Language courses
There are various institutions that offer Dutch language courses.
At the University language centre
Through its University Language Centre (https://www.ugent.be/lw/uct/en), Ghent University offers a range of Dutch language courses at various levels:
- Dutch A2 level: In order to achieve the required A2 CEFR level: 2 courses of 60 hours must be completed.
- Dutch B2 level: 5 courses of 60 hours must be completed in order to obtain the B2 CEFR level
These courses can be followed in daytime or evening classes, online or on campus, from October to December and from February to May. Summer or winter courses are also available. The evening courses are offered once per semester; thus, it takes a year to complete 2 courses and the B2 level can be obtained after 2.5 years.
Find here an overview of available courses.
At another language centre
There are several other options to learn Dutch in Flanders.
1. Recognized universities where the Interuniversity Language Test for non-Dutch speaking persons (ITNA) can be obtained
- Het Interfacultair Instituut voor Levende Talenvan de KU Leuven
- Linguapolis, het taalinstituut van de Universiteit Antwerpen
- Het Talencentrum van de KU Leuven – campus Brussel
- Het Universitair Centrum voor Talenonderwijsvan de Universiteit Gent
- Het Academisch Centrum voor Taalonderwijs (ACTO) van de Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2. Centre for adult education (CVO)
3. Centre for basic education (LIGO)
4. Trainings centers from the Flemish government
- Do you live in Antwerp? atlas-antwerpen.be.
- Do you live in Brussels? huisnederlandsbrussel.be.
- Do you live in Ghent? amal.gent
5. Occupational training courses in combination with language courses
- vdab.be (Flanders)
- actiris.be (Brussels)
- syntra.be (Flanders)
Private training
It is possible to learn Dutch trough private trainings and tutors. The trainings work towards passing an ITNA test at the University’s language center.
The university works together with: