Forum of Bilingualism

7 November 2022

At a time when (young) Swiss citizens from German-speaking cantons sometimes have to communicate with their fellow citizens in French-speaking cantons in English, the Forum of Bilingualism (Forum du bilingualism/ Forum für Zweisprachigkeit) in Biel/Bienne is not a luxury.

Citizens of the canton Grisons (the only trilingual canton: German, Italian and Romansh) and the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino face similar problems.

The Forum is a foundation in Biel/Bienne, the largest bilingual city in Switzerland. Its main activity is raising awareness of the benefits of multilingual/bilingual practices in education, politics, business, culture, and other fields.

The Forum advises on matters concerning bilingual and multilingual situations. The Forum is in close contact with research institutions.

(Source and further information:www.bilinguisme.ch).