In our Department, research speaks many languages, embraces many cultures, and values every difference as a driver of growth and innovation.
The Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures is a national and international hub for the study of world languages, literatures, and cultures. Multilingualism (Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, English, Spanish-American, Italian, Russian, Spanish, German, and, in the near future, new languages such as Korean, Icelandic, and Portuguese), multiculturalism, and trans-scalar connections form the pillars of its academic identity.
Thanks to its openness to scientific and cultural exchange, the Department fosters innovative, interdisciplinary research—closely intertwined with teaching and knowledge dissemination—across multiple areas of the humanities. It engages with the global challenges of our time: linguistic mobility, cultural diversity, international communication, globalisation, local cultures and community dynamics, digital technologies for languages, and mapping for socio-territorial development and cultural heritage enhancement.
Its mission is to promote innovative, interdisciplinary, and inclusive research that values cultural diversity and dialogue across disciplines.
The Department is committed to building an open, dynamic, and welcoming scholarly community, where every voice and perspective contributes to cultural innovation and the creation of shared knowledge.
Recognised as a Department of Excellence (2018–2022) by the Ministry of University and Research, the Department is distinguished by a strong international profile deeply connected to local dynamics, with a constant attention to scientific quality, collaborative research, and advanced training for new generations of scholars.
The Department maintains long-term collaborations with institutions and research centres across Europe and beyond, encouraging academic mobility and joint participation in international research projects.
These achievements confirm the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures as a centre of excellence, attractive, inclusive, and capable of enhancing the expertise of each researcher while promoting continuous dialogue with the global academic community.
Research activities span a wide range of disciplines, in constant dialogue with one another:
To sustain scientific innovation and international competitiveness, the Department:
Since 2014, the Research Quality Committee has monitored scientific standards, fostered interdisciplinarity, encouraged participation in competitive national and European calls, and supported methodological and project innovation.
With language and digital laboratories, specialised libraries, advanced technological infrastructures, and high-level documentary resources, the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers an ideal environment for developing innovative, interdisciplinary projects that connect global challenges with local dynamics.
Its commitment to inclusivity translates into welcoming practices and support for students, doctoral candidates, visiting scholars, and researchers from all backgrounds, fostering a collaborative, equitable, and intercultural context.
Collaboration with European and non-European universities promotes the circulation of ideas, skills, and experiences, strengthening the Department’s global vocation while maintaining strong ties to its local ecosystem.
The Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures stands as an international, inclusive centre of research excellence—an ideal setting for high-level scholarship where linguistic and cultural plurality, together with reflection on trans-scalar dynamics of the world system, drive innovation, growth, and cooperation.