Language Center
The Language Center of the University of Bern offers language courses in German as a Foreign Language (DaF) and Academic English (AE). In addition, it offers a digital platform for language tandems for numerous target languages. The platform is provided by the University of Bern with partner universities and the Forum für Zweisprachigkeit.
German as a Foreign Language (DaF)
Courses from level A1 to C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) for students, doctoral students, and staff members of the University of Bern
Academic English (AE)
Courses from level B1 to C2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) for students, doctoral students, and staff members of the University of Bern and individual advice on written work and presentations for doctoral students
All our courses are listed in KSL.
Services
Course offer
The courses for German as a Foreign Language cover all levels from A1 to C1.
Registration and course offer DaF
The block courses and semester courses for Academic English cover the levels from B1 to C2. Doctoral students can obtain individual advice on written work.
Registration and course offer AE
Placement test
Every course participant who wants to attend a semester course must take a placement test unless they have an official certificate that is not older than one year.
The placement test is not required for those attending block courses.
Course fees
With a few exceptions, courses at the Language Center are subject to a fee.
Course fee overview
Organigram
Team
Head
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Stefanie Neuner-Anfindsen
- Funktion
- Head of Language Center
- stefanie.neuner-anfindsen@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 52 66
- Phone2
- +41 31 684 83 91
Administration
- Name / Titel
- Barbara Oesch
- Funktion
- Office manager
- barbara.oesch@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 83 91
German as a Foreign Language
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Vera Abeddou
- Funktion
- Member of Scientific Staff
- vera.abeddou@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 30 65
- Name / Titel
- Nadine Finsterwald
- Funktion
- Member of Scientific Staff
- nadine.finsterwald@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 30 67
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Katrin Muchova Grabulos
- Funktion
- Member of Scientific Staff
- katrin.muchovagrabulos@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 30 68
- Name / Titel
- Juan David Torroledo Sarmiento
- Funktion
- Member of Scientific Staff
- juan.torroledo@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 34 69
- Name / Titel
- Tania Tovar Galván
- Funktion
- Member of Scientific Staff
- tania.tovargalvan@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 30 69
Academic English
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Milligan Simon
- Funktion
- Member of Scientific Staff
- simon.milligan@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 85 26
- Name / Titel
- Dr. Orsolya Serkédi
- Funktion
- Member of Scientific Staff
- orsolya.serkedi@unibe.ch
- Phone
- +41 31 684 83 86
