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Scientists rely on multilingualism: German and English promote success!
TU Cottbus promotes multilingualism through new language programs. Enrollment deadlines for German courses: September 29th - October 5th, 2025.
Scientists rely on multilingualism: German and English promote success!
The aim is to promote multilingualism and technical language skills Central facility languages (ZES) at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg offers an extensive language learning program for students and employees in the winter semester 2025/26. The aim is to strengthen the scientific languages German and English as well as to promote the teaching of other languages.
The measures are an expression of the increasing importance of multilingualism and transculturality, which are considered key skills for a successful educational biography within the EU. In view of globalized labor markets and increasing mobility, ZES not only supports learners in acquiring language skills, but also promotes their personal and professional integration into society.
Language offerings and integration
The language courses offered were specifically designed to support students in their academic studies. They are focused on preparing participants for financial or international mobility in order to facilitate integration into the regional or globalized labor market. The new German courses also play a crucial role in the social integration of international students and employees.
The language center invites participants to choose from a variety of face-to-face and online language courses that are tailored to their personal prior knowledge and interests. General and specialist language courses are offered at different levels of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in order to meet the different needs of the learners.
Enrollment for the course “German as a Foreign Language” takes place from September 29th, 2025 to October 5th, 2025, while enrollment in language courses accompanying your studies, with the exception of “German as a Foreign Language”, is open from October 1st, 2025 to October 24th, 2025. Further information is available on the Central Language Facility website.
EU strategy for multilingualism
Promoting foreign language skills is not just a local initiative, but is in line with the goals of the EU, which stands for mobility and cooperation across borders. Loud europa.eu The coexistence of different languages in Europe symbolizes the Union's striving for unity in diversity.
A central component of the EU education policy is the Erasmus+ program, which promotes both early language learning and the opportunity for students and trainees to gain experience in other European countries. In addition, the budget for Erasmus+ for the period 2021-2027 includes around 26.2 billion euros.
In addition, EU-funded projects such as the LISTIAC project and the MultiMind project provide important impetus for language-sensitive education and the promotion of multilingualism. Active collaboration with international organizations such as the OECD and the Council of Europe demonstrates the commitment to finding ways to innovate in language teaching.
In view of these comprehensive initiatives, it becomes clear how crucial language education is for individual and social development. Linguistic skills together with intercultural knowledge not only represent personal opportunities, but also make a significant contribution to social cohesion and cultural awareness in society.