Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.
Course duration
19 October 2026 – 5 February 2027
Winter break (lecture-free period) from 23 December 2026 to 6 January 2027
Course overview
The cours overview can be found here.
Online consultation Link to chat here
Placement test
Dates and further information can be found here.
Personal consultation
Dates can be found here.
Registration deadline14 September 2026, 00:01 a.m. to 15 October 2026, 12:00 a.m.
Students of Ruhr University Bochum can register exclusively via eCampus. Students from other universities (including UA Ruhr students) must apply via the linked registration form. Please read the information 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.
Anna Soltyska
OVB 17, 1.OG 7
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-26559
anna.soltyska@rub.de
For enquiries regarding DAAD-Sprachnachweis English:
zfa-sprachnachweis@rub.de
Dr. Seth Berk
Tel. +49 (0)234 32 23817
seth.berk@rub.de
Alan Davis
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-25079
alan.davis@rub.de
Brian Laird
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-26568
brian.laird@rub.de
Melissa Oldfield-Mariano
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-25179
melissa.oldfield-mariano@rub.de
Anna Timukova
Tel. +49 (0)234 32-18459
anna.timukova@rub.de
Kristina Baute / Kara Callahan
Eva Cantürk
PD Dr. Kimberly Henkle-Dührsen
Anna-Luisa Samson / Kanu Shenoi
Sarah Stone / Natalia Tolstopyat