

Prices 2018 - German Courses for Adults in Berlin
COURSE START: every Monday all year round (except Standard 30plus: available between 25 JUN and 17 AUG 2018).
COURSE LEVELS: all from beginners to advanced. Complete beginners can start every Monday with a standard or crash course - and every 1st MON of the month with an intensive or semi-intensive course. See course descriptions.
Prices per week*:
Weeks | 1 | 2-4 | 5 - 11 | 12 - 23 | > 24 weeks | |
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Standard | 20 lessons/week | 195 € | 160 € | 150 € | 140 € | 130 € |
Standard 30plus** | 20 lessons/week | 235 € | 200 € | 190 € | ||
Semi-Intensive | 25 lessons/week | 250 € | 200 € | 185 € | 170 € | 155 € |
Intensive | 30 lessons/week | 320 € | 290 € | 270 € | 250 € | 230 € |
Crash | 30 lessons/week | 645 € | 580 € | 550 € | 540 € | 530 € |
Crash plus | 40 lessons/week | 1095 € | 1000 € | 950 € | 940 € | 930 € |
* Example: 4 weeks Standard course = 4 x 160 €.
** Summer surcharge already included
INCLUDED
- Enrollment (no registration fee), Placement test, Certificate, Teaching material
- Free WiFi on campus, Free access to GLS internet room (15 PC)
- Interactive smart boards in every class room
- Access to additional teaching materials online
- Amenities like cafeteria, restaurant and bookshop
- Guided after-class activities (except entrance fees and public transport)
- Password to GLS Berlin community where you can meet other GLS students
NOT INCLUDED
- Summer surcharge between JUN 25 - AUG 17, 2018: 40 €/week (except Standard 30plus, where it is already included in the price)
Course start: every Monday all year round on all levels. See course descriptions here.
Prices per week, e.g. 2 weeks One-to-One = 2 x 820 €
Prices per week * | 1 week | 2 - 4 weeks | 5 - 11 weeks | |
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One-to-One** | 20 lessons/week | 1000 € | 940 € | 900 € |
30 lessons/week | 1500 € | 1410 € | 1350 € | |
40 lessons/week | 2000 € | 1880 € | 1800 € | |
Private mini group *** | 20 lessons/week | 1500 € | 1410 € | 1350 € |
30 lessons/week | 2250 € | 2115 € | 2025 € | |
40 lessons/week | 3000 € | 2820 € | 2700 € | |
Group + One-to-one | 30 lessons/week | 695 € | 630 € | 600 € |
40 lessons/week | 1195 € | 1100 € | 1050 € |
* Plus 40 € / week summer surchage between JUN 25 - AUG 17, 2018
** Available also via Skype: please email to skype@gls-berlin.de
*** Bring up to 5 friends or colleagues on the same level and split the cost
INCLUDED
- Enrolment (no registration fee), Placement test. Certificate, Teaching material
- Free WiFi and access to internet in GLS internet room (15 PC)
- Interactive smart boards in every class room
- Access to additional teaching materials online
- Amenities like cafeteria, restaurant and bookshop
- Guided after-class activities (except entrance fees and public transport
- Password to GLS Berlin community where you can meet other GLS students
GLS is a test center for TestDaF and all telc German exams. Goethe exams take place at the Goethe Institut in Berlin. See course descriptions and starting dates here
Exam | Course* | Exam fee | ||
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telc A2 | 36 lessons in 2 weeks | FRI of week 2 | 520 € | 100 € |
telc B1 | 36 lessons in 2 weeks | FRI of week 2 | 520 € | 130 € |
telc B2 | 36 lessons in 2 weeks | FRI of week 2 | 520 € | 130 € |
telc C1 Hochschul2 | 36 lessons in 2 weeks | FRI of week 2 | 520 € | 160 € |
TestDaF | 120 lessons in 4 weeks | in week 5 | 1.360 € | 195 € |
Goethe B2 | 120 lessons in 4 weeks | in week 5 | 1.360 € | 230 €** |
Goethe C1 | 120 lessons in 4 weeks | in week 5 | 1.360 € | 260 €** |
Goethe C2 | 120 lessons in 4 weeks | in week 5 | 1.360 € | 295 €** |
* Plus 40 € / week summer surcharge between JUN 25 - AUG 17, 2018
** Exam fee due after arrival in Berlin, paid directly to Goethe Institut
INCLUDED
- Enrolment (no registration fee), Placement test
- Teaching material
- Free WiFi on campus, free access to GLS internet room (15 PC)
- Interactive smart boards in every class room
- Access to additional teaching materials online
- Amenities like cafeteria, restaurant and bookshop
- Guided after-class activities (except entrance fees and public transport)
- Password to GLS Berlin community where you can meet other GLS students
Internships are bookable in combination with a German course of min. 4 weeks - see this description of the internship program in Berlin
Internship | |
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Internship placement fee | 600 € |
German course | min. 640 € * |
* Course price depending on type of course you choose. See your options clicking GENERAL GERMAN on the top of this page.
INCLUDED
- 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 internship begins, you can join a German evening course for free: 4 weeks à 2 x 2 lessons each Monday and Wednesday night
University pathway program | |
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Standard German course between 2 and 8 months | 1.120 € - 3.840 € |
University placement fee | 600 € |
TestDaF or Studienkolleg prep course (1 month) | 1.495 € or 720 € * |
* What applies - TestDaF or Studienkolleg - depends on your academic background.See this description of the university pathway program
INCLUDED
- Free check of your academic documents (prior to arrival)
- Personal roadmap outlining YOUR pathway to university in Germany (prior to arrival)
- German language course in Berlin incl. the language certificate you need
- Individual counselling - how to select study fields and a university
- Support for applications to 4 universities in Germany
Arrival SUN, departure SAT
- APARTMENTS: fully equipped kitchen, en suite bathroom, WiFi, TV, phone, bed sheets & towels
- HOTEL ODERBERGER: a) classic room or b) rooftop maisonette or c) tower studio. Included coffee/tea maker, WiFi, TV, phone. The tower studios (Option c) also have a kitchenette.
Apartments | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | > 5 weeks |
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single | 480 € | 910 € | 1400 € | 1890 € | 455 €/week |
shared double* | 300 € | 520 € | 800 € | 1080 € | 245 €/week |
Hotel Oderberger | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | > 5 weeks |
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classic room | 540 € | 1040 € | 1600 € | 2160 € | 525 €/week |
tower studio single | 540 € | 1040 € | 1600 € | 2160 € | 525 €/week |
tower studio shared* | 360 € | 650 € | 1000 € | 1350 € | 315 €/week |
maisonette single | 480 € | 910 € | 1400 € | 1890 € | 455 €/week |
mainsonette shared* | 300 € | 520 € | 800 € | 1080 € | 245 €/week |
* shared with another GLS student
INCLUDED
- Breakfast (between 7.30 and 10 am)
NOT INCLUDED
- Summer surcharge from 24 JUN to 18 AUG 2018: 80 €/week per person
- Apartments: refundable deposit of 100 € upon arrival and final cleaning fee of 30 EUR (not refundable)
BOOKABLE AT A SURCHARGE
- Transfer from airport/station: 60 EUR one way (taxi ca. 30 EUR)
- Insurance (liability, medical, accident, personal items): 10 EUR/week
Prices per person. Arrival SUN, Departure SAT
1. Flat share with international students
Bedroom in an apartment shared with 1 to 3 other GLS students: fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, WiFi, TV, phone, bedsheets, towels, breakfadt at the GLS cafeteria (MON - FRI, 7.30 pm - 10 am). Distance to GLS max 20 min.: description. You can book a bedroom single or shared
1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | > 5 weeks | extra night |
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480 € | 910 € | 1400 € | 1890 € | 455 €/week | 75 € |
300 € | 520 € | 800 € | 1080 € | 245 €/week | 45 € |
2. Low budget student residence
Apartment (single occupancy) with kitchen, bath, highspeed internet in a student residence, 30 minutes by tram to GLS: description
1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | > 5 weeks | extra night |
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240 € | 390 € | 600 € | 810 € | 189 €/week | 30 € |
3. Homestay with Berliners
Single room in a Berliner´s home, shared kitchen and bath, own key. WiFi: Most hosts will let you use their WiFi,if they don´t, come to the GLS office and borrow a WiFi stick (30 € deposit, refundable, to be charged by yourself).
1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | > 5 weeks | extra night | |
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Self catering | 240 € | 390 € | 600 € | 810 € | 189 €/week | 29 € |
Breakfast | 270 € | 455 € | 700 € | 945 € | 231 €/week | 35 € |
Half board | 330 € | 585 € | 900 € | 1215 € | 301 €/week | 45 € |
INCLUDED
- Bed sheets and towels
- Flat share: breakfast buffet in GLS cafeteria between 7.30 and 10 am, and WiFi
NOT INCLUDED
- Summer surcharge from 24 JUN to 18 AUG 2018: 80 € / week per person
- Washing machines: coin operated machines available on the GLS campus
- Flat share: deposit of 100 € upon arrival - refundable and final cleaning fee of 30 EUR
BOOKABLE AT A SURCHARGE
- Transfer from airport/station: 60 EUR one way (taxi ca. 30 EUR)
- Insurance (liability, medical, accident, personal items): 10 EUR/week
Starting Dates
Courses start every Monday on all levels - only 2 exceptions:
- exam prep courses with fixed starting dates (5 weeks prior to exams)
- courses for students aged 30+ (bookable every Monday between 26 JUN - 18 AUG 2017)
GLS is open all year round, also between X´mas and New Years.
Public holidays 2018
JAN 1, MAR 30, APR 2, MAY 1, 10, 21, OCT 3, DEC 24 - 26, 31 (German Courses continue between X´mas and New Years)
Lessons missed due to public holidays will not be replaced or refunded (except one-to-one courses: days missed will not be invoiced). On course days missed because of a public holiday GLS arranges an activity or an excursion (like these for example).
Reducing costs by working (Working Holiday 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