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Working and Researching in HeidelbergLanguage Skills and Language Courses

Even though it is possible to get along within the University community with English only, good German skills make daily life easier and greatly facilitate the process of settling in to a new environment. Therefore, we recommend that international visitors learn or improve their German skills at home before beginning their research stay.

The Goethe Institute, Germany’s main cultural institute, has branches all around the world and offers German language courses in more than 90 countries. There are also numerous possibilities to learn German in Heidelberg.

German Language Courses

There are numerous language schools in Heidelberg and the surrounding area that offer courses to learn or improve your German. The Welcome Centre organises German courses for Heidelberg University’s international scholars and their families at the International Study Centre. Heidelberg University also offers German language courses every summer at the International Summer School of German Language and Culture.

Learning other Foreign Languages at Heidelberg University

The University Language Centre offers couses in many European and Non-European languages. Additionally, they provide language certification for different languages like Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish and Turkish.