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Extra courses: Digital, Languages, and more.

Are you studying at HWG Ludwigshafen and want to learn a little more in addition to your degree programs...
...?
... broaden your horizons?
... get to know and practice additional skills and techniques?
... make your application for internships or job entry even more interesting by demonstrating extra skills?

HWG Ludwigshafen will support you!

Every semester, you will find selected courses from the extensive range offered by our partner, the University of Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH.

Under certain regulations, completed courses from our selection are completely or partially free of charge for students of HWG Ludwigshafen!

On this page you can learn more about the course selection and the possible reimbursement of the participation fee.

Status: 22.01.2025

Only selected extra courses are funded:
HWG Ludwigshafen will only cover all or part of the participation fees for extra courses that are selected in advance by HWG Ludwigshafen for the respective semester and displayed on the HWG Ludwigshafen website.

Funding is only available if the Mannheim conditions for a certificate of attendance are met:
The attendance fees will only be covered in full or in part if the attendance requirements have been met in order to receive a certificate of attendance from the University of Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH, as set out in their general terms and conditions. From 01.02.2025, participants in a course consisting of 24 teaching units (TU) must be present for at least 18 TU in order to receive a certificate of attendance (1 TU = 45 minutes); for all courses with fewer than 24 TU, participants must be present for the entire duration of the course in order to receive a certificate of attendance. The University of Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH will automatically confirm attendance to HWG Ludwigshafen.
The University of Mannheim Service and Marketing GmbH will not accept any claims for payment due to non-attendance or non-compliance with deregistration deadlines. Please be sure to observe the provisions in the General Terms and Conditions of Universität Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH.

Pre-registration with HWG Ludwigshafen is required:
HWG Ludwigshafen will only cover the participation fee (in full or pro rata) if participants have registered via OpenOlat prior to registration.

First come, first served:
A limited budget is available to cover the costs of participation fees; possible cost coverage is based on the order of pre-registration with HWG Ludwigshafen until the budget is exhausted. Once the budget is exhausted, pre-registration for the semester is no longer possible.

1 extra course per student per semester:
A maximum of one selected course per student per semester is financially supported by HWG Ludwigshafen in full or in part. Additional extra courses taken by the same person in the same semester will not be financially supported.

Selected non-language courses are free of charge:
Participation fees for courses selected in advance by the HWG Ludwigshafen, which are not language courses, are fully covered on the basis of the aforementioned conditions.

For selected language courses, students pay a personal contribution of 33.00 euros:
Participation fees for language courses pre-selected by the HWG Ludwigshafen are covered proportionately on the basis of the aforementioned conditions: Participating students of HWG Ludwigshafen pay a personal contribution of 33.00 euros.

Step 1: Select Extra Course
From the extra courses below, select a course that is suitable for you.

Step 2: Pre-register with HWG Ludwigshafen
Please register for your selected Extra course using the link "Pre-registration". The link will take you to an OpenOlat course room. When the course room opens, you will need to confirm HWG Ludwigshafen's terms and conditions for full or pro-rata payment of course fees. You can then register for one of the extra courses displayed. Please note: With successful pre-registration you are not yet registered for the course!

Step 3: Read registration confirmation e-mail
After successful pre-registration with HWG Ludwigshafen, you will receive an e-mail with course registration information.

Step 4: Course registration and booking at the University of Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH
The actual course registration is done via the portal and according to the conditions of the University of Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH. You will receive the link to the portal as well as further information with the registration confirmation from HWG Ludwigshafen.

Step 5: Participate in the extra course and complete
Participate in the extra course and benefit from the additional course offer! If you have met the attendance requirements to receive a certificate of attendance from the University of Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH as stated in their terms and conditions , this will be automatically confirmed by the University of Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH to HWG Ludwigshafen. For a non-language course you will not receive an invoice (the participation fee will be paid by the university). For a language course you will receive an invoice from the Universität Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH for your own contribution of 33,00 Euro (the rest will be paid by your university).

Here you will find the "non-language courses" selected for the winter semester 2025/2026.

Subject to the above conditions, participation in one of these "non-language courses" may be free of charge for HWG Ludwigshafen students.

Please note: The course descriptions reflect the status as of July 2025 and are for orientation purposes only. They will not be updated on this page. After confirming your pre-registration, please be sure to check the course dates on the registration page of the University of Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH. There you will also find the regular price of the course.

Here you will find the language courses selected for the winter semester 2025/2026.

If the above conditions are met, HWG Ludwigshafen will pay a share of the participation fee and students of HWG Ludwigshafen will pay a personal contribution of 33.00 euros.

Please note: The course descriptions reflect the status as of July 2025 and are for orientation purposes only. They will not be updated on this page. After confirming your pre-registration, please make sure to check the course dates on the registration page of the University of Mannheim Service und Marketing GmbH. There you will also find the regular price of the course.

Please note:
The selected language courses usually have 24 units. Exceptions are the intensive courses. Please be sure to check the number of units in the registration information in Mannheim (after successful pre-registration).

Albanian:

Albanian I - 252-2036102 - Online - Start: 15.09.2025

Arabic:

Arabic I - 252-210380 - Online - Start: 10.09.2025

Chinese:

Chinese I - 252-200865 - Online - Start: 08.09.2025

Chinese I - 252-200866 - Classroom - Start: 09.09.2025

Chinese I (6 weeks) - 252-200867 - Online - Start: 13.09.2025

Chinese II - 252-200868 - On-site - Start: 09.09.2025

Chinese II - 252-200869 - Presence - Start: 08.09.2025

Chinese II (6 weeks) - 252-200870 - Online - Start: 13.09.2025

Chinese III - 252-200871 - Online - Start: 11.09.2025

German Sign Language:

German Sign Language I - 252-203295 - Online - Start: 10.09.2025

German Sign Language II - 252-203296 - Online - Start: 08.09.2025

English:

English Refresher - 252-200101 - Online - Start: 09.09.2025

English Refresher Basic (A2-B1) - 252-200102 - Classroom - Start: 29.10.2025

English Grammar and Conversation (B1) - 252-200103 - Presence - Start: 10.09.2025

English Vocabulary and Writing Skills - 252-200104 - Presence - Start: 17.09.2025

English Refresher Advanced + Conversation II - 252-200105 - Presence - Start: 09.09.2025

English Vocabulary + Conversation II - 252-200106 - Presence - Start: 09.09.2025

Business English - 252-200107 - Presence - Start: 08.09.2025

Walk and talk: English Conversation (B2/C1) (6 appointments) - 252-200108 - Presence - Start: 22.09.2025

Business English and Written Communication (8 weeks) - 252-200109 - Presence - Start: 23.09.2025

French:

French I (6 weeks) - 252-200213 - Online - Start: 20.09.2025

French I (8 weeks) - 252-200214 - Online - Start: 08.09.2025

French I - 252-200215 - Online - Start: 10.09.2025

French I (6 weeks) - 252-200216 - Online - Start: 09.10.2025

French II - 252-200217 - Online - Start: 10.09.2025

French III - 252-200218 - Online - Start: 10.09.2025

French: Refresher Basic - 252-200219 - Online - Start: 09.09.2025

French: Communication + Grammar Refresher I - 252-200220 - Online - Start: 09.09.2025

French: Communication + Grammar Refresher I - 252-200221 - Online - Start: 11.09.2025

French: Communication + Grammar Refresher II - 252-200222 - Online - Start: 09.09.2025

French: Communication + Grammar Refresher II - 252-200223 - Online - Start: 11.09.2025

French: Communication + Vocabulary (C1) - 252-200224 - Online - Start: 11.09.2025

Italian:

Italian I (A 1,1) - 252-200325 - Classroom - Start: 08.09.2025

Italian I (A 1,1) - 252-200326 - Online - Start: 11.09.2025

Italian I (A 1,1) (6 weeks) - 252-200327 - Online - Start: 25.10.2025

Italian I (A 1,1) - 252-200328 - Online/Presence - Start: 08.09.2025

Italian I (A 1,1) (6 weeks) - 252-200329 - Online - Start: 13/09/2025

Italian II (A 1,2) - 252-200330 - Classroom - Start: 08.09.2025

Italian II (A 1,2) - 252-200331 - Online - Start: 09.09.2025

Italian II (A 1,2) - 252-200332 - Online/Presence - Start: 11.09.2025

Italian III (A 1-A 2) - 252-200333 - Online - Start: 08.09.2025

Italian IV (A 2) - 252-200334 - Online - Start: 10.09.2025

Italian V (B 1) - 252-200335 - Online - Start: 12.09.2025

Japanese:

Japanese I - 252-200756 - Online - Start: 08.09.2025

Japanese II - 252-200757 - Online - Start: 08.09.2025

Japanese III - 200-252758 - Presence - Start: 10.09.2025

Japanese IV - 200-252759 - Online - Start: 08.09.2025

Korean:

Korean I - 252-200960 - Classroom - Start: 15.09.2025

Korean I - 252-200961 - Online - Start: 12.09.2025

Korean II - 252-200962 - Classroom - Start: 15.09.2025

Korean II - 252-200963 - Online - Start: 10.09.2025

Korean III - 252-200964 - Presence/Online - Start: 17.09.2025

Polish:

Polish I (A 1) - 252-200897 - Classroom - Start: 08.09.2025

Polish V (A 2) - 252-200898 - Classroom - Start: 08.09.2025

Portuguese:

Portuguese I (A 1,1) - 252-201072 - Presence - Start: 09.09.2025

Portuguese I (A 1,1) (6 weeks) - 252-201073 - Classroom/Online - Start: 09.09.2025

Portuguese II (A 1,2) (6 weeks) - 252-201074 - Presence/Online - Start: 21.10.2025

Portuguese III (A 2,1) - 252-201075 - Online - Start: 11.09.2025

Russian:

Russian I (A 1,1) - 252-200554 - Online - Start: 10.09.2025

Russian II (A 1,2) - 252-200555 - Online - Start: 09.09.2025

Spanish:

Spanish I (6 weeks) - 252-200436 - Online - Start: 20.09.2025

Spanish I - 252-200437 - Online - Start: 11.09.2025

Spanish I - 252-200438 - Classroom - Start: 16.09.2025

Spanish I - 252-200439 - Presence - Start: 08.09.2025

Spanish I - 252-200440 - Online - Start: 08.09.2025

Spanish II - 252-200441 - Classroom - Start: 08.09.2025

Spanish II - 252-200442 - Classroom - Start: 16.09.2025

Spanish II - 252-200443 - Presence - Start: 10.09.2025

Spanish II - 252-200444 - Presence - Start: 11.09.2025

Spanish: Refresher I - 252-200445 - Classroom - Start: 10.09.2025

Spanish: Refresher I (2 days intensive) - 252-200446 - Dates: 11.+18.10.2025

Spanish III - 252-200447 - Presence - Start: 16.09.2025

Spanish III - 252-200448 - Presence - Start: 08.09.2025

Spanish IV - 252-200449 - Presence - Start: 10.09.2025

Spanish: Refresher II - 252-200450 - Attendance - Start: 10.09.2025

Spanish: Refresher II (2 days intensive) - 252-200451 - Online - Dates: 8.+15.11.2025

Spanish: Conversation I (A2) - 252-200452 - Classroom - Start: 16.09.2025

Spanish: Conversation II (B2) - 252-200453 - Online - Start: 08.09.2025

Turkish:

Turkish I - 252-201176 - Online - Start: 18.09.2025

Turkish II - 252-201177 - Online - Start: 19.09.2025

Turkish VI - 252-201178 - Online - Start: 16.09.2025

Ukrainian:

Ukrainian I (A 1,1) - 252-2034100 - Online - Start: 10.09.2025

If you have any questions, please contact:

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