There are also German courses and meeting offers in Karlsruhe organized by independent associations or other institutions.
- These courses are open to anyone who wants to learn German, including those who are not allowed to attend integration courses
- These German courses are always available for free
- Participation is entirely voluntary
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For migrants
✔️ Speaking practice (A1)
✔️ Dealing with media
✔️ Doing something together (1st aid course, cooking together)
📆Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
🕘 9 am — 12:15 pm
Course period: 28.01.2025 to 06.08.2025
Inquiries and applications to:
AAW e.V. 📍Griesbachstraße 12, 76185
📞 0721 850 290
📧 karlsruhe@aaw.de
Supported by: Baden-Württemberg — Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration
Course period: 20.01.2025 to 17.07.2025
📆 Monday — Thursday
🕘 9:15 am — 1:15 pm
The course is aimed at young immigrants up to the age of 27 who have already reached B2 level, may have a foreign educational qualification and are aiming for a German university degree.
Contact person for registration:
Birgit Kersten
IB📍 Scheffelstraße 11 — 17, 76135 Karlsruhe
📞 0160 9494 56 52
📧 birgit.kersten@ib.de
Supported by: Baden-Württemberg — Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration
German courses and meeting offers for all
At the Bürgerzentrum Mühlburg (BZM)
📍 Weinbrennerstraße 79 a, 76185 Karlsruhe
📆 Wednesdays and Fridays
🕢 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
🌐 Website
At the International Meeting Center, ibz
📍 Kaiserallee 12 d, 76133 Karlsruhe
📆 Mondays, 6:30 to 8 pm (online) and Thursdays, 6:30 to 8 pm
🌐 to the offer
Debüt e.V. offers a language café every two weeks for anyone who wants to improve their German language skills.
📅 Fridays from ⏰ 4 to 5:30 pm
Impact room of Steamwork
📍in Roonstraße 23a, 76137 Karlsruhe
↗ Further information
AWO Kreisverband Karlsruhe-Stadt e.V. Flüchtlingshilfe offers individual support in learning German in the form of tandems between volunteers and new immigrants.
🌐 Website
Free German lessons in courses or as individual lessons.
All levels
For asylum seekers and people who are not entitled to an integration course.
At the International Meeting Center, ibz
📍 Kaiserallee 12 d, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
🌐 Website
German course for future students
↗ VORsprung is an online course that helps you prepare for a science and technology (STEM) degree course in Germany.
The 6–8‑month online course is free of charge for participants.
✔ Do you have German language skills of at least level B1.2?
✔ Do you have a school-leaving certificate that entitles you to study at a university in your home country?
✔ Do you have a school-leaving certificate with which you could apply to a preparatory college in Germany?
Click here for the ️↗️ application portal
📆 The application portal is open until 30.6.2025 / 23:59.
You’re interested in applying for university in Germany?
If your language level is above A2, you can register for our German Language Course.
Target group: Our courses are aimed at enrolled students and non-students who wish to study in Germany at a later stage.
↗ Course dates and prices
↗ Application
Contact us
📞 0721 18123800
📧 deutschkurse@asta-kit.de
Office hours:
📅 Thursday, 10:00–12:00
German courses for refugees
📍 At the Menschenrechtszentrum
📆 From Mondays to Fridays, volunteers offer free German lessons for refugees on the premises of the Mennonite Relief Organization.
✔️ All levels
✔️ A warm and friendly atmosphere.
🌐 Website
At the Lernbox
📍 Alte Schlachthof 11, 76131 Karlsruhe
📆 Monday to Friday
🕒 15:00 to 18:00
🌐 Website
✔️ For refugees with unclear prospects of staying.
If places are also available, recognized refugees and tolerated persons can also take part. Participation in an integration course is not (yet) possible.
↗ Offer of the Freundeskreis Asyl e.V.
↗ Offers from Debüt e.V.
Courses for women
At the Menschenrechtszentrum
📍Alter Schlachthof 59, 76131 Karlsruhe
✔️ Learning German, topics relevant to everyday life and orientation in society.
🧸 Childcare is provided for the children of course participants during the courses.
🌐 Website
Tandems or meeting offers
Registration: on the platform of the adult education center.
Tandem partner: German or another language.
🌐 Website
Meeting points for parents can be found here:
📎 Meeting offers