Mission

The Language Centre is a Service Centre attached to the Rectorate of the University. Our main mission is to offer a wide range of language courses that are specifically adapted to the academic context, in order to strengthen the institutional bilingualism of the University of Fribourg and empower its members to succeed in a multilingual academic environment, both locally and internationally.

Our current offer includes courses in German, English, French and Italian and is aimed at students and staff of the university, as well as members of our various partner institutions.

Our courses are adapted to the needs of our different target audiences and are subject to regular and rigorous evaluation. Our teachers are highly qualified experts who use innovative and interactive methods to best help you develop your communication skills.

In addition to courses, we offer autonomous learning opportunities for a wider range of languages. We provide resources, work and interaction spaces, a tandem program, as well as self-learning tips both on-site in the media library and online. Our offer is designed to meet the different needs of our audiences, whether they want to deepen, to invest in individual learning alongside a language course, to continue learning despite incompatible course schedules, or to learn and practise a language that is not taught at our Centre.

The Language Centre brings together participants from all across the university, thus allowing learners to interact with members of other disciplines and other professions. In 2021, we have decided to extend our offer to persons outside of the University of Fribourg, in order to promote multilingualism beyond our institution and to share the joy of language learning with new audiences.