The University of Vienna Austria

The Language Center of the University of Vienna looks back on more than ninety years of tradition and expertise in language instruction. Its offer includes courses of German and approximately 30 European and non-European languages (e.g. Arabic, Japanese and Hindi), preparation courses for standard language examinations, as well as language competency tests.

The two entities responsible for foreign and for German language courses have been functioning since 1 January 2004 under the aegis of the Innovation Center of the University of Vienna, Ltd., a subsidiary of the Vienna University. In addition to the Language Center, the latter also includes the Confucius Institute, which specializes in Chinese language courses, the Choir and the Orchestra of the University of Vienna, the Summer School (Sommerhochschule) of the University of Vienna and the University of Vienna’s Children Office. The departments for Foreign Language Courses and for German Courses were merged on 1 January 2014 to create the Language Center.