Course schedule
The course schedule shows which group courses are starting soon. Is the course you want to take not yet open for registration? Sign up for our newsletter, and we will let you know when you can register.
Our courses are taught in the buildings of the University of Groningen. We also teach a number of courses online. If a course is taught online, it is indicated in the course schedule.
UG and Hanze students receive a 25% discount, and UG, UMCG, and Hanze staff receive a 10% discount on most of our group courses!
21 Sept–14 Dec Arabic 0>pre-A1 (online)
21 Sept–14 Dec Arabic pre-A1>A1
22 Sept - 15 Dec Arabic A1>A2
22 Sept–15 Dec Chinese 0>pre-A1
22 Sept–15 Dec Chinese pre-A1>A1
22 Sept–15 Dec Chinese A1>A2
21 Sept–14 Dec Danish 0>A1 (online)
21 Sept–14 Dec Danish A1>A2 (online)
21 Sept–14 Dec Medical German
22 Sept–15 Dec German 0>A1
22 Sept–15 Dec German A1>A2
23 Sept–16 Dec German A2>A2/B1
23 Sept–16 Dec German A2/B1>B1
24 Sept–17 Dec German B1>B1/B2 (online)
7 Sept–12 Oct English academic writing skills
8 Sept–13 Oct Conversational English
8 Sept–13 Oct English upper-intermediate B2
9 Sept–14 Oct English upper-intermediate B2/C1
9 Sept–14 Oct English advanced C1
9 Sept–23 Sept TOEFL exam preparation
9 Sept–14 Oct Publishing in English
10 Sept–15 Oct English academic writing skills
30 Sept–14 Oct TOEFL exam preparation
10 Nov–15 Dec Conversational English
10 Nov–15 Dec English upper-intermediate B2
11 Nov–16 Dec English upper-intermediate B2/C1
11 Nov–25 Nov TOEFL exam preparation
11 Nov–16 Dec English academic writing skills
11 Nov–16 Dec Publishing in English
12 Nov–17 Dec English advanced C1
12 Nov–17 Dec English academic writing skills
2 Dec–16 Dec TOEFL exam preparation
24 Sept–17 Dec Finnish 0>pre-A1 (online)
24 Sept–17 Dec Finnish pre-A1>A1 (online)
The University of Groningen Language Centre cooperates with the Institut français NL in offering French group courses. You can view the actual offer on their website:
▸Intensive courses in general French
▸Standard courses in general French
▸Conversational French courses
▸Specific courses
22 Sept–15 Dec Italian 0>A1
22 Sept–15 Dec Italian A1>A2
21 Sept–14 Dec Italian A2>A2/B1
23 Sept–16 Dec Italian A2/B1>B1
22 Oct–26 Nov Italian intermediate B1/B2
25 Aug–15 Sept Speak Up! Japanese elementary
26 Aug–16 Sept Speak Up! Japanese pre-intermediate
21 Sept–14 Dec Japanese 0>A1
23 Sept–16 Dec Japanese 0>A1
21 Sept–14 Dec Japanese A1>A1/A2
23 Sept–16 Dec Japanese A2>A2/B1
We are adding two new Japanese courses to our offer in 2027: Japanese A2/B1>B1 and Speak Up! Japanese intermediate. Interested in these courses? Register for our mailing list to be notified when registration opens.
At the moment there are no courses open for registration. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will keep you informed about the exact start of the course registration.
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▸Free Introduction to Dutch Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
10 Aug–31 Aug Introduction to Dutch (online)
16 Nov –7 Dec Introduction to Dutch (online)
▸ Dutch general skills courses
13 Jul–23 Jul Dutch 0>A1 (online)
20 Jul–31 Jul Dutch A1>A2 (online)
20 Jul–31 Jul Dutch B1>B1/B2
27 Jul–6 Aug Dutch 0>A1
27 Jul–6 Aug Dutch A1>A2 (online)
3 Aug–13 Aug Dutch A2>A2/B1
10 Aug–20 Aug Dutch 0>A1 (online)
10 Aug–21 Aug Dutch A1>A2
10 Aug–21 Aug Dutch A2/B1>B1
10 Aug–21 Aug Dutch B1/B2>B2
10 Aug–21 Aug Dutch B2>B2/C1
week of 7 Sept–22 Oct Dutch 0>A1 (online available as well)
week of 7 Sept–22 Oct Dutch A1>A2
week of 7 Sept–22 Oct Dutch A2>A2/B1
week of 7 Sept–22 Oct Dutch A2/B1>B1
week of 7 Sept–17 Dec Dutch 0>A1 (online available as well)
week of 7 Sept–17 Dec Dutch A1>A2 (online available as well)
week of 7 Sept–17 Dec Dutch A2>A2/B1 (online available as well)
week of 7 Sept–17 Dec Dutch A2/B1>B1 (online available as well)
7 Sept–21 Jan Dutch B1>B2
week van 7 Sept–21 Jan Dutch B1>B1/B2 (online available as well)
week van 7 Sept–21 Jan Dutch B1/B2>B2 (online available as well)
week van 7 Sept–21 Jan Dutch B2>B2/C1 (online available as well)
9 Sept–20 Jan Dutch B2/C1>C1
week of 9 Nov–18 Dec Dutch 0>A1
week of 9 Nov–18 Dec Dutch A1>A2
week of 9 Nov–18 Dec Dutch A2>A2/B1
week of 9 Nov–18 Dec Dutch A2/B1>B1
week of 9 Nov–4 Mar Dutch 0>A1
week of 9 Nov–4 Mar Dutch A1>A2 (online available as well)
week of 9 Nov–4 Mar Dutch A2>A2/B1 (online available as well)
week of 9 Nov–4 Mar Dutch A2/B1>B1
10 Nov–23 Mar Dutch B1>B1/B2
12 Nov–25 Mar Dutch B1/B2>B2
▸Online Dutch
17 Sept–19 Nov Online Dutch 0>A1
24 Sept–26 Nov Online Dutch A1>A2
17 Sept–19 Nov Online Dutch A2>A2/B1
24 Sept–26 Nov Online Dutch A2/B1>B1
17 Sept–19 Nov Online Dutch B1>B1/B2
24 Sept–26 Nov Online Dutch B1/B2>B2
17 Sept–19 Nov Online Dutch B2>B2/C1
24 Sept–26 Nov Online Dutch B2/C1>C1
24 Sept–12 Nov Online speaking skills B2
24 Sept–26 Nov Online writing skills B2
▸Dutch specific skills courses
10 Aug–20 Aug Conversational Dutch up to A2
10 Aug–21 Aug Conversational Dutch up to B1
week of 31 Aug–30 Oct Conversational Dutch up to A2
week of 31 Aug–30 Oct Conversational Dutch up to B1
1 Sept–13 Oct Receptive Dutch 1 for the consultative participation body
24 Sept–12 Nov Online Exam Training: State Exam NT2-I
24 Sept–12 Nov Online Exam Training: State Exam NT2-II
24 Sept–12 Nov Online speaking skills B2
24 Sept–26 Nov Online writing skills B2
3 Nov–15 Dec Receptive Dutch 2 for the consultative participation body
week of 9 Nov–11 Dec Conversational Dutch up to A2
week of 9 Nov–11 Dec Conversational Dutch up to B1 (online available as well)
▸Dutch for native speakers of German
10 Aug–21 Aug Dutch for native speakers of German A2>B1
week of 1 Sept–16 Oct Dutch for native speakers of German 0>A2
week of 1 Sept–16 Oct Dutch for native speakers of German A2>B1
3 Sept–3 Dec Dutch for native speakers of German 0>A2
3 Sept–3 Dec Dutch for native speakers of German B1>B2
week of 9 Nov–17 Dec Dutch for native speakers of German 0>A2
week of 9 Nov–17 Dec Dutch for native speakers of German A2>B1
▸Dutch for UG students, PhDs, and postdocs
13 Jul–23 Jul Dutch 0>A1 (online)
20 Jul–31 Jul Dutch A1>A2 (online)
27 Jul–6 Aug Dutch 0>A1
27 Jul–6 Aug Dutch A1>A2 (online)
3 Aug–13 Aug Dutch A2>A2/B1
10 Aug–20 Aug Dutch 0>A1 (online)
10 Aug–21 Aug Dutch A1>A2
10 Aug–21 Aug Dutch A2/B1>B1
week of 31 Aug–16 Oct Dutch 0>A1
week of 31 Aug–16 Oct Dutch A1>A2
week of 31 Aug–16 Oct Dutch A2>A2/B1
week of 31 Aug–16 Oct Dutch A2/B1>B1
week van 31 Aug–4 Dec Dutch 0>A1
week van 31 Aug–4 Dec Dutch A1>A2
week van 31 Aug–4 Dec Dutch A2>A2/B1
week of 9 Nov–17 Dec Dutch 0>A1
week of 9 Nov–17 Dec Dutch A1>A2
week of 9 Nov–17 Dec Dutch A2>A2/B1
week of 9 Nov–17 Dec Dutch A2/B1>B1
▸Dutch for civic integration candidates
7 Sept–11 Dec Dutch 0>A2
28 Sept–11 Dec Dutch A1>A2
7 Sept–10 Dec Dutch A2>A2/B1
7 Sept–10 Dec Dutch A2/B1>B1
8 Sept–11 Dec Dutch B1>B2
25 Sept–13 Nov Online Exam Training Plus: State Exam NT2-I
25 Sept–13 Nov Online Exam Training Plus: State Exam NT2-II
▸Dutch for UG staff
18 Sept–29 Jan Dutch B1>B1/B2 for UG staff
16 Sept–27 Jan Dutch B1/B2>B2 for UG staff
14 Sept - 30 Nov Practical Dutch speaking course (Zernike)
16 Sept–2 Dec Practical Dutch speaking course
22 Sept–15 Dec Norwegian 0>A1 (online)
22 Sept–15 Dec Norwegian A1>A2 (online)
21 Sept–29 Oct Spanish 0>A1
23 Sept–16 Dec Spanish 0>A1
21 Sept–14 Dec Spanish A1>A1/A2
22 Sept–15 Dec Spanish A1/A2>A2
23 Sept–16 Dec Spanish A2>A2/B1
24 Sept–17 Dec Spanish A2/B1>/B1
9 Nov–17 Dec Spanish A1>A1/A2
23 Sept–16 Dec Swedish 0>A1 (online)
23 Sept–16 Dec Swedish A1>A2 (online)
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