for students, staff and others

Regular courses with two lessons per week, usually in the evening

Starting in September, January, and April

• Dutch Module 1 
• Dutch Module 2 
• Dutch Module 3 
• Dutch Module 4
• Dutch Module 5
• Dutch Module 6 
• Dutch Module 7 

One lesson a week

• Dutch Module 1A 
• Dutch Module 1B 
• Dutch Module 2A 
• Dutch Module 2B 
• Dutch Module 3A 
• Dutch Module 3B 
• Dutch Module 4A 
• Dutch 4B 
• Dutch Module 6A 
• Dutch Module 6B 
• Nederlands voor vergevorderden

Intensive courses

4 weeks, 4 lessons per week (in Jun/Jul/Aug - 3 weeks, 5 lessons p/wk)

• Dutch 1 intensive course 
• Dutch 2 intensive course 
• Dutch 3 intensive course 
• Dutch 4 intensive course 

And in summer, July-August:

• Dutch 1+2 (as an intensive summer course only; 6 weeks, 4 lessons per week)

Dutch Conversation B1/B2 for Leiden University Staff

Are you an employee of Leiden University and would like to improve your fluency in Dutch? During this training you will work on increasing your vocabulary and communication skills.

• Dutch Conversation B1/B2 for Leiden University Staff in Leiden
• Dutch Conversation B1/B2 for Leiden University Staff in The Hague

Dutch Plus Writing

Dutch Plus Writing is aimed at students who wish to improve their writing skills at an advanced level.

• Dutch Plus Writing

Advanced Dutch

The advanced Dutch courses A and B are intended for people who have lived in the Netherlands for some time and already have a very good knowledge of Dutch.

• Nederlands voor vergevorderden A en B

Neuer Kurs Niederländisch für Deutschsprachige

• Niederländisch für Deutschsprachige A1
• Niederländisch für Deutschsprachige A2
• Niederländisch für Deutschsprachige B1 (Teil 1)
• Niederländisch für Deutschsprachige B1 (Teil 2)

The Academic Language Centre offers a free online course 'SPOC Dutch & More':

•  for international students
•  for international staff members

Before enrolling, you have to take an entrance test.

• If you have studied Dutch before, you can also take a Dutch entrance test to determine your current level. 
• Please send an email to talencentrum@hum.leidenuniv.nl to make an appointment for the online test

*PLEASE NOTE: If you have taken a Dutch course at the Academic Language Centre and you did not pass the final exam, you cannot register for the next level course on the basis of an intake test.