the University of Twente and its wider community
The UT Language Centre services are open to everyone at the University of Twente, including the ITC: lecturers, support staff, researchers and students. Also, under certain conditions, partners of international staff can take part in our courses. Other parties in the area, such as international companies, may have language learning needs comparable to those at UT; they are invited to contact the UT Language Centre and discuss possible ways of co-operation.
Identify and support
Because the UT Language Centre takes the individual language learner as a starting point, identification of personal language learning needs is a crucial part of our services. Individuals can come to us for an assessment or a placement test, but we can also organise language assessments for large groups of people. For Dutch national language exams, we liaise with official language testing centers.
Our support to language learners consists not only of our own language courses, but also of individual advice on how best to improve one's proficiency, for instance through self-study or through courses offered by external parties.
Flexible and professional
The language trainers working at or for the UT Language Centre are all qualified professionals. They are experienced in working at institutes for higher education and in developing and teaching courses for specific purposes.
Such expertise entails that the UT Language Centre is very flexible in its services. In addition to offering courses with open registration, we cater for specific needs by creating tailor-made courses.