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Corporate communication happens on multiple levels within different communities of practice and modally differentiated communication activities. In order to participate in these activities, the members of those communities of practice need to demonstrate specific competencies. In consequence, this entails various scopes of tertiary preparation for efficient participation in corporate communication. Project communication exemplifies a neglected area of corporate communication, both scientifically and didactically. This article puts forward arguments for introducing tertiary education to PMO employees and PMs in the field of project communication management. As a result of our discussion, the following demand has been expressed: Examining core competencies of a project manager in the area of project communication, as well as developing (on the basis of the research results) tertiary curricula regarding (multicultural) project communication management, is an urgent research task of applied linguistics.