1%
24,3%
41,9%
33,8%
66,2%
Telematics Engineering
79
9
9
0
70
12
25
33
37
88,6%
17,1%
35,7%
47,1%
52,9%
Computer Science
85
13
13
0
72
34
21
17
55
84,7%
47,2%
29,2%
23,6%
76,4%
International Business Economics
99
0
0
0
99
97
2
0
99
100,0%
98,0%
2,0%
0,0%
100,0%
Humanities
189
25
22
3
164
61
44
59
105
86,8%
37,2%
26,8%
36,0%
64,0%
Applied Languages
69
0
0
0
69
60
7
2
67
100,0%
87,0%
10,1%
2,9%
97,1%
Medicine
71
15
13
2
56
47
5
4
52
78,9%
83,9%
8,9%
7,1%
92,9%
Journalism
101
0
0
0
101
72
19
10
91
100,0%
71,3%
18,8%
9,9%
90,1%
Advertising and Public Relations
90
8
8
0
82
54
20
8
74
91,1%
65,9%
24,4%
9,8%
90,2%
Labour Relations
192
20
19
1
172
7
42
123
49
89,6%
4,1%
24,4%
71,5%
28,5%
Translation and Interpretation
196
2
2
0
194
173
17
4
190
99,0%
89,2%
8,8%
2,1%
97,9%
2684
183
156
27
2501
1404
644
453
2048
93,2%
56,1%
25,7%
18,1%
81,9%
Language Diagnosis
Language certifications of UPF new students
Total enrolment
Requests presented
Certification of B2 or
higher
% certif. /
enroled
Credential only
Certification +
Credential
% certif. + credent. /
enroled
Law and Business Management and
Administration or Economics
91
32
31
34,1%
1
32
35,2%
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
27
13
10
37,0%
1
11
40,7%
Business Management and Administration
210
25
24
11,4%
3
27
12,9%
Human Biology
71
26
26
36,6%
1
27
38,0%
Business Sciences-Management
116
17
17
14,7%
0
17
14,7%
Political and Administration Sciences
186
18
18
9,7%
3
21
11,3%
Audiovisual Communication
91
21
20
22,0%
0
20
22,0%
Criminology and Public Prevention Policies
96
11
9
9,4%
1
10
10,4%
Law
320
56
51
15,9%
2
53
16,6%
Economics
179
26
26
14,5%
4
30
16,8%
Biomedical Engineering
42
2
2
4,8%
0
2
4,8%
Audiovisual Systems Engineering
84
2
1
1,2%
0
1
1,2%
Telematics Engineering
79
1
0
0,0%
1
1
1,3%
Computer Science
85
1
1
1,2%
0
1
1,2%
International Business Economics
99
34
32
32,3%
3
35
35,4%
Humanities
189
9
7
3,7%
2
9
4,8%
Applied Languages
69
16
15
21,7%
2
17
24,6%
Medicine
71
26
24
33,8%
1
25
35,2%
Journalism
101
30
27
26,7%
2
29
28,7%
Advertising and Public Relations
90
17
16
17,8%
0
16
17,8%
Labour Relations
192
4
1
0,5%
0
1
0,5%
Translation and Interpretation
196
51
47
24,0%
1
48
24,5%
2684
438
405
15,1%
28
433
16,1%
PCCL
Languages of instruction
Degrees in English
500 language tandems a year as part of the Language
Volunteering programme. Language Office.
Approximately 2,000 UPF
computers running Windows in
Catalan. Computing Service.
Information on languages of
instruction provided for 100% of
subjects. Academic Management
Service/UEPA.
Over 200 members of PAS have
taken part in UPF’s English
Language Training Plan. PAS
Development Service.
Language training provided for 17% of
the UPF community annually: 344 in
Catalan, 697 in Spanish, 1,229 in
English and 190 in German, Arabic,
French, Italian, Chinese or Russian. PEI.
44% of a total of 600 international exchange students
have taken UPF’s Catalan courses and 39% have taken
its Spanish courses. International Relations Service.
15 PFMs a year issued to UPF
students who successfully
complete the PCCL. CQUID.
Multilingualism at UPF
www.upf.edu/multilinguisme