Through its research projects, the RCM pursues the ambitious goal of contributing scholarly and empirically supported research findings on social questions pertaining to multilingualism. Priorities and focus of all research are defined in a multi-year plan which, when proposed by the RCM, undergoes approval by the steering committee.
In all its research activities, the RCM is committed to the principles of good scholarly practice. Applied research done at the Research Centre on Multilingualism (RCM) includes the areas "Multilingualism in individuals", "Language teaching and learning, assessing and evaluating language skills", and "Multilingualism in institutions and society".