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On the occasion of French Language Day, language experts from the Institut Francais will be offering an afternoon of language activities and games at the city library (Stadtbibliothek / Zentrale) on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

The Language Center is offering several opportunities to acquire the B1 certificate in French in 2025.

Our intensive course program has not ended yet and there are still courses you can sign up for! In March, we are offering courses in many languages as well as a three-day training on pluricultural communication skills.

In 2025, the SZHB, the Bremer Kulturinstitut and the Bremen City Library are once again teaming up to organize Language Days. The dates for the first events have now been set, with more to follow over the course of the year. We look forward to welcoming visitors of all ages!

Over the next three weeks, renovation work will be carried out in the Language Resource Center (Selbstlernzentrum Sprachen) at the University of Bremen.

In March 2025, we will be offering a brand new three-day training course on “Pluricultural Communication Skills”. This practical training will be held in English and is open to students from all subject areas.

Registration is now open for the tutoring program for independent language learning during the semester break. Participation is free of charge for students.

The online YUFE language cafés will be taking place from February to the beginning of April. Five languages are included in the program. Students at the University of Bremen can participate free of charge.

The article by Claudia Harsch, Valeriia Koval, Voula Kanistra and Ximena Delgado-Osorio, published in Assessing Writing, has been selected by the journal editors for the Editors' Choice list.

In February and March 2025, the Language Center is offering intensive courses for nine languages. Registration is now open. The tutoring program for independent language learning will also take place during the semester break.

On December 16, the SZHB is offering an afternoon of language activities at the central library to celebrate Arabic Language Day.

On Monday, December 9th, we will be hosting a quiz about languages and countries. We hope to see many participants – the questions will be asked in English.

The workshop “Multilingual greetings – a workshop on multilingualism” will take place on December 4, 2024 from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. in room GW 2 A 3070/Language Resource Center.

Dr. Anja Kamp (HSB), Jeremy Hookway (SZHB/HSB) and Prof. Dr. Stefan Veltel (HSB) received the 'Bremer Hochschulpreis für ausgezeichnete Lehre' 2024 on November 5th.

This interactive info session on Thursday, November 14th at 4:00 p.m. will provide tips and insights into learning in language tandems and is aimed at both newcomers to tandems and those who are already learning in a tandem.

Our language cafés are up and running for eight different languages. Designed for students, the language cafés are also completely free of charge.

At the EALTA Conference in Belfast last June, Prof. Claudia Harsch gave a keynote address on the topic “Looking at the past, present and future of the CEFR beyond Europe - from the CEFR to a CGFR?”. The talk can now be viewed online.

During the orientation week, we will be presenting our language program at various locations and in different formats (information events, sampler courses). Come and see us; we look forward to meeting you.

Registration for our courses is now open. The courses start on October 14, 2024.

The intensive courses are still running and there is still time to register! We have five exciting languages to choose from for August and September.

The German language café for the levels B1/B2 will continue to take place during the semester break for the first time.

On September 26th, the Instituto Cervantes and the Language Centre of the Universities in the Land of Bremen (SZHB) invite you to celebrate the European Day of Languages at the city library (Zentralbibliothek, Am Wall).

Starting at the end of July, we will be offering a French language café for the first time during the semester break. The language café is geared towards students and participation is free of charge.

120 students from 20 countries will be attending the 4-week International Summer School at the Language Centre in Bremen from July 29th to August 23rd. Rooms are still needed for some participants.

Soon it will be that time again: our intensive courses are about to start! From July to September, the Language Center will be offering intensive courses in 10 languages. Thai is a new addition to the program. The tutoring program for independent language learning will also be taking place.

On Tuesday, June 11th, the SZHB, the AStA Bremerhaven and the Local Erasmus Initiative (ELI) of Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences will be hosting a quiz about languages and countries. We look forward to welcoming lots of quiz participants!

On Friday, April 26, 2024, the SZHB is offering an afternoon of language activities and games for anyone interested in English at the city library (Zentralbibliothek, Am Wall, 2nd floor).

During summer semester 2024, we are offering language cafés in 8 languages and many other additional language learning opportunities. Participation is free of charge for students.

On the occasion of French Language Day, language experts from the Institut Francais will be offering an afternoon of language activities and games at the city library (Zentralbibliothek) on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Our new course booking system is online.

The second lecture in our series on inclusive language is about the Filipino language Tagalog and its special features. The event will take place on Tuesday, the 16th of January 2024, at 18:00 in the City Library (in the Krimibibliothek section). Anyone interested is very welcome to attend!

In February and March 2024, the Language Center is offering intensive courses in 11 languages. Registration is open. The tutoring program for independent language learning will also take place during the semester break.

Following the French, English and Spanish language day events, the Language Centre will be hosting an afternoon of interactive activites for the Arabic Lanugage Day on December 15th at the city library.

We will be presenting our courses and services during orientation week. There will also be informational sessions and sample courses on offer.

On the occasion of Spanish Language Day, the Instituto Cervantes is hosting an afternoon of language games and practical information, including a picture presentation, on October 12th in the central branch of the city library (Am Wall).

Registration is open! This winter semester we are offering courses in 21 languages. They typically take place on a weekly basis and will commence the week of October 16th.

From August to October, the Language Centre will be offering intensive courses for 9 languages. Registration is open now. The tutoring programme for autonomous language learning will also take place during the break.

The OPEN CAMPUS will take place on June 23 and 24, 2023, and the Language Centre will be there offering a variety of activities. We look forward to seeing you!

Due to popular demand, an additional Portuguese course for beginners will commence on May 31, 2023 at the SZHB. The course will take place twice a week and registration is now open.

The Instituto Cervantes Bremen is organizing a series of lectures on inclusive language in cooperation with the Senator for Science and Ports, the Language Center of the Universities in the Land of Bremen, the Sprachenrat Bremen, the Goethe Institut and the Institut Fran?ais.

On the occasion of English Language Day, the SZHB is offering an afternoon of language activities and games at the central branch of the city library on April 24, 2023.

The language resource centres of the SZHB give you the opportunity to practise and refresh your language skills in a relaxed atmosphere. There are language cafés, workshops, tutorials, tandem learning and much more!

In the summer semester, the Language Center will be offering two new online courses for Swedish (A2.2) and Latin. The courses are open for registration.

The Language Centre is offering two new course formats in the summer semester that are open to all students.

Free spots still available! In the summer semester 2023, we are offering courses in 20 languages. These will take place weekly, run the entire semester (15 weeks) and start the week of April 12th.

To celebrate French Language Day, the Institut Francais and the SZHB are offering an afternoon of language activities and games at the Library in the city center on March 20, 2023.

The 8th Bremen Symposium on Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages at Universities will take place from Wednesday, March 01 through Friday, March 03.

Physical therapy students at Bremen University of Applied Sciences have produced a podcast in their English course with instructor Jeremy Hookway (SZHB). The first episodes are now online.

In February and March, intensive courses for 10 different languages will be offered at the Language Center. Registration for all courses is now open.

Two research awards will be awarded during the 8th Symposium in Bremen. You can apply until November 30th, 2022.

Throughout the year, the Language Center of the Universities in the Land of Bremen (SZHB for short) offers students at all of Bremen's universities a rich and varied language learning program. To find out more, come attend our information sessions and trial courses during orientation week.

Free spots still available! We are offering courses in 19 languages during the winter semester 2022/23. These take place weekly, run for the entire semester (15 weeks) and start the week of October 17th.

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Contributions for the 8th Bremen Symposium may be submitted between August 1 and October 31, 2022.

The SZHB is offering a diverse range of intensive language courses in August & September 2022. If you would like to learn a new language or brush up your existing language skills, you have come to the right place!

From March 1st to 3rd 2023, the 8th Bremen Symposion takes place at the University of Bremen.

You are not making any progress with your term papers or other writing projects? Have you already put off two papers or can't motivate yourself? We support you.

In summer semester 2022 we are pleased to be able to offer courses for 19 languages. These courses take place every week during the semester (15 weeks) and start in the week commencing April 19, 2022.