Goethe-Institut together with the association of European cultural institutes in New York, better known by its acronym EUNIC, celebrates the European Day of Languages with an event dedicated to the Seal of Biliteracy, a US federal program that recognizes students who have attained a high level of proficiency in two or more world languages (one of which must be English) by high school graduation. The project - part conference, part information fair, part networking gathering – is organized in collaboration with the New York State Education Department and New York City Department of Education and brings together educators, decision-makers and policy specialists to discuss innovative, effective ways to promote multilingualism and foreign-language learning. Romania is represented by Dr. Daiana Cuibus, Director General of the Romanian Language Institute, the principal state body overseeing the Romanian language programs abroad.
The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by a high school, school district or county office of education in the US that formally recognizes students who have attained a high level of proficiency in two or more world languages (one of which must be English) by high school graduation. The Seal prepares students with global literacy skills and to affirm the value of diversity in a multilingual society.
Dr. Daiana Theodora Cuibus is the Director of the Romanian Language Institute, an institution that manages and coordinates the activity of 54 academic programs in Romanian Language and Culture worldwide, as well as the teaching of Romanian Language and Culture for heritage K-12 students across Europe. In this capacity, Dr. Cuibus has expanded the existing programs and initiated an important number of pedagogical and research activities meant to liaise among universities, schools, diplomatic and governmental partners, and to promote the best pedagogical practices, as well as authentic intercultural communication. An accomplished academic herself, Dr. Cuibus holds an Associate Professor position in the Department of Romanian Language and General Linguistic, Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University in Romania.
