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
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News
Prof. Óscar Loureda delivers the lecture "El español en Europa" at the Universitat de València, Spain
On February 27, Prof. Dr. Óscar Loureda, director of the OSE, delivered the lecture “El español en Europa” at the Espai Cultural FFTIC of Universitat de València, Spain. His presentation analyzed the current position of Spanish in Europe from a demolinguistic perspective and with a focus on its recent evolution, internal dynamics, and future projection.
More about the lecture here.
Celia Hernández Pérez successfully defends her doctoral dissertation
We congratulate Celia Hernández Pérez on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation on February 20, 2026, which was awarded summa cum laude. Her research focuses on Encapsulating and Coreferential Anaphoric Relations in Discourse Construction: An Experimental Approach to Cognitive Processing, providing new insights into language processing.
Ana Gómez-Pavón Durán successfully defends her doctoral dissertation
We congratulate Ana Gómez-Pavón Durán on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation on February 20, 2026, which was awarded summa cum laude. Her research focuses on the impact of family language policy on the competence of heritage speakers of Spanish in Germany, providing new insights into intergenerational transmission in migratory contexts.
Charlotte Blattner receives Baden-Württemberg Stiftung grant
Charlotte Blattner, research associate of the OSE, has been selected for a grant awarded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung under the “Forschungswerkstatt – Deine Idee für Morgen” programme. Over a period of twelve months, she will be provided with funding of approximately 100.000 euros to develop her innovative research proposal.
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Awarded the first Prize for International Hispanism