The University of Navarra hosted a meeting of the executive committee of the association of Centers for Languages in Higher teaching (ACLES), chaired by the professor of the institute of modern languages of modern languages of this academic center, Paul Miller. The objectives of this organization are, among others, to promote the learning and teaching of modern languages, the standardization of language proficiency levels and assessment systems, agreement the guidelines issued by the European committee , and the creation and development of modern language centers in higher teaching .

In addition to Paul Miller, other ACLES members were present at the meeting : the treasurer, Stuart Dyke (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona); the administrative assistant, Isabel Jaschek (Universidad de Salamanca); and the board member Francisca Martínez (Universidad Internacional de Catalunya).

In the meeting several topics were discussed: the future development of the organization; the participation in the next congress of CERCLES (European Confederation of Centers for Languages in Higher teaching ) to be held in Paris; the development of the different work groups established at the last ACLES congress in Barcelona; the organization of the second national congress ; and possible collaborations with other international work groups.

Regarding the status of language teaching in Spain, Paul Miller pointed out that it is very heterogeneous: "Some universities do not have their own language centers or they exist, but they have to operate in rather precarious circumstances; in others, it is not possible for the student to obtain credits through language study; and in others, credits are obtained, but both the final level required and the issue of credits granted vary substantially depending on the center. In some," he added, "credits are only available for language study in general and there are no courses specially designed for students of a particular degree program .