The Humboldt-Institut
The Humboldt-Institut was founded in 1977 by Mr. Norbert Güthling, who is still at the helm of the institute today. While he studied at university, he sent German students abroad to England and France. Because he was unhappy with how the stays were planned and organized in the host countries, he decided to do it better himself and, with partners, founded the Humboldt-Institut.
Since then the aspiration of the Humboldt-Institut has always been to offer the best German courses and to guarantee fast and effective learning for all course participants. We have been pursuing this approach for more than 40 years and have had the privilege to welcome more than 60,000 students from over 160 countries to our schools. This makes the Humboldt-Institut one of the largest and most experienced providers of German as a foreign language.
From a single program center at Ratzenried Castle, which nowadays serves as the administrative headquarters, the Humboldt-Institut has grown to a network of 17 schools, of which four — Berlin City, Constance, Lindenberg and Bad Schussenried — are open year-round.
The Humboldt-Institut is named after Wilhelm von Humboldt, the Prussian reformer for education, a linguist and brother of the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. Like Humboldt, we follow a holistic concept: course participants learn German, use the language daily in their interactions with each other, and are completely immersed in German life and culture.
Therefore, we offer our German courses almost always as packages which include everything: housing accommodations, full board and leisure program. This way our guests don’t have to worry about anything and can fully concentrate on their German language acquisition.
What is special about the German courses at the Humboldt-Institut?
Small classes, active use of the language, transparent performance checks, a carefully coordinated system of classes, homework and exams, as well as the environment of consistently German-speaking, German-learning and German-living — these all, combined with a varied program of cultural and leisure activities, are the cornerstones for our successful language training!
As opposed to other language schools, the Humboldt-Institut works with its own curriculum and can draw on more than 40 years of experience. This offers many advantages:
- Fast and effective learning success
- Appropriate learning content for each age group
- Holistic training in all areas of the German language
- Above-average success rates at standardized exams like the TestDaF
- High degree of student satisfaction
The Humboldt-Institut offers German courses for all age groups and language levels. Our students include individuals, families, groups and executives.
Intensive German courses
Intensive course Berlin City; Constance
- age 18 and older
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 795 €/week
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course Berlin City; Constance
- age 18 and older
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 305 €/week
One-on-one intensive course Berlin City; Constance
- age 18 and older
- Duration: 1 week
- 40 lessons/week
- Price: 2.505 €/week
- accommodation and full board
One-on-one intensive course Berlin City; Constance
- age 18 and older
- Duration: 1 week
- 25 lessons/week
- Price: 1.770 €/week
- accommodation and full board
One-on-one intensive course Berlin City; Constance
- age 18 and older
- Duration: 1 week
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 2.015 €/week
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 25 Bad Schussenried
- age 10-13
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 25 lessons/week
- Price: 880 €/week
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 30 Bad Schussenried
- age 14-17
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 880 €/week
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 30 Lindenberg
- age 13-17
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 880 €/week
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 30 Lindenberg
- age 14-18
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 875 €/week
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 30 Kempten
- age 14-18
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 1.880 € (2 weeks)
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 30 Munich Center
- age 15-18
- Duration: 3 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 2.580 € (3 weeks)
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 30 Berlin Center
- age 15-18
- Duration: 3 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 2.850 € (3 weeks)
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 30 Vienna
- age 15-18
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 1.880 € (2 weeks)
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 25 Reimlingen
- age 9-13
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 25 lessons/week
- Price: 1.720 € (2 weeks)
- accommodation and full board
Intensive course 25 Heessen Castle
- age 9-13
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 25 lessons/week
- Price: 1.760 € (2 weeks)
- accommodation and full board
One-on-one intensive course 25 Bad Schussenried
- age 10-13 and age 14-17
- Duration: 1 week
- 25 lessons/week
- Price: 1.770 €/week
- accommodation and full board
One-on-one intensive course 25 Lindenberg
- age 13-17
- Duration: 1 week
- 25 lessons/week
- Price: 1.770 €/week
- accommodation and full board
Part-time courses
Saturday course
- age 18 and older
- Duration: 6 weeks
- 4 lessons/week
- Price: 40 €/week
Evening course
- age 18 and older
- Duration: 6 weeks
- 6 lessons/week
- Price: 60 €/week
Morning course
- age 18 and older
- Duration: 6 weeks
- 10 lessons/week
- Price:100 €/week
TestDaF preparation course
- age 18 and older
- Duration: 4 weeks
- Price: 520 €/course
Berlin City Executives
One-on-one intensive course 30
- age 27 and older
- Duration: 1 week
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 2.240 €/weeks
- accommodation and full board
One-on-one intensive course 40
- age 27 and older
- Duration: 1 week
- 40 lessons/week
- Price: 2.780 €/week
- accommodation and full board
Mini Group 40
- age 27 and older
- Duration: 2 weeks
- 40 lessons/week
- Price: 2.160 €/week
- accommodation and full board
School preparation course Bad Schussenried; Lindenberg
- age 13-17
- Duration: 5 weeks
- 30 lessons/week
- Price: 760 €/week
- accommodation and full board
Secondary Education Prep Year
- age 15-18
- Duration: 40 weeks
- Price: 30.500 € (40 weeks)
- Enrolment fee: 1.500 €
- Down payment for expenses: 3.500 €
What is included:
Course instruction and materials, full room and board, 24-hour support, extracurricular program, excursions, transportation between Bad Schussenried and Schloss Bieberstein.