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Front Office
Here you will find our contact details, office hours and further information.
Personal consultation
Which language suits my degree programme and my language biography?
Can I learn several languages at the same time?
How much time do I need for a course?
What skills do I need for a semester abroad?
When should I start learning a new language?
Does the ZFA have a compulsory placement test?
How is the performance assessment organised?
How many CP do I get per course?
In which setting do I learn at the ZFA?
Need advice?
Then visit us at the language selection counselling sessions, which will take place online and in person in summer semester 2025. Please note: if you attend online, you will first be taken to a waiting room. If you cannot be admitted within a time slot, please make another appointment.
Of course, you can also contact the language coordinators at any time.
Open office hour
For whom?
Students who want to change level and/or course in the first week of the course or who want to re-register (Attention: this is only possible if the necessary prerequisites can be proven).
Summer Semester 2025
Course duration
14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
Whitsun holidays (lecture-free period) from 10.06.2025 to 14.06.2025
Please note: Due to the Easter weekend, Friday courses will not start until 25 April 2025.
You can find our list of courses for the winter semester 2024/25 here
How to register
Online consultation Link to chat here
Placement test
ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION DATE FOR ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN, NETHERLANDS, PORTUGUESE, SWEDISH AND SPANISH: Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 09:00-16:00
Dates and further information can be found here.
Registration deadline
The registration deadline has expired. RUB students have been informed by the system via eCampus. Students from other universities (including UA Ruhr students) will receive an acceptance or rejection by e-mail on Friday, 11.04.2025.
For the courses 257045 Spanish (A2/B1 - B2) - Preparation for a stay abroad and 251294 English ONLY for students of economics: Advanced English (B2 / C1 - C1) Group B (blended-learning) kompakt, RUB students can still register via eCampus.
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Examination dates
You will find an overview of the exam dates as well as important information on the exam modalities and formats in the section End-of-course Exams.
Please note that the individual parts of the listening comprehension, oral examination and written production (including reading comprehension) are spread over several dates in most languages.
Winter Semester 2025/26
Course duration
expected dates 20.10.2025 - 31.01.2026
Christmas break (lecture-free period) from 22.12.2025 to 06.01.2026
You can find our list of courses for the winter semester 2024/25 here
Online consultation Link to chat here
Placement test
Dates and further information can be found here.
Registration deadline
15.09.2025, 00:01 h to 16.10.2025, 12:00 h
RUB students can only register via eCampus. Students from other universities (including UA Ruhr students) must apply via the application form linked here. Please read the instructions on the page carefully.
Examination dates
You will find an overview of the exam dates as well as important information on the exam modalities and formats in the section End-of-course Exams.
Please note that the individual parts of the listening comprehension, oral examination and written production (including reading comprehension) are spread over several dates in most languages.
