The Arqus Café is a virtual meeting place where students and staff from the Arqus partner universities can practice their language skills outside of the language classroom. The sessions are not led by teachers but instead by language tutors who are native-level speakers. This is a great way to expand your language and cultural knowledge informally and with other language learners in a relaxed atmosphere.
You should have a working knowledge of the language (min. A2/B1) so that you can actively participate in the sessions. We are offering both a beginner/intermediate and intermediated/advanced café for the languages where this is possible.
So grab a cup of coffee and join us virtually!
The language cafés take place via the video conference platform ZOOM.
After you register and receive a place in a specific café, you will receive the Zoom link via email.
If you have any questions, just contact the Arqus Café Team.
If you are part of the Leipzig University community, you can also join the Arqus cafés face-to-face.
Registration for the ninth session (23 September –6 December 2024) is now open! To sign up, fill out the Registration Form.
Here is some important information about the registration process:
New languages and cafés are added to the schedule throughout the semester; check back regularly for updates.
Please note: The times listed for the language cafés are Central European Time (CET). If you live in Lithuania or Ukraine, for example, the start time would be one hour later than the time listed, and if you live in Ireland or Portugal, the start time would be one hour earlier than the time listed.
Before the start of each new edition, we look for volunteers to be language tutors and offer their first or native language.
You will get to know students from the other eight Arqus universities!
Interested? Just fill out this form or send us an email.
If the language you would like to practice isn’t on the schedule or you would like to participate but the café offered doesn’t fit your schedule, please let us know. We adjust the cafés we offer on a regular basis.
Otherwise, we suggest that you see if there are any language cafés offered locally at your university or in your community. In addition, Leipzig University students are also welcome to sign up for the cafés offered by the University of Stockholm.
