For a small selection of lanugages, we offer our Semi-Intensive Courses which start twice per semester.
- You learn in a group of 10 to 16 participants, online or on-site.
- Course times: twice per week in the evening
- Learning objectives: 1 course phase per course - final exam - 4 ECTS credits
Winter semester 2024-25:
- 07.10.2024 – 28.11.2024
- 02.12.2024 – 31.01.2025 | Registration now open until 26.11.2024
Summer semester 2025:
- 10.03.2025 – 30.04.2025 | Registration: 13.01. – 25.02.2025
- 07.05.2025 – 30.06.2025 | Registration: 13.01. – 22.04.2025
Combo Candy: 50 Euro cash back!
If you attend a Semi-Intensive Course for Foreign Langauges in the winter semester 2024-25, we will pay back 50 Euro to you!
How does it work?
- Please register for two courses of your choice and pay the course fee that applies to you (see also discounts).
- You are free to choose the language and course level as you wish. The date of registration is not decisive.
- You will receive the Combo Candy if you are registered for two Semi-Intensive Courses for Foreign Langauges in the winter semester 2024-25 (course numbers starting with 24W1- and 24W2-) by Decemter 10, 2024.
- You will receive a notification of the cash back option of 50 Euro by e-mail on Dec 11, 2024 at the latest.
This is a bonus promotion programm offered by the Innovationszentrum Universität Wien GmbH. Errors and omissions excepted. Legal recourse is excluded.
If you believe that you are entitled to the Combo Candy 2024-25 and have not received a notification by Dec 12, 2024, please contact us via e-mail.
Selection of Languages
English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish
Your language is not listed?
Please check our Semester Courses or Small Group Tuition to find out wheter we offer your target language in a group setting or send us an inquiry!
We are also happy to organize Individual Training for you in these and many other languages.
Semi-Intensive Courses: online or offline 6,5 weeks
You can choose between offline and online courses.
The offline courses take place at our locations on campus and in the surrounding area.
In our online courses you will communicate live with our experienced and highly-qualified teachers and your course colleagues. The lessons will be just as interactive and comprehensive as our regular courses on campus.
Regular course fee 2024-25: EUR 474 per course
Teaching materials are not included in the course fee. They are available at the bookstore Facultas am Campus.
Discounts:
- for Austrian pupils, students and employees of the University of Vienna aswell as the Medical University: 25%
- for recipients of federal aid for students (at the University of Vienna): 50%
- for members of the Alumni Association of the University of Vienna: 10%
- You will learn in a group of 10–16 students and benefit from personal support by the instructor.
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- The courses take place in our premises on the Campus of the University of Vienna and facilities in the surrounding area, see also: Our Course Locations
- You will learn in a group of 10–16 students and benefit from personal support by the instructor.
- To participate in our online courses you need a stable internet connection (10 MBit/s Download, 5 MBit/s Upload. If you are unsure of the internet speed at your specific location, please check your connection here: https://www.speedtest.net).
- You will need a device with a microphone, speakers/headphones, a webcam and an (external) keyboard so that you can also perform your written tasks in the best possible way. You will work with word documents and other word-processing programs.
- As virtual classroom, we use the external provider Zoom.
- Please note that the indicated course time corresponds to the local time in Vienna / Austria (CEST). Before registering, please check the time zone difference at your local time and register for the course schedule most convenient for your location. If you need assistance, click here.
Course phases
The semester course covers 1 course phase.
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For a positive transcript, you are awarded ECTS (European Credit Transfer System):
- 2 ECTS for the A1–A2 levels
- 3 ECTS for levels B1 and higher
The decision regarding recognition (or non-recognition) of ECTS points (credits) lies with your university’s or institutes’ Study Program Administration [Studienprogrammleitung].
Please find here further information on disability-friendly exams.
Prior to course commencement, the Language Center offers assessment tests.
Self-assessment is also possible, based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level descriptions.
Registration can be carried out online or directly at the office of the Language Center of the University.
