About
Welcome to the Language Center!
The Language Center of the University of Hamburg is an interdisciplinary provider of language, culture and soft skills for your studies and the workplace. Our services are aimed at students and staff of the University of Hamburg and are free of charge.
Our team — together with 60-65 lecturers — takes care of around 5,000 students per semester. In addition, we provide classes individually tailored to the needs of individual faculties as well as classes targeting academic and administrative staff.
Languages we offer
Attend interdisciplinary or subject-specific classes offered in the following languages:
- English
- German as a Foreign Language
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Russian
- Turkish
- Chinese
- Portuguese
Our team combines a pragmatic and communicative approach with a service- and results-oriented attitude. By always applying the latest teaching methods and conveying practical content, we aid our students in achieving their language learning goals.
The Language Center is a safe space where participants have the opportunity to get to know and support each other, exchange ideas, and learn together with mutual respect and curiosity, free of prejudice or judgement.
All our teachers have a double qualification, which means that they are experienced both professionally and didactically. This is a key feature of high quality of our teaching.
Class Levels
The classes for German as a Foreign Language are suitable for all language levels from B1 to C1.
The classes offered by the Department of Modern Languages are targeted at advanced speakers and are therefore taught at levels B2 and C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference. This does not apply to classes for Academic Staff and Doctoral Candidates, some of which are also offered at lower levels.
Language classes at levels A1 - A2 (German) or A1 - B1 (other languages) are offered by the Department of General Languages. Please inform yourself on their website about the offer.