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Hochschule Düsseldorf

Hochschule Düsseldorf
University of Applied Sciences
Zentrum für Weiterbildung und Kompetenzentwicklung
Centre for Training and Competence Development
ZWEK

Languages offered

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Summersemester 2026

Sign Language

German Sign Language (DGS I)

Provider ZWEK
Fedler
PlaceFace to face
Prior knowledgeNone
Wednesday16:30- 19.45​
Start16th week 2026
End
31 week 2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details
​Arab

​Arab for beginners (A1)

Provider ZWEK /FB SK
-
Places Moodle (Online)
Teams (Online)
Prior knowledge-
Wednesday
14:00 -17:30  
StartCW 16 2026
End
CW 16 2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the Faculty SK and ZWEK, this course is open to all students.
Details
Dutch

Dutch (A1)

Provider ZWEK
-
Places Moodle (Online)
Zoom (Online)
Prior knowledgeNot required
Day
-
Start-
End-
Workload4 SWS
This course will not take place during the summer semester.
English

English (B1.1)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Kaygusuz
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face (Details)
Prior knowledgeEnglisch A2
Wednesday
10:00 - 11:30
and Wednesday
12:00 - 13:30
StartCW 16 2026
End
CW 31 2026​
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details

English (B2.1)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Kaygusuz
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face (Details)
Prior knowledgeEnglisch B1.2
Monday10:00 - 11:30
and Monday
12:00 - 13:30
StartCW 16 2026
End
CW 31 2026​
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details

English (C1)

Provider ZWEK
McCarvey
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face
Prior knowledgeEnglish B2.2
Wednesday
13:00 - 16:15 

Start​
CW 16 2026
End
CW 31 2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
​Details

English TOEFL-Course (TOEFL)

Provider Faculty EI
-
Places-
-
-
-
-
-
Start-
End-
Workload-
This course won´t be offered in summer.

French

French (A1)

Provider ZWEK
-
Places-
-

Prior knowledgeNot required
-
- 
Start-
End-
Workload4 SWS
This course will not take place during the summer semester.
German

​German as a foreign language (A1)- group 1

Provider ZWEK
Dr Schimanski, Susanne
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face (see Details)
Prior knowledgeNot required
Friday9:00 - 10:30
and Friday11:00 - 12:30
StartCW 16 2026
End
CW 31 2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details

​German as a foreign language (A1)- group 2

Provider ZWEK
Dr ​Schimanski, Susanne
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face (see Details)
Prior knowledgeNot required
Friday
-
and Friday-
StartCW 16 2026
End
CW 31 2026

Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details

German as a foreign language (A2.1)

Provider ZWEK
Mr. Schicketanz, David
Places

Face to face (see Details) 
Moodle (Online)
Prior knowledgeGerman A1
Wednesday15:00 - 18:30
StartCW 16 2026
End
CW 31 2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details

German as a foreign language (B1.1)

Provider ZWEK
Mr. Kehlenbach Achim
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face (see Details)
Prior knowledgeGerman A2
Thursday14:30 - 16:00 and
Wednesday
16:15 -  17:45
StartCW 16 2026
EndCW 31 2026

Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details

German as a foreign language B2.2 /C1: Lesen, verstehen, schreiben.

Provider ZWEK
Mr Kehlenbach, Achim
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face
Prior knowledgeGerman B2.2/C1
Thursday
18:00 - 19:30 
-
 - 
StartCW 16 2026
End
CW 31 2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details

German technical terminology (B2.2 /C1): Wissenschaftssprache

Provider ZWEK
König, Maren
PlacesFace to face
Moodle

Prior knowledgeGerman B2.2/C1
Day-
-
-
Start-
End
-
Workload2 SWS
This course will not take place during the summer semester..

German writing training (B2/C1)

Provider
 ZWEK
-
Places-
-
Prior knowledge-
-
-
-
- 
Start-
End-
Workload-
This course will not take place during the summer semester.

German

Provider ZWEK
-
Places-
-
Prior knowledge-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Workload
-
This course will not take place during the summer semester.

German technical terminology: Social and cultural studies (C1)

Provider ZWEK
-
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face
Prior knowledgeGerman C1
Day - 
Start-
End
-
Workload2 SWS
This course will not take place during the summer semester.

German technical terminology: Technology (B2/C1)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Altinok Küsters, Gülden
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face
Prior knowledgeGerman C1
Day-

Start-
End-
Workload4 SWS
This course will not take place during the summer semester.​
​Italian

Italian (A1)

Provider ZWEK
-
PlacesFace to face 
Moodle (Online)
Prior knowledgeNone

Day00:00 - 00:0​0
-
-
Start-
End-​
Workload4 SWS
This course will not take place during the summer semester.

​Japanese

Japanese (A1.1)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Oguro
Places
Digital and
Moodle
Prior knowledgeJapanese A1.1
Monday
8:00 - 9:30 and
Wednesday
8:00 - 9:30

StartCW 16 2026
EndCW 31 2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details

Japanese (A1.2)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Oguro
PlacesDigital
Moodle
Prior knowledgeJapanesse A1.1
Monday and
10:00 - 11:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 11:30
StartCW 16 2026
End
CW 31 2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details
​Spanish

Spanish (A1)

Provider ZWEK
Mahrenholtz

PlacesFace to face and
Moodle
Prior knowledgeNot required
Friday09:00 - 12:00

StartCW 16 2026
EndCW 31 2026
Workload4 SWS
​As an offer from ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details

Spanish (A2)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Balazar
Places Moodle (Online)
Face to face 
Prior knowledgeSpanisch A1
Wednesday10:00 - 13:30
StartCW 16 2026
EndCW 31 2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students​.
Details

​​​​Wintersemester 2025/2026

Sign Language

German Sign Language (DGS I)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Fedler, Milena
PlaceFace to face

Prior knowledgeNot required
Thursday16​​:15 - 19:45
Start9/10/2025​
End5/2/2026

Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details in Moodle
Arab
Arab A1 takes place this semester. See details in German website.
Dutch
Dutch A1 does not take place this semester.
English

English (B1.2)

Provider ZWEK
Kaygusuz, Sinem
Place face to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeGER A2
Monday
10:00 - 11:30
and Monday
12:00 - 13:30
Start29/09/2025
End2/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details in Moodle​

English (B2.1)

Provider ZWEK
Kaygusuz, Sinem
Place face to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeGER B1
Wednesday10:00 - 11:30
and Wednesday12:00 - 13:30
Start1/10/2025
End
4/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details in Moodle

English (C1)

Provider ZWEK
McCarvey
Placeface to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeGER B2
Monday and Monday 
14:00 - 15:30 und 15:45 - 17:15

Start29/09/2025
End2/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details in Moodle
French
French does not take place this semester.
German

​German as a foreign language (A1)- group 2

Provider ZWEK
Ms Schimanski, Susanne
Placeface to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeNot required
Friday14:00 - 15:30
and Friday15:50 - 17:20
Start4/10/2025
End6/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to the Incomings of the HSD .
Details in Moodle​

German as a foreign language (A1)- group 1

Provider ZWEK
Ms Schimanski
Placeface to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeNot required
Friday
9:00 - 12:30
Start4/10/2025
End
6/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details in Moodle

German as a foreign language (A2.1)

Provider ZWEK
Mr. Schicketanz
Place face to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeGER A1
Wednesday
15:00 - 18:30
-
 - 
Start2/10/2025
End4/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details in Moodle

German as foreign language (B1.1)

Provider ZWEK
Mr. Kehlenbach, Achim
Placeface to face (see details)

Prior knowledgeGER A2
Tuesday
14:30 - 18:30
Start-/10/2025
End
-/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details in Moodle

German:Lesen, verstehen, schreiben (B2/C1)

Provider ZWEK
-
Placeface to face(see details)
Prior knowledgeGER B2/C1
Day00:00 - 
Start-
End-
Workload2 SWS
This course takes place only in the summer semester

German science language for all Faculties (B2.2/ C1)

Provider ZWEK
Ms König, Maren
Placeface to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeGER B2.2, actually C1
Day00:00 - 00:00
Start/10/2025
End
/11/2025
Workload2 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to HSD students
Details in Moodle

German phonetics (B2/C1)

Provider ZWEK
-
Place face to face (see details)
Prior knowledge
Day-
Start-
End-
Workload-
This course doesn´t take place in winter semester.

German technical terminology: Technology (B2/C1)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Altinok Küsters, Gülden
Place face to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeGER B2/C1
Friday14:00 - 17:15
Start10/10/2025
End26/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to HSD students (Faculty EI and MV)​​.
Course details in Moodle
​Italian

Italian (A1)

Provider ZWEK
-
Place face to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeNot required
Day
- 
and day- 
Start-/-/-
End
-/-/-
Workload4 SWS
This course doesn´t take place in winter semester.
​Japanese
Japanese A 1.1 takes place this semester- details in Moodle

Japanese (A2​.1)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Oguro
Place Teams (Online)
Prior knowledgeA1.2
Monday10:00 - 11:30
and Wednesday10:00 - 11:30
Start29/09/2025
End
4/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details in Moodle
​Spanish

Spanish (A1)

Provider ZWEK
Ms Mahrenholtz, Denise
Placeface to face (see details)
Prior knowledgeNot required
Friday09:00 - 12:30
Start2/10/2025
End5/2/2026
Workload4 SWS
As an offer from the ZWEK, this course is open to all HSD students.
Details in Moodle​

Registration

Please register using your HSD email address. (prename.surname@study.hs-duesseldorf.de)

To register, click ​​​​​

Information​

ZWEK language courses  in the winter semester run from 13.4.2026 to 31.7.2026.

Registration is possible from 26.3.2026 (10 a.m) to 5.4.2026, if free places are available. In order to enroll, you need an HSD- Account.

After registration you will receive all important information to participate in your language course in the 14th week of the year.


Still questions? You will find many answers to your questions in our FAQ​.











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