Language Courses for Students
The International Center offers a wide range of language courses. Learn a new language, refresh your skills, and earn additional credit points.
Please see our list of courses offered this semester (in German). You can find these courses in myStudy. Here is how to sign up.
If the language you want to learn is not included in our course offerings, we recommend that you take a look at the materials for autonomous learning in the Self-Access Center as well as our cooperation with the VHS Lüneburg.
NEW PROCESS TO HAVE THE UNIVERSITY COVER THE COST FOR YOUR CLASS AT VHS STARTING ON OR LATER THAN OCTOBER 20, 2026
Language courses that are not offered by the International Center, or are not offered at the appropriate level, can be taken by Leuphana University students at the VHS-Lüneburg free of charge. The university covers the cost. To qualify for this refund, students must provide proof that they have attended at least 80 % of the course sessions.
Excluded from this arrangement are VHS courses in German as a Foreign Language, Low German (Plattdeutsch), Plain and Easy Language, or English. Courses in German Sign Language may, however, be taken under this regulation.
No credit points (CP) can be earned through VHS language courses, either as additional credit points or for Bachelor’s complementary studies program.
You can find the current VHS course program here.
To register, please contact the VHS directly. You must enroll, provide your matriculation number, and pay for the regular course fee. You can apply for a refund of the course fee after completing the course. To do so, please send the certificate of attendance issued by the VHS, together with the completed refund application, to International Center at ic-sprachen@leuphana.de via your Leuphana email account.