CercleS in brief

Founded in Strasbourg in 1991, CercleS is a confederation of independent associations from 22 countries in Europe.

It brings together some 290 Language Centres, Departments, Institutes, Faculties or Schools in Higher Education whose main responsibility is the teaching of language.

Its members have several thousand academic, administrative and technical staff, and some 250, 000 students who learn all the world's main languages. CercleS is committed to the highest possible standards in language education and research.