F: Languages

Offers of German and English workshops

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German: Language courses aim at easing access and integration into life in Germany. The Graduate Academy regularly offers German courses for beginners exclusively for doctoral candidates and postdocs of Jena University.

English: English courses offer plenty of opportunities to practise academic writing, conversation and pronunciation. Basic language knowledge is required in order to participate in the courses.

All current workshops of this category are available on the qualifications portal of Jena UniversityExternal link.

Interested in more language course offers? The University Language Centre offers classes in a wide range of languages.

Other offers of German Courses in Jena

There is a wide range of German courses offered in Jena. The specific target groups and tuition fees vary and have to be enquired respectively. The language centre of Jena University (Sprachenzentrum) offers language courses at all levels. Further information can be found in FriedolinExternal link.

The following chart provides an overview on institutions offering German language courses for international young academics.The declaration of the proficiency levels (A1 to C2) corresponds to the Language levels of the Common European Framework of ReferenceExternal link. If you are not sure of your German skills, please take the Goethe Online-TestExternal link or the Cornelsen Placement TestExternal link to determine your level of proficiency.

Institution	Contact	Level	Additional information
Language Center of Jena UniversityExternal link Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8 07743 Jena	Susanne Junker Tel. +49 3641 9401807 E-Mail: deutsch@uni-jena.de	A1-C2	Additionally there is the offer for multimedial language learningExternal link
Volkshochschule Jena Grietgasse 17a 07743 Jena	Christian Ziege Tel. +49 3641 498200 E-Mail: christian.ziege@jena.de	A1-C1
Beutenberg Campus Jena e.V. Hans-Knöll-Str. 1 07745 Jena	Dr. Christiane Meyer Tel. +49 3641 930480 E-Mail: weiterbilden@beutenberg.de	A1/A2*
JenDaF e.V. Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8 07743 Jena	Telefon: +49 (0)3641 944 365 E-Mail: jendaf@uni-jena.de	B2/C1	Only preliminary courses for DSH (i.e. B2/C1)
IIK e.V.External link Grietgasse 11 07743 Jena	Tel. +49 3641 489219 E-Mail: iik.jena@t-online.de	A1-C1
Language tandems of International Room Haus auf der Mauer Johannisplatz 26 07743 Jena	Tel. +49 3641 930996 E-Mail: sprachkurse.intro@ stura.uni-jena.de	A1-B2*
Arbeitsagentur JenaExternal link Stadtrodaer Str. 1, 07749 Jena		B2-C1	Job-related German language training
* not officially declared, but comparable to the language levels of the Common European Framework of Reference (details and other course offers on enquiry)