Welcome!

The deeply cosmopolitan atmosphere of Germany's oldest university provides people from around the world with a welcoming and stimulating environment for expanding their interest in German language and culture. The International Summer School offers three different language courses, each with its own diverse set of challenges.

• Course I provides language training for absolute beginner, elementary, intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced levels.

• Course II, "Fortbildungskurs (FBK)", is designed for non-native GFL teachers, university lecturers and students of German language and literature and very advanced students of German language and literature with a special interest in teaching German as a second (GSL) or German as a foreign Language (GFL).
• Course III provides training in Business German.

Core language classes are held in the morning; in the afternoon, participants can take part in a variety of complimentary classes related to their course level. Additionally, there will be workshops and lectures. German native students accompany the participants in a variety of cultural and social events.

Upon completion of the course, all participants receive a certificate of attendance. Additional diplomas are issued to those who pass a written examination. The diploma is equivalent to 4 credit points of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

Please read our descriptions carefully. They contain all the information we are able to issue before the enrollment. A confirmation letter with further details will be sent out only after we have received the complete set of documents needed for enrollment.

The programme may be subject to change.