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iba | University of Cooperative Education is part of the F+U group of companies. F+U looks back on 40 years of experience in the education sector and operates schools, language schools, vocational colleges and universities. We provide intensive support and consultation and our institutions work hand-in-hand, providing a true ‘one-stop-service’ for international students.

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F+U Academy of Languages and VICTORIA | Academy of Languages

With 12.000 students from over 120 countries every year, F+U Academy of Languages is one of the largest language schools in Europe. Offers include year-round intensive courses and exam preparation in German and English (A0-C2) at the study centre in Heidelberg or online, as well as university admission language exams such as TestDaF, telc C1 Hochschule, TestAs, TOEFL®, IELTS and more. F+U Academy of Languages in Heidelberg offers German and English courses in summer and winter for juniors aged six to 17, specialist language courses for prospective medical doctors and nurses as well as teacher training courses and compact business language courses. Several halls of residence, a student hostel, a school-owned hotel, a boarding school and many host families provide our students with accommodation all year round (for details on the types of accommodation and prices, please click here). Under the name VICTORIA | Academy of Languages, the Berlin Language Center specializes in university-preparatory language courses and corporate training. Accommodation is available on the university campus, in a private student hostel or with Berlin host families.


*The study program „Business Administration“ will be offered with the revised curriculum presented here starting from the winter semester 2025, subject to successful reaccreditation and state recognition by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art, and will continue to be called „Business Administration“.

**The study program „Business Administration International Management“ will be offered with the revised curriculum presented here starting from the summer semester 2025, subject to successful reaccreditation and state recognition by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art, and will then be called „Business Administration Intercultural Competence“.

***The original study program „Social Pedagogy & Management“ will be offered with the revised curriculum presented here starting from the winter semester 2024, subject to successful reaccreditation and state recognition by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art, and will then be called „Social Work & Management“.

****The original study program „Social Pedagogy, Management & Coaching“ will be offered with the revised curriculum presented here starting from the summer semester 2024, subject to successful reaccreditation and state recognition by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art, and will then be called „Social Work, Management & Coaching“.

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