Our Courses & Products:

- German Intensive course (20 lessons per week + cultural programme)

- German IntensivePLUS course (20+4 lessons per week)
- German Super-intensive course (20+8 lessons per week)
- German combined courses (+4 or +8 lessons private tuition per week)
- German evening courses (2x 3 lessons per week in the evenings)
- German online courses
- Exam preparation courses (telc A1, B1, B2, C1, DSH and TestDaF)
- Official telc and TestDaF test-centre: telc A1, B1, B2 ,C1 and TestDaF exams
- One-to-One tuition and Business German
- English, Spanish, French, Italian as a foreign language
- TANDEM language exchange partner intermediation

Course types and dates

Intensive, IntensivePLUS, Super-intensive & Combined courses
no. levels* start end

K1 A1 – C1 Jan. 9th Feb. 3rd

K2 A1 – C1 Feb. 6th March 3rd
K3 A1 – C1 March 6th March 31st
K4 A1 – C1 April 3rd April 28th
K5 A1 – C1 May 2nd May 26th (course start Tuesday)

K6** A1 – C1 May 30th June 30th (start Tuesday; 20 course days within 5 weeks)

SK7 A1 – C1 July 3rd July 28th (summer course)

SK8 A1 – C1 July 31st Sept. 1st (summer course, 5 weeks)

K9 A1 – C1 Sept. 4th Sept. 29th

K10 A1 – C1 Oct. 2th Oct. 27th
K11 A1 – C1 Oct. 30th Nov. 24th
K12 A1 – C1 Nov. 27th Dec. 22nd
New students’ starting dates: every Monday at 8.30 a.m. (placement test); absolute beginners can start only at the stated
starting dates and are asked to come at 9.00 a.m. on their 1st day.

Our Intensive Courses have 20 lessons of 45 min. a week including a cultural programme
(at least one event per week)
- schedule: Mondays to Fridays from 09.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

IntensivePLUS: Intensive Course plus 4 lessons “Conversation & Grammar” in a mini-

group of 4 to 8 students (20+4 teaching hours per week)***
- schedule: Mondays to Fridays from 09.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. & Mondays to Thursdays 1.15 - 2.00 p.m.

Super-Intensive Course: Intensive Course plus 8 lessons “Conversation & Grammar” and
“Typical Errors” in mini-groups of 4 to 8 students (20+8 teaching hours per week)***
- schedule: Mondays to Fridays from 09.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. & Mondays to Thursdays 1.15 – 2.00 p.m. & Tuesdays to Fridays
8.30 - 9.15 a.m. (or as agreed upon)

Combined course: Intensive or IntensivePLUS Course plus 4 One-to-One lessons per

week (20+4 teaching hours) or plus 8 One-to-One lessons per week (20+8 teaching hours)
- private lessons take place as agreed upon

telc-Exam preparation Courses (TestDaF on request):

8 weeks Intensive or IntensivePLUS Course plus 48 lessons in a group of 4 to 10 students
(160 + 48 teaching hours including test simulation)

- Starting dates telc B2 (day of exam): 09.01. (02.03.), 06.03. (27.04.), 02.05. (29.06.), 10.07. (31.08.), 04.09.
(26.10.), 30.10. (21.12.)
- Starting dates telc C1 Hochschule (day of exam): 09.01. (01.03.), 06.03. (26.04.), 02.05. (30.06.), 10.07.
(30.08.), 04.09. (25.10.), 30.10. (20.12.)

Public holidays (which are not refundable): Feb. 20th (Shrove Monday, Carnival); April 7th, April 10th, May 1st, May 18th, May
29th, June 8th, Oct 3rd, Nov 1st

School-holidays: Dec. 26th 2022 – Jan. 6th 2023 and Dec. 25th 2023 – Jan. 5th 2024

* note concerning the levels: we always offer all levels. A1, A2, B1(each level = 160 lessons = 8 weeks); B2, C1 (each level =
160-240 lessons = 8-12 weeks)
** Important note: There will be no classes on 29 May, 8 and 9 June. We will make up for these 3 days in the week from 26
June to 01 July 2023.
*** If there are fewer than 4 participants, the number of hours will be reduced accordingly (e.g. with 2 participants = 2 lessons)

Fees:

Service fee 50,- €

The service fee includes: German placement test, course materials, 1st course book, leisure
programme (1 activity per week, 2 – 3 in July and August, transport and entrance fees not included),
certificate of attendance and mediation of a Tandem® learning partnership (if available).
Fees:

Service fee 50,- €

The service fee includes: German placement test, course materials, 1st course book, leisure
programme (1 activity per week, 2 – 3 in July and August, transport and entrance fees not included),
certificate of attendance and mediation of a Tandem® learning partnership (if available).

Intensive Course* Fees € Summer Course Fees €

(20 lessons per week) (20 lessons per week in July & August)
1 – 3 weeks 160,- € 1 week 180,- €
4 weeks 540,- € 4 weeks 620,- €
every additional week +130,- € every additional week +150,- €

IntensivePLUS* Fees € Super-Intensive Course* Fees €

(20+4 lessons mini-group) (20+8 lessons in mini-groups)
1 week 205,- € 1 week 250,- €
4 weeks 740,- € 4 weeks 920,- €
every additional week +175,- € every additional week +220,- €

Combined Courses* Fees €

(20/24 group lessons +4 or +8 private lessons)
per week +195,- €/+390,- €
in addition to the price above

Exam Preparation Courses* (telc B2 or C1 Hochschule)

(8 weeks Intensive or IntensivePLUS course +48 lessons exam preparation)
8 weeks 1.585,- € / 1.945,- €
TELC exam fee between 80,- and 195,- €, depending on the level

*High season surcharge of 20,- € per week in Course K7 and K8 (July and August)

One-to-One (without doing an intensive course)

1 teaching hour of 45 min. 55,- €
Course books between 18,- and 23,- € per month
(book of the first month included in the enrolment fee)
Accommodation
TANDEM Köln has a professional accommodation service for students who wish to
use it. The most popular way to live in our town is in a single room in a shared flat
together with one or more „Cologners“ (private accommodation). On request, we
can also look for a family accommodation (single room with breakfast or half-
board).
For all those who like to live their own lives without depending on a host family, we
can arrange a single room or small apartment in the TANDEM flat share on the 3rd
floor of the school building.
The four single rooms (14 to 17m²) are bright and quiet, there’s a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom
with two showers and a washing machine, a toilet and a balcony. The two apartments (18 and 30m²)
are also fully equipped, have a private bathroom and a kitchenette. One of them can be used as a
double room.
In all rooms/apartments, there’s TV and free internet access via WLAN. As a courtesy to non-smokers,
smoking is not permitted within the entire flat (only on the balcony).

Accommodation booking fee 75,- €

Rent for all single rooms the apartments* (Tandem flat share)
per week 150,- € 200,- / 250,- € (18 or 30 sqm)
4 weeks 500,- € 560,- / 660,- €
additional week 125,- € 140,- / 165,- €
breakfast 60,- € / week in addition
half-board 150,- € / week in addition

extra night 25,- € / 35,- € incl. breakfast / 45,- € incl. half-board

* On request we also arrange small flats / apartments through an agency. Prices vary between
800,- and 1.600,- € per month. For all apartments the student has to count with a deposit of 200,- €
up to a 2 month rent and a fee for the monthly / final cleaning.

Pickup-Service (one way)

from the airport / train station 79,- € (Cologne)

Emergency number
Saturdays and Sundays from 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.: +49.177.35.55.642