Arrival is on the Sunday before the course starts. If you wish, you may also arrive on Saturday, but please inform us of this when enrolling for the course, since we will have to charge you additionally for the extra night.

After you receive the address of your host family/ guest room, please contact them by e-mail in order to introduce yourself to them briefly. Please inform your host family or the owner of the guest room of your arrival time one week before the course begins at the latest.

Departure is upon completion of the course, at the latest however on Saturday morning.

If you specifically request it, we can organize a transfer from the airport or the railway station in Stuttgart for you.
For further information, please click here.

The average age is between 20 and 25 years, from July to August approximately 20 years. The average age of the students in the summer course for teenagers is 15 years.

When you receive the invoice you will be asked to transfer a deposit of 20% of the amount invoiced to our bank account. The remaining amount must be in our bank account 10 days before the course begins at the latest. Please email us confirmation that payment has been made.

For further information on the conditions of participation and payment, please click here.

On the first day of class, please report to our foyer at 8.30 am. You will be welcomed briefly and then given a written and an oral placement test. After this you will be assigned to the group appropriate for you. In addition, on the first day you will be given a guided tour of the city after class.

Please always bring writing materials (pens and notebooks) to class. We will provide the books and all other teaching material required.

We also provide private lessons upon request. Duration, scope and content will be established in a personal consultation and will be adapted to the specific needs of the student.

You will have to pay for public transportation between the language school and your accommodation yourself. You can buy a one day travel pass or a monthly pass available for students (this will be cheaper for you if your course is longer than two weeks). Weekly travel passes are not available in Tübingen. You can buy the monthly pass at the Verkehrsverein der Stadt Tübingen (Tübingen Tourist Office) during the tour of the city on the first day of your course. You will receive a student ID card from us on the first day of your course, and this will entitle you to receive the special student rate.

For further information regarding public transportation, please click here.

There are a great many things to see and do in Tübingen, its surroundings and Southern Germany as well, all of which provide an interesting and enjoyable complement to the language lessons. In addition, the SIT organizes a wide variety of leisure, sports and cultural activities. These can be booked here and paid for in cash. All of these activities require a minimum number of participants. The costs for these activities are included in the price of the summer course for teenagers.

Should you become ill during your stay at the SIT or have problems with your accommodation or any other problems, our team is always available to help you in any way we can. Please go to the SIT office, room 05 on the ground floor.

At most, there are 12 students in each class. As a rule however the classes are smaller than this, but this varies depending upon whether the courses are held in the pre-season, the peak season or the off season. There is a maximum of 15 students in each class in our summer course for teenagers.

The language courses at the SIT start every two weeks, and beginners’ courses start six times a year. Please click here for all the start dates of the various courses.

Yes you can, but only on certain dates. The courses for beginners are held six times a year and are marked with a double asterisk ** in our course calendar.

The SIT offers courses for all language levels. On the first day of the course there is a written and an oral placement test so that each student can be assigned to the appropriate class.

In order to make a correct linguistic placement, please click here (link to the Common European Framework of References for Languages).

A beginner is a student with no previous knowledge of the language.

Everyone who teaches German at the SIT has a university degree, has received special training to teach German as a foreign language and continues their education in this field on a regular basis.

Each year we welcome students from more than 40 nations from all parts of the world. Most of them come from Brazil, Italy, Switzerland, Argentina, the USA, Japan ...

The SIT is an accredited test center for TestDaF, OnDaF and Telc. You can thus take tests at every level and for various requirements at our Institute.

Everyone in the course will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of their stay. If your course is longer than four weeks, you will receive a certificate with marks.

You can book a transfer from the airport or the railway station when enrolling. For further information, please click here (link). We will order a taxi to pick you up at Terminal 1, Meeting Point A at the airport and to take you directly to your host family or guest room. Upon your arrival at the railway station in Stuttgart, our taxi driver will meet you directly at the track carrying a sign saying “Sprachinstitut Tübingen SIT”.

If you are staying with a host family with full board, you will receive breakfast and dinner in the family. You will be eating lunch at a restaurant close to the school. External students can book their lunch here when they arrive.

Neither the SIT nor the host family will be able to provide health insurance, accident insurance or liability insurance for course participants during their stay here.

We recommend liability insurance in case of any damages caused by the guest for example in the host family or in the guest room. If you require insurance, you will be able to obtain this here. If you are interested, please get in touch with the SIT office in room 05 on the ground floor.

Citizens of European Union member countries do not require a visa. Citizens of some other countries must apply for a visa before entering Germany (link to Federal Foreign Office). The formalities to be handled and the deadlines to be observed vary from country to country. In order to inquire about a visa in plenty of time please contact the German embassy in your country of origin.

The SIT offers various accommodation options.

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