Language Courses
Dive into the multilingual world of SEA-EU, where over 90% of students bring English skills, and nearly half are familiar with Spanish, French, and German. While Polish and Croatian expand our linguistic horizons, we’re enhancing language learning opportunities across the alliance. Following the addition of new partners in 2022, Italian, Norwegian and Portuguese were added to our pool of languages. With courses in national languages and specialised programs, we’re committed to broadening linguistic competencies, embracing Croatian, French, German, Maltese, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Italian and English, enriching our community’s global communication and cultural understanding.
Virtual Tandem Language Exchange
The SEA-EU Virtual Tandem Language Exchange is a program that pairs participants with native or near-native speakers for one-on-one language practice, enhancing speaking and listening skills.
What are the benefits of participating in our SEA-EU Virtual Tandem Language Exchange?
- You can improve your speaking and listening skills hands-on.
- You have access to native speakers from across the SEA-EU Alliance.
- You get to define what you want to learn, when and how … flexibly.
- You have the option of meeting your partner virtually as well as physically, depending on your location.
- You can get to make friends and learn about a new culture.
- And most importantly: Just have fun!
Virtual Language Courses
The SEA-EU Virtual Language Courses is an activity based on the principle of reciprocity. Below, we list courses offered by each SEA-EU partner university to participants from other partner universities.
We strengthen our alliance by coordinating and maintaining an up-to-date list of language courses. Thereby, SEA-EU students and staff can obtain centrally all the information needed for enrolment into these online courses. The list is updated regularly as new courses become available.
Conditions of enrolment:
- The course offers are meant for SEA-EU Alliance Universities’ students and staff: Registration is only considered if made with a valid institutional email address.
- No ECTS credits will be awarded.
- A certificate of participation will be issued, upon attendance to >75% of the course.
- An evaluation of the course by participants is appreciated at the end.
- Registration is binding.
- No guaranteed spots.
We strongly encourage participants to self-assess their current language skills and check the course content description and/or learning outcomes of each course prior to registration.
New Virtual Language Courses
Academic English Foundations
Duration: 8 weeks Contact Hours: 1 hour/week (10 hours total)
Start-End Date/ Time: Thursday 19 November 2026 – Thursday 4 February 2027
Target group:
- Students enrolled in undergraduate programmes in SEA-EU university members
- Students with a functional level of international English who require additional support in adapting their reading, writing, and speaking skills to academic contexts.
- Learners preparing to transition to independent high-level academic reading and writing during undergraduate studies across a variety of disciplines.
Prerequisites: B1–B2 (pre-intermediate to intermediate).
Register before Friday 13th November 2026
More info
Course offered by: International School for Foundation Studies – University of Malta
Course teacher: Prof Ruth Bellizzi
Detailed description: This course is designed to support students whose first language is not English in developing the foundational academic English skills required for success in a university setting. The course emphasises reading strategies, academic vocabulary development, and basic academic writing skills, while also introducing oral communication in academic contexts. Students will engage with authentic academic texts drawn from various disciplines and will practise summarising, paraphrasing, and responding to these texts in both written and spoken formats. The course also introduces students to essential academic conventions such as citation and referencing, as well as academic integrity. The focus is not on traditional language learning (e.g., isolated grammar drills) but on developing practical strategies to enable students to function effectively in an academic environment where English is the medium of instruction.
Participants will be notified 3 days before the course and receive connection details 2-3 days before the start of the course.
For further information kindly view this document.
To apply: https://forms.gle/PDpd6Nvmy8RPdS1b8
Academic English Grammar for Accuracy in Academic Writing
Duration: 8 weeks Contact Hours: 1 hour/week (10 hours total)
Start-End Date/ Time: Thursday 19 November 2026 – Thursday 4 February 2027
Target group:
- Students enrolled in undergraduate programmes in SEA-EU university members
- Students who can communicate in English but who would like to improve their accuracy, control, and sentence/paragraph structure.
Prerequisites: B1–B2 (pre-intermediate to intermediate).
Register before Friday 13th November 2026
More info
Course offered by: International School for Foundation Studies – University of Malta
Course teacher: Prof Ruth Bellizzi
Detailed description: This course provides students with the opportunity to strengthen their grammatical accuracy in English. The focus is on the structures most frequently used in academic writing. Students will practice by applying grammar knowledge to authentic academic tasks such as constructing clear sentences, building cohesive paragraphs, writing thesis statements and topic sentences, and avoiding common errors. By the end of the course, students will be able to use grammar with greater precision and confidence to produce academic texts that are both accurate and stylistically appropriate.
Participants will be notified 3 days before the course and receive connection details 2-3 days before the start of the course.
For further information kindly view this document.
To apply: https://forms.gle/FD69ioUEBuLnHwKt6
Career Skills Workshop in German: Die Gehaltsfrage: so gehst Du selbstbewusst damit um
Target group: All SEA-EU students and alumni (max. 1 year after graduation) interested in working in Germany.
Prerequisites: The course is in German. A good command of German at C1 level is required to take part. The information and seminar content relate to the German labour market.
Course offered by: Career Center, Kiel University
About: Ob beim Berufseinstieg oder später im Job: Gehaltsverhandlungen sind für viele ein unsicheres Terrain. In diesem 3 stündigen interaktiven Online-Seminar erfährst du, wie du deinen Marktwert realistisch einschätzt, überzeugende Argumente entwickelst und im Gespräch souverän auftrittst.
Apply by 18 November 2026
More info
Das erwartet dich:
- Arbeitsmarkt & Unternehmenssicht – wie Arbeitgeber*innen denken
- Dein Nutzenfaktor – welchen Mehrwert bringst du ins Unternehmen?
- Marktwert ermitteln – berufliche Kompetenzen richtig einordnen
- Selbstvermarktung – Stärken zeigen, Schwächen einordnen
- Alles rund ums Gehalt – Bestandteile, Branchenunterschiede, Spielräume
- Vorbereitung auf die Verhandlung – Strategien & Checklisten
- Do’s & Don’ts – im Vorstellungsgespräch und bei Gehaltsgesprächen
- Erfolgreich verhandeln – auch bei Gegenargumenten standhalten
Du gehst mit klaren Strategien, praxiserprobten Formulierungen und mehr Sicherheit in deine nächste Gehaltsverhandlung.
To apply:
Email apply-seaeu@uv.uni-kiel.de to express interest by 18 November 2026. The link to register and further instructions will then be provided.
Please note: This course will also be repeated on 28.01.2027
Application deadline for this will be 17 January 2027
English Conversation
SEA-EU invites you to take part in the English Conversation sessions, an online space to practise spoken English in a friendly setting. There are two sessions, on 22 October and 23 November, so you can join whichever suits you. Talk about everyday and academic topics and build your fluency with other participants.
- 1st Session
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · 10:30 to 11:00 (Malta time)
Register by Monday, 19 October
Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/qgr-iyab-uix
- 2nd Session
Monday, 23 November 2026 · 10:30 to 11:00 (Malta time)
Register by Wednesday, 18 November
Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ufz-taom-qjo
More info
SEA-EU Language Café
SEA-EU invites you to take part in the Language Café, an informal online session where you can practise languages with other members of the SEA-EU community. There are two sessions, on 22 October and 23 November, so you can join whichever suits you. Come along to chat, share experiences, and build your confidence speaking.
- 1st Session
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · 10:00 to 10:30 (Malta time)
Register by Monday, 19 October
Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/qew-esmm-rja
- 2nd Session
Monday, 23 November 2026 · 10:00 to 10:30 (Malta time)
Register by Wednesday, 18 November
Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/xmn-iygm-syy
