The Hanze Language & Culture Centre (HLCC) offers a wide range of courses in languages and cultures for anyone interested in improving their language skills and/or cultural competences. You can choose from several language courses at multiple levels, and it is also possible to take a culture module or full minor. Many courses are especially suitable for international students.
Language courses
In the language courses offered by the Hanze Language & Culture Centre you will train all language skills: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. We use the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as a guideline to assess and develop language proficiency. This international standard defines language levels from A1 (beginner) to C2 (near-native fluency).
Practical information
Enrolment
Are you interested in taking a course at the Hanze Language & Culture Centre? Contact the coordinator via the email address or phone number below. Are you already a student at Hanze? If so, you can enrol through Osiris. For more information, visit myhanze.nl.
Location and costs
All Hanze Language & Culture Centre courses take place at Zernikeplein 7 in Groningen.
- For Hanze students, there are no costs for course participation.
- For exchange students and RuG students, the cost is €350 per course.
- For other students, the cost is €480 per course.
Course duration
Courses start in period 1 (September) and period 3 (February). The course consists of 14 weeks of lessons, with 2 hours per week, scheduled in the late afternoon or evening.
NUT quality label
The Hanze Language & Culture Centre is a member of the Association of Dutch and Flemish University Language Centres (NUT). The Language & Culture Centre satisfies all quality criteria set by the association and has therefore received the NUT quality label.
Contact
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Jacqueline Boersema
Coordinator Hanze Language and Culture Centre
Culture courses and minors
Besides language courses, the Hanze Language & Culture Centre also offers culture modules, which focus on learning to understand and deal with different ways of thinking and acting within cultures. The HLCC offers three minors in English and Spanish language and culture. The minor Master up your English is particularly suited to students who want to prepare well for an English-taught master's programme or international job.
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