1st International Summer School on Language: Health & Education (LangHealEdu)

CHIOS 2026

1st International Summer School on Language:
Health & Education (LangHealEdu)

Host Institutions: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Interdisciplinary Lab “Linguistics and Grammar Teaching” (Angeliki Tsokoglou, Michalis Georgiafentis, Evangelia Kyritsi) and University of Cambridge, Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies (Ianthi Tsimpli)

Dates: 2-9 September 2026

Location: Chios, Greece

Focus: A one-week School focusing on (a) the value of linguistic research for educational settings and (b) the role of language skills in monolingual and bilingual school children with neurotypical and neurodivergent development

The Interdisciplinary Lab "Linguistics and Grammar Teaching", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and the Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies, University of Cambridge, UK are delighted to invite you to take part in the 1st International Summer School on Language: Health & Education (LangHealEdu) to be held in person on the island of Chios in the Aegean Sea.

The School is directed at graduates, postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students with an interest in the relationship between linguistics and real-world practice. Participants will explore the value of linguistic research for educational settings as well as the linguistic profiles of monolingual and bilingual learners across neurotypical and neurodivergent development. The programme also addresses research on the effectiveness of interventions in schools, health, and social welfare structures designed to support language development in these groups.

The intensive short programme (36 hours) offers 1.5-hour sessions across two core themes – Language & Health and Language & Education – taught by leading experts from the UK and Greece.

The School aspires to foster a community of scholars and practitioners committed to ensuring that advances in linguistic science find meaningful application in education, health, and social welfare.

REGISTRATION

LangHealEdu is addressed to graduates, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates as well as research students with an interest in linguistics, education and/or psychology. If you wish to attend, please complete the application form and you will be contacted shortly with further information regarding registration and accommodation.

Αpplication form

Important Information

Registration: 2 June 2026 – 30 June 2026

Fees: €150

Tuition Fee Waivers
Five tuition fee waiver scholarships are available for students of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), awarded on academic criteria (number of relevant courses attended by the applicants, GPA, and CV). Students who wish to do so are requested to apply for the waiver during the registration process, submitting the required supporting documents.

Accommodation: Students may stay in twin-bed rooms at a local refurbished guesthouse connected to the Ionic Swimming Centre of Chios. The cost is €15 per night (breakfast included). Please note that availability is limited and reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested in this type of accommodation, we encourage you to let us know as soon as possible. Alternatively, you can arrange your accommodation independently. 

Please see the guesthouse location here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/K9oj63ZVWCd3i3mB8