Offers during the Semester

Please find information on our preparatory German courses here.

Please find information on the language courses offered by HSBI on the Language Center pages.

You can also attend other language courses (e.g. English, French, Arabic, Chinese) at Bielefeld University’s Language Centre as an occasional student.

Please find more information on Bielefeld University’s Language Centre here.

Other language courses

There are also other language schools in Bielefeld that offer German and other language courses.

• http://www.bibisnet.de/
• https://www.vhs-bielefeld.de/
• http://www.berlitz.de/de/bielefeld/
• http://www.inlingua-in-owl.de/
• http://www.tandem-bielefeld.de/deutsch/frame.html
• http://www.kerntraining.com/de/standorte/bielefeld.html

You can use the professional online language courses developed by speexx to train and improve your skills in English, Spanish, French, Italian or German. The courses are available for self-study in ILIAS. In the ILIAS repository, you will also find other courses that you can take for free. The language courses can be found under Repository > Self-learning courses > Language Trainings or directly via this ILIAS link.

HSBI offers a variety of seminars, workshops and training courses that could also be of interest to you. This includes support on the following topics:

• Scientific writing (workshops and individual advice)
• Use of the library (e.g. literature research, citation methods)
• Oral and written presentations
• Application training
• Exam nerves

Please find more information here.

ViSiB is a non-profit association that has been working for international students since 1985.
The association awards scholarships for which you can apply through the International Office.

Please find more information on the association’s page.

Since the International Office wants you all to feel as comfortable as possible during your time here, we would like to draw your attention to an important service: Our university offers advice and support for the most diverse challenges in life: If you feel tired, overwhelmed, lonely or need advice, Student Advising and Counselling is your point of contact!

The consultation is free of charge, strictly anonymous and without any obligation.

This is a service for any minor or major emotional problem, and everything discussed there is kept confidential between you and the advisers.

Your contact persons are Ulrike Rehm and Barbara Husemann. Their offices are located in HSBI’s A building on the third floor: Rooms A 345 or A 340, respectively. They can be contacted by e-mail at psb@hsbi.de.

Do you feel that counselling at HSBI not anonymous enough? Then you can ask Ms Rehm or Ms Husemann for free counselling addresses in the city of Bielefeld; contact points that also offer a service in English.

Please note: You are welcome to seek advice at the International Office at any time, but Student Advising and Counselling is the best address for emotional support. You can go there directly without informing the International Office if you wish.

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Information & offers on the website of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/advisory-service/psychological-wellbeing/