Registration and placement
Information on German courses
This registration procedure does not apply to German courses at the Language Centre. For information on German courses, visit the German for Internationals pages.
Registration and placement
The courses offered by the Language Centre are open to all enrolled students and employees of the University. All students of the University of Oldenburg can book four foreign language courses of the Language Centre free of charge. In addition, a fee of currently 65 € (4 SWS) or 32 € (2 SWS) per course and semester is charged.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE for the summer semester 2025
Saturday, 01.03.2025 - staggered by language - from 08:00 until Sunday, 13.04.2025, 23:59 via Stud.IP
Starting on 15.03.2025, guest students can enroll for a language course via e-mail (sprachenzentrum @uol.de).
Registration without previous knowledge
If you have no prior knowledge of the language you wish to study, register directly on Stud.IP for Basic Module 1 of your desired language.
Registration with previous knowledge
If you have successfully completed the previous course at the Language Centre and would like to attend the follow-up course, register directly on Stud.IP.
If you have previous knowledge of the foreign language and did not take the previous course with us, you must first take a placement test.
Placement test and enrolment for the English courses
Important information about attending the foreign language courses
Withdrawal from a course or change to another course is only possible until 13.04.2025 by e-mail to
sprachenzentrum@uol.de (not with the teachers). After this date, the course fee will be due in full or the course will be counted towards your 4 free courses.
1. only those who regularly attend a language course and have completed the portfolio required by the teacher can participate in the follow-up course and receive credit points for the course. Please note that the completed preliminary course or the placement test must not date back more than one year.
2. it is not possible to attend several course levels in a foreign language in one semester.
3. persons who have learned a foreign language as their mother tongue cannot, as a rule, attend courses in this language. Please read the FAQ for more information.
Although the Language Centre endeavours to provide all interested students with a place on a course in their language of choice, there is no entitlement to a place on a particular course in a particular foreign language. Interested students should therefore be flexible in their choice of language.