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Dates & Prices @ GLS Campus Berlin 2013

Prices below for German courses & accommodations refer to the GLS campus (ages 18 - 80). Prices for junior courses please find here.

Standard, Intensive, Crash

Starting dates: every Monday all year round - all levels, incl. absolute beginners.
Course descriptions - You can enroll HERE 



StandardIntensiveCrashOne-to-one
20 weekly lessons in a group of 6 to 1230 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 10 in minigroup30 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 10 one-to-one20 weekly lessons30 weekly lessons
1 week180 €290 €490 €700 €1010 €
2 weeks270 €500 €950 €1330 €1940 €
3 weeks410 €750 €1390 €2000 €2920 €
4 weeks550 €1000 €1830 €2670 €3890 €
weeks 5-11+130 €+230 €+430 €+640 €+960 €
12 weeks1480 €2720 €5140 €extra individual lessons: 40 EUR per lesson
weeks 13-51100 €190 €400 €

Not included:

  • Entrance fees to museums etc
  • Public transport in Berlin and on weekend trips to places outside Berlin (in Berlin: ca. 28 €/week; ca. 77 €/month)
  • Summer surcharge: 35 €/week from 24.06. - 18.08.2013

German for Work

Taught on levels B1 or higher. One-to-one is possible anytime, prices see above.
Course descriptions | Starting dates: all courses every Monday all year round. You can enroll HERE  

CrashCrash +
30 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 10 one-to-one40 weekly lessons: 20 in a group + 20 one-to-one
1 week490 €795 €
2 weeks950 €1510 €
3 weeks1390 €2265 €
4 weeks1830 €3020 €
week 5-11+430 €+725 €
12 weeks5140 €

Not included:

  • Entrance fees to museums etc
  • Public transport in Berlin and on weekend trips to places outside Berlin (in Berlin: ca. 28 €/week; ca. 77 €/month)
  • Summer surcharge: 35 €/week from 24.06. - 18.08.2013

Prep Courses for Exams: Goethe B1, B2, C1, C2, TestDaF

Course descriptions. You can enroll HERE. Registration deadlines for the exams:

  • Goethe exams not later than 2 weeks prior to the exam (you can do so at GLS during the preparatory course)
  • TestDaF not later than 5 weeks prior to the exam via GLS

Please pay the course fee of 960 € before arrival. The fee for the exam is to be paid when you come to the office in the first week of your preparatory course. As exams take place in the week after prep courses end, keep in mind that you may need accommodation for 5 weeks in Berlin.

Goethe examsCourses (4 weeks) 2012/13Exams 2012/13Course fee*
B1, B2, C1, C2Nov 19 - Dec 14Dec 19 & 20960 €
B2Jan 07 - Jan 25Jan 31 & Feb 01750 €
B1, B2, C1, C2
Jan 28 - Feb 22Feb 27 & 281000 €
B2Feb 25 - Mar 22Mar 27 & 281000 €
B1, B2, C1, C2Mar 25 - Apr 19Apr 15 & 261000 €
B2Apr 29 - May 24May 30 & 311000 €
B1, B2, C1, C2May 27 - Jun 21Jun 26 & 271000 €
B2Jul 01 - Jul 26Aug 01 & 021000 €
B1, B2, C1, C2Jul 29 - Aug 23Aug 28 & 291000 €
B2Aug 26 - Sep 20Sep 26 & 271000 €
B1, B2, C1, C2Sep 23 - Oct 18Oct 24 & 251000 €
B2Oct 21 - Nov 15Nov 21 & 221000 €
B1, B2, C1, C2Nov 18 - Dec 13Dec 18 & 291000 €

*Please add the respective exam fee:

  • Goethe B1: 180 €
  • Goethe B2: 200 €
  • Goethe C1: 250 €
  • Goethe C2: 295 €
TestDaF courses 2013TestDaf examRegister for exam tillCourse fee*
Jan 14 - Feb 08 Feb 13Jan 161000 €
Mar 18 - Apr 12Apr 18Mar 211000 €
May 13 - Jun 07Jun 11May 141000 €
Jun 17 - Jul 12Jul 18Jun 201000 €
Aug 12 - Sep 06Sep 12Aug 141000 €
Oct 14 - Nov 08Nov 13Oct 161000 €

* plus TestDaF exam fee: 175 €, text book: ca. 20 €

Not included:

  • Text book for exam preparation: ca. 20 €
  • TestDaF exam fee: 175 €
  • Entrance fees & public transport in Berlin and on weekend trips to places outside Berlin (in Berlin: ca. 26 €/week; ca. 75 €/month)
  • Summer surcharge: 35 €/week from 24.06. - 18.08.2013

Internship in Berlin

Starting dates: every Monday all year round: program description.
You can enroll HERE 

DurationPlacement fee
Internship6, 8 or 12 weeks600 €*

* Bookable only in combination with a German course of min. 4 weeks, so you have to add the course fees (e.g. 550 €, if you opt for a standard course). Included in the placement fee:

  • Internship placement in a Berlin company or institution
  • 90 minute special coaching by a GLS teacher
  • Student status during the internship including right to use all GLS facilities, invitation to weekly regulars´ table and weekend trips
  • Free additional German course: you pay for the German course that takes place prior to the internship, but when your internships begins, you can join a German evening course for free: 4 weeks à 2 x 2 lessons each Monday and Wednesday night

Starting dates & public holidays

You can start every Monday all year round on all levels (including beginners!) - the only exeption: exam prep courses with fixed starting dates (see above)

Public holidays 2012/2013:

2012: Dec. 24 - 26, 31*

2013: Jan 1
Easter: March 29 - April 1
May 1, 9, 20
Oct 3
Christmas & New Years: Dec. 24 - 26, 31*

* Apart from these public holidays, the school is open between Christmas and New Years - see the Christmas Culture Special. Morning group lessons missed due to a public holiday will not be replaced, afternoon classes will be replaced and moved to other days. Starting dates for all courses:

Apartments - on the GLS Campus and at Brandenburg Gate

Prices per person / week.

Prices are the same for all apartments, whether on the GLS campus or @ Brandenburg Gate. The category "superior" is availabe only at the GLS campus - a description please find here.

You can book here

Weeks
Arrival SUN
Departure SAT
Standard Apartments
on the GLS Campus or at Brandenburg Gate
Superior Apartments
available only on GLS Campus
singleshared doublesingle
1 week408 €228 €468 €
2 weeks754 €442 €884 €
3 weeks1.160 €640 €1.360 €
4 weeks1.566 €864 €1.836 €
5 weeks1.870 €1.020 €2.210 €
6 weeks2.255 €1.230 €2.665 €
7 weeks2.640 €1.440 €3.120 €
8 weeks2.970 €1.595 €3.520 €
Extra week 9+378 € €203 €448 €

Prices include:

  • apartment with fully equipped kitchen
  • en suite bathroom with shower and WC (bathtub in superior studios @ GLS)
  • wireless LAN access (on the GLS campus)
  • TV and phone
  • breakfast buffet in GLS cafeteria between 8 and 10 am
  • bed sheets and towels

Not included:

  • deposit of 100 € upon arrival - refundable
  • cleaning fee of 30 EUR
  • summer surchage from 24.06. to 18.08.2013: 70 €/week per person

Additionally bookable:

  • dinner at campus cafeteria: 84 EUR/week
  • lunch and dinner at campus cafeteria: 140 EUR/week
  • transfer on arrival and departure: 60 EUR one way
  • combined travel minsurance: 15 EUR/week

Shared flats & host family


Prices per person / week. Descriptions - you can book here.

* The option "half board" tends to be further away from campus. If you want half board, but no commuting because of dinner, book homestay + breakfast with dinner at the GLS restaurant on campus (please note: you have to decide upfront which dinner option you book, i.e. you cannot decide on a daily basis).

Weeks
Arrival SUN
Departure SAT
Shared flat,
self catering
Shared flat,
breakfast
Host family,
half board
*
1 week216 €246 €300 €
2 weeks338 €429 €533 €
3 weeks500 €620 €740 €
4 weeks675 €837 €999 €
5 weeks816 €986 €1.190 €
6 weeks984 €1.189 €1.435 €
7 weeks1.152 €1.392 €1.680 €
8 weeks1.265 €1.485 €1.870 €
extra week 9 - 11161 €189 €238 €
12 weeks1.826 €2.158 €2.652 €
extra week 13+154 €182 €224 €

Prices include:

  • single room
  • own key (to be returened upon departure)
  • bedsheets and towels
  • for shared flats: right to use the kitchen
  • for host family: pick-up at airport or station on arrival and departure (by car or public transport)

Not included:

  • for shared flats: transfer on arrival and departure (you can take a taxi for ca. 25 - 30 €, use public transport for 2,30 € or book a transfer via GLS for EUR 60)
  • summer surchage from 24.06. to 18.08.2013: 70 €/week per person

Reducing costs by jobbing in Germany

If you are from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea or Taiwan, you can apply for a Working Holiday Visa for Germany - the visa will allow you to look for a job in Germany:

  • ages 18 - 30 (35 in Canada)
  • stays of up to 12 months

See here for more information about Working Holiday Visa for Germany for Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, Japanese, South Koreans, students from Taiwan and Hong Kong