Language and integration courses in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region
German language courses
If you learn German, life in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region will be easier and more enjoyable for you from the outset. The so-called integration courses are intended for anyone who moves to our region from abroad. They offer you and your family the opportunity to quickly reach a proficient language level. The integration courses will also give you useful details about everyday life in Germany – about German culture, history, and politics.
The courses usually include 600 hours of language lessons and an orientation course that lasts 60 hours. If you then pass the free examination, as a holder of the “EU Blue Card” you will be issued with a permanent settlement permit after just 21 months.
German for your career
The Nuremberg Metropolitan Region is home to international corporations and companies where English is largely spoken. However, it is still considered helpful to acquire German language skills if you wish to pursue a successful professional career.
Special courses give you the opportunity to get better acquainted with the national language in a manner that relates to your job. They are also an easy way of meeting potential colleagues or even new friends. The metropolitan region offers you various opportunities to learn the German language. Numerous private schools, adult education centers (known as Volkshochschulen), universities, and websites complement the range of language courses.
The following institutions offer German language courses across several locations in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region:
Berufliche Fortbildungszentren der Bayerischen Wirtschaft GmbH – Deutsche Angestellten Akademie GmbH – Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmarktintegration und Qualifizierung mbH (AQUA)
Language courses
Offers and apps
Online courses and language apps offer a modern and particularly flexible way to learn German. We can recommend the following providers and apps:
- Lern-Fair e. V. offers free digital learning support for educationally disadvantaged students to promote equal opportunities in education.
- Deutsche Welle offers free online courses for an easy and flexible way to learn German.
- Duolingo is a language learning app featuring research-backed teaching methods and fun content.
- Busuu is a language learning platform that offers online courses and allows users to learn together with a global community of native speakers.
- Mondly is a language learning app that features interactive exercises and daily lessons to learn new languages in a fun way.
- Falou is a language learning app that encourages speaking using lessons and AI-powered pronunciation exercises.
- Rosetta Stone is a language learning app that uses interactive exercises and live coaching sessions with native speakers.
- HelloTalk is a language learning app that enables users all over the world to communicate with native speakers to help them learn the language.
- Seedlang is a language learning app that teaches German using interactive video flashcards and authentic videos created by native speakers.
