The project, coordinated by the International School for Linguistic Mediation (SSML) in Benevento (Italy), is based on Goals 4 and 5 of the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development: “Achieve Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls”; “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”.
University students will be involved in seminar lessons and workshops in presence and online. They will be working in mixed groups, from all the partner institutions involved, to develop a project work focused on the BIP courses. To develop a thorough understanding ofthe issues of gender equality and diversity opportunities in education, lessons, seminars, and instructed visits will be mainly focused on the importance of valuing minority languages at any level of instruction, the “glass-ceiling” phenomenon in academia, and women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) disciplines. The aim is to achieve a higher level of inclusivity and sustainability in education, under different points of view, to promote cultural and linguistic awareness and to finally demolish gender, linguistic, and social barriers.