Language courses at the HdM
The HdM Language Centre opens its doors to anyone who wants to learn or improve a foreign language.
The extensive language programme is aimed at all HdM students and offers the opportunity to acquire recognised additional qualifications.
Offers of the Language Centre
News
Dear visitors,
there are no tests or events open for external participants at this time.
You will be informed here as soon as the next TOEFL ITP is scheduled.
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Dear Students,
You can find current information and important dates here.
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The language centre will be closed from 20.12.2025 until 06.01.2026. Enquiries will not be read or processed until 07.01.2026.
We wish everyone a wonderful, relaxing holiday season and a happy New Year.
Your HdM-Language Centre
Course offerings
Every semester, the language centre offers courses in the following languages:
Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Swedish, and German Sign Language.
The language centre also offers German language courses for international students.
Find out more about the different levels.
To the course programme
You can register for courses here.
Placement tests
The language centre offers placement tests in German, English, French and Spanish.
They are mandatory for participation in language course at level A1.2 and above.
- German as a foreign language: onSet olacement test
- English: Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT)
- Spanish, French: Online-test using the language learning software Speexx (intranet)
- Italian: Online-test
Placements tests are only open for students of the HdM.
Students can find additional information about the placement test on the university’s intranet.
International language tests & certificates
The HdM offers internationally recognised language tests for English, Spanish and French.
The tests serve as proof of sufficient knowledge of the respective language for a semester abroad or an internship semester.
The TOEFL ITP is also open for external students.
Tandem programme
You want to improve your language skills and are looking for a partner to practice with? Then you've come to the right place!
Our tandem programme gives you the opportunity to have a language exchange with a native speaker.
You can find additional informations and the registration here.
Who can participate? All HdM members and members of partner universities:
HfT Stuttgart, ABK Stuttgart, HMDK Stuttgart, HS Esslingen und RWU – Hochschule Ravensburg- Weingarten.
E-Learning
In cooperation with the VESPA-Verbund, all Hdm students and employees can use the language learning software Speexx to learn the following languages for free:
- English and Business-English
- Spanish und Business-Spanish
- French and Business-French
- German as a foreign language
HdM members can find the information on how to register on the intranet.
Cooperations
The HdM cooperates with the Verbund für Sprachangelegenheiten (VESPA).
Its other members are the Hochschule für Technik (HFT), the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (ABK) and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (HMDK). The language courses are mutually recognised by the universities.
We also cooperate with the Hochschulföderation SüdWest (HFSW). As part of this cooperation, we offer inter-university language courses.
Additionally, the language centre of the HdM is a member of the following associations:
- Arbeitskreis der Sprachenzentren (AKS): https://www.aks-sprachen.de/
- Associazione Docenti di Italiano in Germania (ADI): https://adi-germania.org/
- European Confederation of Language Centres in Higher Education (CERCLES): https://www.cercles.org/
On top of our cooperations and memberships, the language centre is also an accredited test centre for the TOEFL ITP® (ets)
You can find information on other language institutes on the intranet.
Important information (Intranet)
Important information for students can be found on the intranet:
If you have questions that are not answered here, please feel free to reach out to us at sprachenzentrum@hdm-stuttgart.de!
Become a teacher at the Language Centre
The Language Centre is the central point of contact for language training at the Hochschule der Medien. It offers a comprehensive range of language courses for students and employees and thus contributes significantly to the international orientation of the university.
Team
Director Language Centre
Coordination language programme
Lecturer German Language programme
Administration
How to reach us:
Hochschule der Medien
Nobelstraße 10
Modular building 2, Rooms m131a & m131b
70569 Stuttgart
sprachenzentrum@hdm-stuttgart.de
Intranet
Office hours:
Mo: 10.00 - 13.00 Uhr
Tue: 10.00 - 13.00 Uhr
Wed: 13.00 - 16.00 Uhr
Thu: 10.00 - 13.00 Uhr
Fr: 10.00 - 13.00 Uhr