Sciences Po Dijon students visit Tirana campus
Yesterday, we hosted a bright group of students from the Sciences Po Dijon campus in Tirana. As part of their annual study trip to the region, the Bourgogne Balkans Express - BBE Student Association...
Language Courses
The programme offers, except for English, courses in each of the official languages of the United Nations as well as the working languages of the European Commission. Students follow a compulsory language course throughout the academic year (55 h) as part of their regular studies. This allows them to add another language to their portfolio. See language requirements.
Students who have at least a B2 level of French are able to choose between either Arabic, Chinese, German, Russian or Spanish or opt for an advanced French course. Arabic, Chinese, German and Russian are taught at beginner’s level only and students with any prior knowledge of one of these languages will have to follow another language class. Spanish is offered at a beginner’s level and a more advanced level.
Since language classes will be kept small, the College cannot guarantee that students will always be offered their first choice of foreign language.
- ALTMAN Thierry - Français III / French III (55h)
- BAETEN Lore - Arabe / Arabic (niveau A1 / level A1) (55h)
- COUNET Anne-Françoise - Français II / French II (55h)
- KOMMER Arnd - Allemand / German (niveau A1+ / level A1+) (55h)
- LAURIER Anne-Sophie - Français I / French I (55h)
- LAUSE Christian - Français IV / French IV (55h)
- POZA ALLEPUZ Cristina - Espagnol I / Spanish I (55h)
- RODRIGUEZ María Fernanda - Espagnol II / Spanish II (55h)
- ZHAO Jing - Chinois / Chinese (55h)
- ZHEREBOV Vladimir - Russe / Russian (55h)
There are individual entry and graduation requirements for each language:
| Language course | Entry level (September) | Graduation level (June) |
| Language courses for students with a level below B2 in French: | ||
| French I * | A2/B1 | B1+ |
| French II * | B1(+) | B2 |
| French III * | B1+/B2 | B2+ |
| Language courses for students with a level of B2 or higher in French: | ||
| French IV* | B2(+) | C1 |
| Spanish I | 0 | A2 |
| Spanish II | A2 | B1+ |
| Arabic | 0 | A1 |
| Chinese | 0 | A1 |
| German | 0 | A1+ |
| Russian | 0 | A1 |
* If necessary, the graduation levels for the French language courses may be adapted each year after the entry tests in September in function of students’ ability. This only applies to the French courses.
More information on these levels can be obtained from the Council of Europe website.
In addition, the Language Service organises voluntary courses on various languages as well as workshops open to all College of Europe students.