Exhibition Profile

The annual EXPOLINGUA Berlin is the foremost international fair for languages and cultures in Europe’s German-speaking region, encompassing all aspects of the language learning market.

The 23rd EXPOLINGUA Berlin will take place November 19 – 21, 2010.

For over two decades, the fair has provided exhibitors with the ideal platform to present a diverse range of products and services related to language learning and teaching, as well as cultures from around the globe. Each year, approximately 200 exhibitors from over 30 countries and more than 12,000 visitors attend this multinational event.

At EXPOLINGUA Berlin, visitors can get in touch with different cultures and more than 60 languages. Experts provide first-hand information and advice on foreign language learning and teaching. Exhibitors include:

Language schools from around the world
Language travel agencies
Embassies, cultural institutes, and tourist boards
Exchange organisations
Universities and colleges from Germany and abroad
Language tests providers
Producers of software for computer-assisted language learning and translation
Publishers

The EXPOLINGUA Berlin 2010 list of exhibitors will be published in the summer.

Among the roughly 12,000 visitors who attend are:

Secondary school students and their parents
Undergraduate and graduate students
Trainees
Teachers, tutors and professors
Translators and interpreters
Professionals and senior citizens with an interest in foreign languages and cultures
Representatives from embassies, consulates and international organisations
HR and training specialists
Language travel agents
Specialised Journalists

Visitors come to EXPOLINGUA Berlin to get expert advice on the wide-ranging options for learning and teaching foreign languages, as well as to participate in targeted networking with professionals in the language training industry. Language teachers, HR and training specialists, language travel agents, publishers, schools and cultural institutes come to EXPOLINGUA Berlin to make new contacts and refresh existing relationships.

Parallel to the exhibition, EXPOLINGUA Berlin’s seminar programme offers visitors a rich and varied series of lectures, workshops and mini-language courses. Visitors can choose from over 100 presentations covering topics such as studying and working abroad, language tests and international educational programmes.

A varied cultural programme rounds off the exhibition each year, including film screenings and live performances.

EXPOLINGUA Berlin is organised by ICWE GmbH.