Observatory of Spanish in Europe
Observatory of Spanish in Europe | OSE
The Observatory of Spanish in Europe is a research center founded in 2023 at Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS), Heidelberg University. Its main goal is to offer data that can help tackle the emerging trends related to Spanish and its speakers in Europe.
El español como lengua de herencia en Europa
¿Eres de origen hispanohablante y has emigrado a un país europeo?
¿Tienes un/a hijo/a menor de edad?
¿Quieres ayudarnos a conocer la realidad del español como lengua de herencia en Europa?
¡Participa en nuestra encuesta!
New at the OSE
ALPES 6 Conference-winter school participation
On January 25-30th, 2026, OSE researchers Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda, as a guest expert, and Dr. Pilar Valero, will participate in the ALPES 6: Métodos de análisis en lingüística hispánica colloquium-winter school, which will take place in Kandersteg, Suiza. The winter school is organized by the University of Zurich and the University of Lausanne.
Book presentation: Demolingüística del español en Europa central
On February 17th, the Instituto Cervantes will present the seventh volume in the series Demolingüística del español en Europa, which focuses on Central Eastern European countries of Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. The publication is a collaboration between the OSE, the Instituto Cervantes, and the University of Zurich.
The event will take place at 11:00 AM and can be followed live on the Instituto Cervantes’ YouTube channel.
Book receives the Quality Seal in Academic Edition CEA-APQ 2025
The book Discurso, medios de comunicación y pobreza en claves latinoamericanas, coordinated by the OSE director Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda and Dr. Neyla Pardo Abril, has obtained the Quality Seal in Academic Edition CEA-APQ 2025.
Read more about this award here.
The OSE opens new working avenues with the University of Vienna
The Observatory of Spanish in Europe has initiated new lines of collaboration with Prof. Dr. Martha Guzmán Riverón, Professor of Romance Linguistics: Hispanic Studies, and her team at the Department of Romance Studies at the University of Vienna.
The aim of this cooperation is to strengthen joint research on Spanish speakers in Austria, with a special focus on the study of Spanish as a heritage language.
With this new collaboration, the OSE continues to expand its network and consolidate its presence in the main research centers on Spanish on the continent.
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Awarded the first Prize for International Hispanism