German Language Courses
for Erasmus and other Exchange Students
Erasmus and other exchange students at the University of Cologne are offered the chance to participate in one free German language course per semester by the Department of German as a Foreign Language (DaF):
- Pre-semester course in September or March (online course): four-week intensive course comprised of 20 hours per week (9 ECTS) or
- In-semester course (in-person course with online parts*): language course comprised of 6 hours per week during the semester (9 ECTS)
Students, who wish to take both courses (pre-semester course and in-semester course) in one semester, will be charged a course fee of 250€ for the second course.
*The courses at level A1 (CEF) are tutored self-study modules and completely online.
Registration
Nominated Erasmus/ exchange students of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities will receive an e-mail with a link to online registration in May (for the fall/winter courses) or November (for the spring/summer courses). They must then take an online placement test (only students with prior knowledge of German).
Foreign Language Teaching Assistants and enrolled Master's or Doctoral students interested in taking a German language course please directly refer to the German as a Foreign Language Department (DaF) for registration.