Academy of Languages ​​Heidelberg

The Academy of Languages ​​is located in the historic center of the university town, just a few meters from the Neckar. From the school building you have a wonderful view of Heidelberg's old town, the castle and the Neckar valley. 

The Academy of Languages ​​is one of the largest language schools in Germany. The language courses and exams in Heidelberg are attended by more than 10,000 language students and exam participants every year. The participants in the German courses come from over 100 countries every year.

Due to its  internationality  , the school offers language students a unique opportunity to meet people of other languages ​​and cultures, to deepen their newly acquired language skills in conversations in the corridors or in the school break atrium or in the cultural and sporting activities offered several times a week.

With 70 classrooms equipped with multimedia (up to 85 in summer) and three internet rooms with 50 PCs, free internet access, WLAN and thanks to its central location, the Academy of Languages ​​meets all the requirements to make your language stay in Heidelberg a special experience.

Several halls of residence with approx. 500 rooms, a boarding school, apartments, the school's own hotel and numerous host families offer accommodation to students from all over the world all year round.

Heidelberg, our city

Heidelberg, once the capital of the Palatinate Electorate  and the spiritual center of Calvinism, is located in the attractive Neckar Valley and is characterized by a particularly mild climate. Heidelberg's beauty has attracted many poets, painters and scientists throughout history. In the early 19th century, the city on the Neckar became the most important  center of German late romanticism . The poets Arnim, Brentano, Goethe and Eichendorff are inextricably linked to this era. 

The  Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, the oldest university in Germany, "confirmed its top position among the best universities in Germany in 2017 and was able to hold its own in a global comparison with strong rankings.  

Numerous monuments bear witness to the checkered history of the Neckar metropolis. The city's landmark lies about 70 meters above the Neckar on the slope of its local mountain, the Königstuhl. The ruins of the electoral  castle  are among the most impressive things you can admire on a trip to Germany (in 2016 the castle was one of the most popular travel destinations in Germany for foreign holidaymakers). 

Anyone who climbs up to the castle first comes through the gate into the garden, the famous "Hortus Palatinus", which was laid out at the beginning of the 17th century. From the castle garden you have a wonderful view of Heidelberg and the  Philosophenweg opposite . In the inner courtyard of the castle, the buildings from different eras are fascinating.  

During a tour of the  old town  , the baroque town houses with their richly ornamented facades and portals are particularly eye-catching. The center of the old town is the market square with the Protestant Church of the Holy Spirit and the magnificent Renaissance building "Zum Ritter". Below the Heiliggeistkirche you will find many old streets with pubs and restaurants. The "Old Bridge" leading over the Neckar is one of the most beautiful stone bridges in Germany.

The surrounding area with the castles in the Neckar Valley, the German Wine Route, the old cultural landscape of the Upper Rhine and the mountains of the Odenwald offers many adventure opportunities. The proximity to the Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart airports makes Heidelberg easily accessible for guests from all over the world.

Culture in and around Heidelberg

Heidelberg is one of the leading  cultural centers  in Germany, numerous museums and theaters bear witness to this. Literature is omnipresent in the city, and since December 2014 Heidelberg has held the honorary title " Unesco City of Literature ". Together with its neighboring cities in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region (Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Speyer, Schwetzingen, Worms, to name the most important ones), Heidelberg and the surrounding area offer a wide variety of cultural events of national importance:

• Heidelberg Castle Festival
• International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg
• Heidelberg Theater Days
• Heidelberg Literature Days
• Heidelberg spring
• Heidelberg play market
• Festival of German Film
• Mannheim Mozart Summer
• Schwetzingen Festival
• Nibelungen Festival - Worms
• International Schiller Days - Mannheim
• International Street Theater Festival Ludwigshafen
• Photo Festival Mannheim-Ludwigshafen-Heidelberg
• Enjoy Jazz, international festival for jazz - Heidelberg
• Festival Ludwigshafen

What makes the Academy of Languages ​​the number 1 language school?

• A wide variety of educational skills : F+U is the sponsor of VICTORIA International University with locations in Berlin and Baden-Baden , an international vocational academy, bilingual schools (primary school, high school), a junior high school and several  technical schools with a professional and foreign language orientation. F+U also offers the International Baccalaureate(IB) Diploma Program for international students.
• International Boarding School : Accommodation for underage long-term students
• 24-hour telephone service , seven days a week.
• Examination center  for TOEFL, TestDaF, telc, TestAS, TOEIC, onSET , ECL and for other exams and tests.
• State-approved vocational school for foreign languages.
• Members, partnerships:  FaDaF (German as a foreign language student council); VDP (Federal Association of German Private Schools); FDSV (Fachverband Deutscher Sprachschulen und Sprachreise-Veranstalter eV), AOK (General Local Health Insurance Fund); Eurohodip (European Hotel Diploma); DRV - German Travel Agency and Tour Operator Association; Olympic Training Center Rhein-Neckar eV; German Youth Hostel Association.
• Committed to quality: A certified quality management system (DIN EN ISO 9001: 2008) constantly monitors compliance with important quality standards.
• Year-round  guarantee  for all language courses.
• Large  range of rooms  in our own halls of residence, apartments, with host families and in the F+U Hotel "Bayrischer Hof".
• International atmosphere  (students from more than 115 countries in 2019).
• Central location  in one of the most beautiful cities in Germany.
• Good value for money.