Alumni Experiences

I chose the CLE Master Course for its focus on multicultural education and its wide-ranging knowledge (from literature to history, art history and language sciences) with on-site language practice in several countries. This captures the program’s strongest point: it’s intensely practical from the start. Thanks to the compulsory mobility, I studied in three countries such as France, Italy and Greece and graduated the program with a valuable set of skills. I mean, take effective communication skills, for instance.
Well, to be frank, the processes of applying for visas, resident permits, the communication with immigration offices and embassies are not always a slice of heaven, however such experiences have largely contributed to improve my problem- solving skills and helped me to become more stress-resilient. I guess that the most essential skill for me was to learn to understand and interpret various ideas and concepts. It helped to develop a strong analytical frame of mind. This was invaluable to starting my own business in game industry as a game designer from day one after graduation. Nowadays, I’m working on designing Virtual Reality Games for Learning as a part of my Innovative Teaching and Learning Project.
I believe that ideas don’t come from the vacuum. Creativity is an active process which consists in a particular point of view, in noticing a unique arrangement of the things. The CLE Master Course helps to immerse into different cultural backgrounds and in this way to explore. All in all, it is hard work, but it’s also fun, gratifying and fulfilling. I highly recommend the program to anyone heading into becoming... more creative and original.

Click here to see the interview with Pia Aurelia Scheiblhuber

After obtaining a degree in German Language and Literature at the University of São Paulo I was looking for a master’s degree that would allow me to develop simultaneously my most varied interests in the field, and this freedom to explore different disciplines only CLE can offer.

Mulhouse is an amazing city that has allowed me not only to develop my skills in the program languages, but also to deepen my knowledge of the German language and the culture of the German-speaking countries due to the privileged location justminutes away from the border with Germany and Switzerland. The Université de Haute-Alsace certainly exceeded all expectations by providing a range of cultural activities in addition to regular classes, such as museum visits, theater plays and musical performances. Read more

Mon premier souvenir du master CLE est très bien gravé dans ma mémoire, j’étais à Bucarest pour un stage à l’époque. C’est le dernier jour pour déposer la candidature, j’ai pas dormi toute la nuit pour préparer le dossier. Il y a une pluie torrentielle, je traverse toute la ville pour envoyer mon dossier CLE dans le seul bureau de poste qui est ouvert dimanche. Je reviens chez moi, j’ouvre Google Maps et je me lance dans une longue contemplation des endroits auxquels je vais peut-être consacrer deux ans de ma vie. J’imagine les chants du coeur dans la cathédrale de Strasbourg, j’essaie de prononcer les noms presque mythiques de villes au Sénégal - M-bour, Zi-guin-chor, Langue-de-Bar-ba-rie, île Go-rée, Yoff, j’imagine le syndrome de Stendhal qui je vais vivre à Bologne… Tout cela me paraît presque irréel et j’ai un peu peur de me lancer trop dans ces rêves de l’ailleurs. Read more

Hello everyone, my name is Federica Ambroso. After graduating in Modern Literature at the University of Bologna and having had two wonderful Erasmus experiences in Greece (study and internship in a publishing house), I decided to apply for the master CLE. Thanks to the CLE I had the opportunity to study in two beautiful towns, Bologna and Thessaloniki, to perfect my knowledge of modern Greek and to broad my horizons, through lectures, conferences, guided tours, but above all through the daily and very stimulating experience of a multicultural environment. To share projects and experiences with people from all over the world, to travel, to develop listening and adaptation skills, to get constantly involved ... This and much more is the master CLE!