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Courses at the International Study Centre Courses

At Heidelberg University's International Study Centre ("Internationales Studienzentrum" / "ISZ") you can attend German language and specialist courses before, during, and after your studies.

The ISZ offers specifically tailored courses for:

  • prospective students with non-German educational qualifications planning to do a complete degree programme in Germany
  • international students admitted to Heidelberg University either by way of an exchange programme (Erasmus or a bilateral programme) or as master's degree students
  • international professors/postdocs, doctoral students, staff, and Lehrbeauftragte at Heidelberg University, including their partners
  • alumni (HAI members) of Heidelberg University, including their partners

Prospective Students

Study preparation

Studienkolleg

German classes for level C1 in combination with extensive subject specific classes as a preparation for the Assesment Examination (FSP) and subsequent subject-specific studies

Study preparation

Kolleg für deutsche Sprache und Kultur

German classes for levels A1 to C1 for prospective students with direct / indirect university entrance qualification as a preparation for the DSH / Studienkolleg

Study preparation

Foundation Semester Courses ("Propädeutisches Vorsemester")

Subject-specific and, if applicable, German lessons for prospective students with advanced German language skills and direct university entrance qualifications

Study preparation

BioMed Kolleg kompakt (Pre-Semester Induction Course)

Four-week specialist classes for new students in the medical and biological degree programmes at Heidelberg University

Exchange / Master's Degree Students

Study preparation

Pre-Semester German Language Courses for Exchange Students at Heidelberg University

German classes for levels A1 to C1 as a preparation before the first exchange semester at Heidelberg University

Semester courses

Semester Courses for Exchange and Master's Degree Students at Heidelberg University

German language classes for levels A1 to C2

Bachelor's Degree / Master's Degree / Exchange / Doctoral Students

Vocational Preparation

German Courses for Vocational Preparation

German classes as a preparation for working in Germany

Postdocs / Doctoral Students / Staff / Lehrbeauftragte / Alumni

German language courses

Postdocs / Doctoral Students / Staff / Lehrbeauftragte

Online German classes for levels A1 to C2 for life and work in Germany

German Language Online Courses

Alumni

Online German classes for levels A1 to C2 for life and work in Germany

Other German courses in Heidelberg

If you want to learn German in Heidelberg, but you do not belong to one of these groups, we advise you to contact a private language school.

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