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MARUM Research Academy

German Classes

Employees of MARUM, MPI-MM and ZMT are invited to participate in German language classes in levels ranging from beginner to advanced. The costs are covered by the respective institution where you are employed.

This offer addresses all employees (Doctoral researchers, Postdocs, researchers, technicians, engineers ...) of MARUM, MPI and ZMT and to those working in affiliated institutes in related projects (e.g. if funded through the MARUM excellence cluster).

The German classes are operated by KERN AG Training and start in April and October of each year.

Classes - October 2025 to March 2026

European language level*	Day and time	Teacher	Book**
A1.1 (beginner) (from 7 October)	Tuesday 15.30 - 17.00 hrs.	Martina Staack	Netzwerk A1.1 ISBN: 978-3-12-606131-5
A1.1	Mondays 17.00 - 18.30 hrs.	Martina Staack	Netzwerk A1.1 - from chapter 5 ISBN: 978-3-12-606131-5
A1.2	Wednesdays 17.00 - 18.30 hrs.	Barbara Lesniewski	Netzwerk A1.2 - from chapter 12 ISBN: 9783126061322
A2.1	Thursdays 15.30 - 17.00 hrs.	Hadya Sleman	Netzwerk A2.1 - from chapter 3 ISBN: 978-3-12-606142-1
B1.1	Thursdays 17.00 - 18.30 hrs.	Hadya Sleman	Netzwerk B1.1 - from chapter 2 ISBN: 978-3-12-605014-2
B1.1	Mondays 15.30 - 17.00 hrs.	Martina Staack	Netzwerk B1.1 - from chapter 5 ISBN: 978-3-12-605014-2
B2.1	Wednesdays 15.30 - 17.00 hrs.	Barbara Lesniewski	Aspekte neu B2 - from chapter 3 ISBN: 9783126050258

* see Language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

** see Material needed

Material needed

Participants must bring the respective book to work with in the course (see list below). Books must be bought by the participants themselves at their own cost.
You can easily order your copy online in the university book shop on the boulevard. They will send you an e-mail when your book is ready to be picked up.

Location

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (MPI-MM)
Celsiusstrasse 1
28359 Bremen
Room 1112

Placement test

To assess your current level in German, we kindly ask you to take the online assessment test provided by KERN AG (follow the link “KERN Sprachtest für Deutsch”).

You will be asked to provide some personal information (name, company, etc.). Depending on your level, you will need 30-45 minutes to complete the test. Please make sure that you complete the test in one go, without taking a break, as there is a time limit. Please also make sure that you do not use any external help or online resources (dictionaries, DeepL, etc.) since these would falsify the result.

Registration

Please register here by 22 September 2025.

Questions?

If you have questions about the German classes for MARUM employees, you are welcome to contact Tina Klose and Vivien Winter via [Bitte aktivieren Sie Javascript].

We are also happy to talk to you in person.

Alternative classes

The Language Centre Bremen also offers German classes.

Please note that MARUM provides funding only for those classes decsribed above. Fees for classes offered through the language centre or other schools must be covered by the participants themselves.

Independent learning

If you prefer to study independently and flexibly, you can check out the language centre's materials online, for example the language software Rosetta Stone which is available for the PC as well as for mobile devices.