The CercleS 2026 Conference will feature nine focus groups, which will take place concurrently on Thursday 10 September 2026 from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm in the lecture theatres (ground floor) and laboratories of the University Language Centre (level -1) at the former Music College, Piazza Lauro de Bosis, 6, Rome.
The Focus Groups are:
- ADAPT
Coordinators: Lídia Jordà Sánchez (lidia.jorda@ua.es), Marina Macià Pérez (marina.macia@ua.es), Katarzyna Matuszak (katarzyna.matuszak@put.poznan.pl) and Jackie Robbins (jrobbins@uoc.edu)
Aula MA1 - EMI
Coordinators: Edyta Olejarczuk (edyta.olejarczuk@put.poznan.pl) and Nuala Mederski (nuala.mederski@put.poznan.pl)
Aula MA2 - Internationalisation and Language Policy
Coordinators: Adriana Peña (Adriana.Pena@ub.edu) and David Carrascosa Cañego (David.Carrascosa@uclm.es)
Aula MA3 - Management and Leadership
Coordinator: Libor Štěpánek (libor.stepanek@cjv.muni.cz)
Aula MA4 - LSP
Coordinators: Benoît Guilbaud (B.Guilbaud@sussex.ac.uk) and David Tual (dhpt2@cam.ac.uk)
Aula MA5 - Testing and Assessment
Coordinators: Barbara Sawicka (barbara.sawicka@put.poznan.pl) and Laurent Rouveyrol (laurent.rouveyrol@sorbonne-nouvelle.fr)
Aula MA6 - Plurilingualism
Coordinators: Kateřina Sedláčková (katerina.sedlackova@cjv.muni.cz) and Beatriz Calvo Martín (beatriz.calvo.martin@ulb.be)
Laboratorio 1 CLA - Associate Members
Coordinators: Eleni Kakrida (ekakrida@aua.gr) and Elis Kakoulli Constantinou (elis.constantinou@cut.ac.cy)
Laboratorio 2 CLA - Learner Autonomy
Coordinators: outgoing – Giovanna Tassinari (giovanna.tassinari@fu-berlin.de) and Justine Paris (justine.paris@u-paris.fr) AND incoming – Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (martina.sindelarova@cjv.muni.cz) and Henry Finch (henry.finch@tu-darmstadt.de)
Laboratorio 3 CLA
Recommended restaurants and bars for lunch
Bar River, Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz, 17 – tel. +39 06 323 6919
Ristorante Cuccurucu’, Via Capoprati, 10 – tel. +39 06 3751 8558
Il Gianfornaio – Ponte Milvio, Largo Maresciallo Diaz, 14 – tel. +39 06 333 3472
Gondi Bistrot A Ponte Milvio, Piazzale di Ponte Milvio 5/6/7 – tel. +39 06 6472 1002
Mi’Ndujo – Ponte Milvio, Piazzale di Ponte Milvio 3 – tel. +39 342 047 8950
AGRO – Autentici Gusti Ricercati Orti, Viale Pinturicchio, 216/222 – tel. +39 06 321 5385
Quattro Spicchi Pizzeria, Viale Pinturicchio, 208 -tel. +39 366 140 1812
Pippo lo Sgobbone, Via Dei Podesti, 8 – tel. +39 06 323 2994
Vecchio Tevere Rossana Bufoli, Lungo Tevere Thaon di Revel, 3 – tel. +39 333 171 1144