The Language Centre
Learning languages
Experience different cultures. Broaden your horizons. Communicate globally.
Our programme for students and staff at Weimar’s universities ranges from language and intercultural training to project-based and interdisciplinary courses in an academic context.
Find the course that suits your goals.
1. Choose from our range of languages
German as a Foreign Language (DaF) courses during the semester (running alongside the semester)
German as a Foreign Language (DaF) courses during the semester (running alongside the semester)
| When? | During the lecture period |
| How often? | 12 weeks, once a week |
| How? | 90 mins in person + compulsory component: flexible online learning (Moodle) |
| European Credit Transfer System: | 3 European Credit Transfer System credits |
| Language levels: | A1 to C1 |
| Textbook: | see course description in StudIP |
Intensive German as a Foreign Language courses (March, September)
Intensive German as a Foreign Language courses (March, September)
3-week German course | Intensive language course (March or September)
Target groups: 1. Incoming exchange students, 2. Full-time students at the Bauhaus University Weimar, 3. Staff at Weimar’s universities, 4. Guests (subject to availability)
| When? | March or September |
| How often? | Mon–Fri (60 hours in total) |
| How? | Usually face-to-face teaching from 9.00 am to 11.30 am + compulsory component: flexible online learning (Moodle) |
| European Credit Transfer System: | 4 European Credit Transfer System credits |
| Language levels: | A1 to B2 |
| Textbook | See course description in StudIP |
DSH
DSH
Preparatory course followed by the DSH examination on site
Target groups: 1. Prospective students with conditional admission and students at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, 2. Students at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar, 3. Students and prospective students at the University of Erfurt and the Technical University of Ilmenau, 4. other students and prospective students at Thuringian universities on request
| When? | 2 weeks in September |
Language requirements at the start of the course: | Proven B2/C1 level |
| Enrolment | For further information on dates and course fees: Please email sprachenzentrum[at]uni-weimar.de |
DaF Intensivkurse im Semester (WBA)
DaF Intensivkurse im Semester (WBA)
Kostenpflichtige Intensivkurse der Bauhaus Weiterbildungsakademie Weimar im Winter- und Sommersemester.
Weitere Kurse mit spezifischen Zielgruppen
Weitere Kurse mit spezifischen Zielgruppen
- ‘FIT-Kurse’: Als Projektpartner der DAAD-geförderten Initiative „Bauhaus Career Navigator – Local Networks for Global Talents“ bieten wir in jedem Semester ausgewählte Kurse zur sprachlichen und (inter)kulturellen Förderung der Studier- und Arbeitsmarktfähigkeit an, einschließlich einer Sprachbegleitung für den NHRE englischen Masterstudiengang (WiSe).
- Konversationskurs (B1-C1): alle zwei Wochen im Semester, abhängig von Kapazitäten und Nachfrage; Kontakt: Dr. Johann Wendel
course offerings
English courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
English courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
| When? | During the lecture period |
| How often? | 12 weeks, once a week |
| How? | 90 mins in person + compulsory component: flexible online learning (Moodle) |
| European Credit Transfer System: | 3 European Credit Transfer System credits |
| Language levels: | B1/B2 to C1 |
| Textbook: | see course description in StudIP |
French courses
French courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
French courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
| When? | During the lecture period |
| How often? | 12 weeks, once a week |
| How? | - A1.1–B1.1: 180 minutes of face-to-face teaching - B2 conversation course: 150 minutes of face-to-face teaching and a compulsory component: flexible online learning (Moodle) |
| European Credit Transfer System: | 3 European Credit Transfer System credits |
| Language levels: | A1 to B2/C1 |
| Textbook: | see course description in StudIP |
Hélène Dal Farra
Hélène Dal Farra
course offerings
Italian courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
Italian courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
| When? | During the lecture period |
| How often? | 12 weeks, once a week |
| How? | 90 minutes of face-to-face teaching + compulsory component: flexible online learning (Moodle) |
| European Credit Transfer System: | 3 European Credit Transfer System credits |
| Language levels: | A1 to B2 |
| Textbook: | see course description in StudIP |
Giovanna Paradisi
Giovanna Paradisi
course offerings
Swedish courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
Swedish courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
| When? | During the lecture period |
| How often? | 12 weeks, once a week |
| How? | 90 mins in person + compulsory component: flexible online learning (Moodle) |
| European Credit Transfer System: | 3 European Credit Transfer System credits |
| Language levels: | A1–B1/2 |
| Textbook: | see course description in StudIP |
Håkan Fink
Håkan Fink
course offerings
Spanish courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
Spanish courses during the semester (run throughout the semester)
| When? | During the lecture period |
| How often? | 12 weeks, once a week |
| How? | 90 mins of face-to-face teaching + compulsory component: flexible online learning (Moodle) |
| European Credit Transfer System: | 3 European Credit Transfer System credits |
| Language levels: | A1.1 – B1/2 |
| Textbook: | see course description in StudIP |
Begoña Pérez
Begoña Perez
Language level, enrolment, fees
Enrolling Language Course [via StudIP]
This is a video for students who are already registered in StudIP.
It shows you how to:
- change the language settings in StudIP
- view the laguage courses you have already successfully completed
- enrol in a language course
- see your grades
- download a certificate of attendance
- pay for a language course
If you do not have a StudIP account, please watch the second video.
(start the first video, then click on the top lefthand side)
2.2. New to our site?
Please create a profile in StudIP.
2.3. Language proficiency
- Have you already taken a course at the Language Centre? We have a record of your language level. Please feel free to enrol for the next course via StudIP.
- Do you have some prior knowledge but no formal language certificate? Please take a placement test:
| Language | Information about the test: | Contact partners |
| German | see the online German test | Manja Gerlach, Urs Urban, Johann Wendel, Kathrin Zeidler, Håkan Fink, Daniela Ott |
| English | See online test for English | Howard Atkinson, Elizabeth Watts, Kathryn Arsenault |
| French | About Ms Dal Farra | Hélène Dal Farra |
| Italian | About Ms Paradisi | Giovanna Paradisi |
| Swedish | About Mr Fink | Håkan Fink |
| Spanish | About Ms Perez | Begoña Perez |
2.5. To secure your place: Please transfer the course fee and send us your proof of payment.
a) Pay course fees
Course fees for students (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, HfM): Semester courses: €45, intensive courses (March/September): €60
Bank transfer details:
- Payee: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar/Language
Centre Bank: HELABA
BIC: HELADEFF820
IBAN: DE39 8205 0000 3004 4442 73 - Reference: CLCL + <surname given name> + course fee for <language group></language></surname>
b) Please send your proof of payment to the Language Centre.
- Important details to include in the subject line of the email: language, course level, group (if applicable) (e.g. proof of payment for DaF A 1.1 | Group 1 | Intensive course March 2026).
That’s it! Once your payment has been received, your enrolment is binding and your place on the course is secured.
Important: Once paid, course fees can only be refunded in exceptional circumstances. Please do not transfer the course fees until you a) have a confirmed place on a course (i.e. not on the waiting list) and you are certain that you will actually be attending the selected course.
2.6. Should I take part as a member of staff or as a guest?
- If you are a member of staff, please follow the steps above. Course fees for semester-long courses: €60; intensive courses: €80.
- We are also happy to offer any remaining places to guests immediately after the enrolment period. Course fees for semester-long courses: €225; for intensive courses: €300. Please contact us by email.
Any questions?
- For general information on enrolling, course management and language certificate management in StudIP, please watch the video above.
- We have answered many other questions in our FAQs. ***** Link
- If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at sprachenzentrum[at]uni-weimar.de.
Gebührenerlass und -erstattung
- Keine Gebühren für DaF-Kurse zahlen derzeit: Incoming Austauschstudierende der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar und der Hochschule für Musik sowie Studierende, die den Doppelabschluss EMK anstreben.
- Studierende der HfM, die verpflichtend Italienisch oder Spanisch lernen, wenden sich bitte an Frau Paradisi bzw. Frau Pérez.
- Rückerstattung von Gebühren für in einem Sprachkurs erworbenen Leistungspunkte (ECTs), die Sie in Ihrem Studiengang anrechnen lassen konnten. So erhalten Sie Ihre Kursgebühr zurück:
- Reichen Sie Ihren Leistungsschein beim Prüfungsamt Ihrer Fakultät ein.
- Lassen Sie die Note als Studienleistung (Pflicht-, Wahlpflicht- oder Wahlmodul) eintragen.
- Reichen Sie nach Studienabschluss eine Kopie Ihres Bachelor- oder Masterzeugnisses im Sekretariat des Sprachenzentrums ein.
- Ergänzen Sie auf der Kopie Ihre Wohnanschrift und Bankverbindung (IBAN, BIC, Bankort).
Anschließend wird Ihnen die Kursgebühr überwiesen.
Sprachnachweise
Sie haben einen Kurs am Sprachenzentrum erfolgreich abgeschlossen? Einen kostenlosen Sprachnachweis können Sie jederzeit über StudIP herunterladen. Die Anleitung finden Sie im Video oben auf unserer Webseite.
Für Abschlüsse anderer Institutionen wenden Sie sich bitte an die jeweiligen Ansprechpartner*innen.
Which course is right for me? Timetables, course formats, **
Courses during the semester (all languages)
Language courses in the winter and summer semesters (running alongside the semester)
Target groups: 1. Full-time students at the Bauhaus University of Weimar, 2. Staff at Weimar’s higher education institutions, students from other higher education institutions in Thuringia, 3. Visitors (subject to availability)
| When? | During the lecture period |
| How often? | 12 weeks, once a week |
| How? | 90 mins face-to-face + compulsory component: flexible online learning (Moodle)* |
| European Credit Transfer System: | 3 European Credit Transfer System credits |
| Course fees |
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| Language levels: | A1 to C1 (depending on the language) |
* Course formats may vary for French courses.
Other course formats (intensive courses, courses for staff, etc.)
3-week German course | Intensive language course (March or September)
Target groups: 1. Incoming exchange students, 2. Full-time students at the Bauhaus University Weimar, 3. Staff at Weimar’s universities, 4. Guests (subject to availability)
| When? | March or September |
| How often? | Mon–Fri (60 hours in total) |
| How? | Usually face-to-face teaching 9.00–11.30 am + compulsory component: flexible online learning (Moodle) |
| European Credit Transfer System: | 4 European Credit Transfer System credits |
| Language levels: | A1 to B2 |
Courses for staff at Weimar’s universities
Speaking English in Everyday Work Life | Effective Everyday Conversation
- A 10-week course with a communicative focus in an international working environment
- Language level: A2; staff with a higher level can enrol on a course running alongside the semester (e.g. English B1)
- Objectives: to improve language skills, raise intercultural awareness and strengthen the culture of welcome
- Registration via Congeno
Project-based courses:
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Courses as part of BAUHAUS4EU:
Blended Intensive Programmes: BIPs are international learning and teaching projects in a hybrid format. Students from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar work on a topic in collaboration with another European university. In our courses, participants develop their language and intercultural competence whilst strengthening their ability to engage in interdisciplinary international collaboration. All participants meet for a short stay abroad at one of the partner universities involved. Contacts for current programmes: Hélène Dal Farra (French), Elizabeth Watts (English)
Courses as part of the Spring School:
Über uns
Vielfältig. Bedarfsorientiert. Vernetzt
Profil
Profil
Das Sprachenzentrum | Centre for Language and Cultural Learning ist eine zentrale Einrichtung der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
Unser Angebot orientiert sich an unseren Lerner*innen und umfasst
didaktisch fundierte Sprachkurse auf den Niveaustufen des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Studierende und Mitarbeitende der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar und der Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar
die sprachlich-kulturelle Vorbereitung auf den Arbeitsmarkt im Rahmen der DAAD-'FIT'-Förderung (Förderung internationaler Talente zur Integration in Studium und Arbeitsmarkt)
die sprachlich-kulturelle Unterstützung von Incoming und Outgoing Mobilität von Studierenden und Mitarbeitenden
(inter)kulturell ausgerichtete Kurse und Kurse mit transdisziplinären Fokus auf projektbasiertem Sprachenlernen
Unterstützung der Mehrsprachigkeit, einschließlich in Verwaltungsbereichen
Mitgliedschaften und Kooperationen
Mitgliedschaften und Kooperationen
Mitgliedschaften
- Arbeitskreis der Sprachenzentren, Sprachlehrinstitute und Fremdspracheninstitute (AKS)
- Europäischer Verband der Hochschulsprachenzentren (CercleS)
- Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache (FaDaF).
Das Sprachenzentrum arbeitet außerdem in folgenden Netzwerken mit:
- Netzwerk der Leiterinnen und Leiter von Sprachenzentren an deutschen Hochschulen
- Netzwerk der Leiterinnen und Leiter von Sprachenzentren an Thüringer Hochschulen
- Arbeitskreis der Sprachenzentren in Europäischen Hochschulallianzen
DSH Netzwerk OST
Vernetzung innerhalb der Universität
Vernetzung innerhalb der Universität
Das Sprachenzentrum trägt zur Umsetzung der BAUHAUS4EU-Allianz-Vorhaben bei:
- Entwicklung eines Selbstlern-Sprachkurses zur Unterstützung der Studierendenmobilität
Wir freuen uns auf folgende Projekte und Angebote für Studierende:
- Regional Living Lab zur Erstellung einer mobilen Kulturkabine mit der Fragestellung “Wie kann eine mobile Kulturkabine zu einem neuen dritten Ort werden?” (Französich-/deutschsprachiger Kurs, auch Teil der Spring School 2027)
- Gemeinsames Projekt mit der Université de Picardie Jules Verne (Amiens, France): Carbon Diaries 2037: Reflections on Eco Futures in a Changing World: How can we capture and influence our social and ecological future through journaling?
Gemeinsam Sprachen und Kulturen entdecken
Nach dem Bergfest ist vor dem Bergfest!
Im Mai gab es einen Abend voller Spaß und Spiele - mit echten HITSTER International Expert*innen.
Am 8. Dez. 2026 gibt es die Bergfest-Winter-Edition. Weitere Informationen folgen auf dieser Webseite…
Kultur entdecken
Sprache lebt nicht nur im Unterricht. Mit vielfältigen Veranstaltungen schaffen wir Gelegenheiten, Sprachen in authentischen Situationen zu erleben, kulturelle Besonderheiten und Bräuche kennenzulernen und den Austausch miteinander zu fördern.