Language Centre (SZHB)

Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences and the Language Center of the Universities in the State of Bremen are jointly hosting a Language Week! From September 22nd to 26th, one-hour sample language courses will be offered every evening at 6:00 p.m. at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences.

There are still spots available in the workshop “Writing for studies and work” (German as a second language). The event will take place on September 26 and 27 at the University of Bremen.

Want to improve your academic English at your own pace? Then this supervised online self-study course is just right for you! The course starts with a kick-off meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, and there are still a few places available.

Registration for language courses in the 2025/26 winter semester is now open. There are courses in over 20 languages and in various formats – you're sure to find something that suits you!

Two exciting new podcast series have been created in Jeremy Hookway's English courses at Bremen University of Applied Sciences: “Serious Leisures” by leisure scientists and “TechBytes” by students from various computer science programs. Be sure to check them out!

How can students effectively integrate AI-supported tools such as Grammarly, DeepL Write, or ChatGPT into their foreign language writing process? In a short workshop at the Werkstatt Lehre (University of Bremen), our team will offer insights and strategies.

Our language resource centers (SLZs) are taking a summer break! Here you will find all the information you need about the opening hours of our SLZs at the University of Bremen and at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences during the lecture-free period.

On the occasion of Spanish Language Day, the Instituto Cervantes is hosting an afternoon of language games and informational activities with a slide show on the topic of “50 Years of Democracy in Spain: The Culture” on September 11th at the central branch of the city library (Am Wall).

The SZHB has been a joint institution of Bremen's four universities for 30 years now. This anniversary was marked at the end of June with a ceremony at Haus der Wissenschaft, attended by around 70 guests from academic, cultural, and political circles, as well as colleagues and friends of the SZHB.

As part of the YUFE Language Programme, new language courses for university staff will begin in September 2025. Courses are offered in English and Spanish, a Language Café is in place for German. All courses are delivered in cooperation with SZHB.