First off, from all of us at The Excellence Center in Europe, we’d like to thank you for your consideration to volunteer, intern, study, or teach at our campus. Whether you plan to teach English, study German or Arabic, or a combination thereof, we can assure you that this experience will provide an opportunity for tremendous growth and excitement in an international environment with like-minded travelers. Our outstanding team will do everything possible to ensure that you have an enjoyable and memorable stay, and we can hardly wait to welcome you into our family.

As an international volunteer, intern, or student, you will be making important contributions to the immigrant population here in Germany. While embracing a new lifestyle, you will also be meeting plenty of new people including Germans, Arabs, and other internationals. You will have the opportunity to learn a new language, hone your teaching skills, and engage with immigrants and refugees from in and around the city of Halle. We hope that this experience will allow you to engage fully with new cultures, forge strong relationships, and challenge yourself.

In this article, we will provide you with more information about the admission process to all our programs offered at the Excellence Center in Europe.

When Can I Start?

The Excellence Centre in Europe accepts applications and participants all year round, with the majority of our programs lasting between one week to three months in duration. You can freely choose your starting and ending dates. At the Excellence Center, the main programs we offer are German and Arabic language classes, the internship programs, Arabic online courses, and English teaching volunteer programs.

It is worth noting for our international volunteers that most standard visas for entering the EU last for a maximum of 90 days, however, should you wish to stay in Europe longer we are able to help you acquire a Student Visa.

Who Can Apply?

Our programs are open to all including students, undergraduates, English native speakers or non-native speakers, graduates, professionals, professors, workers, families, solo travelers, researchers, or retirees.

You must be at least 18 years old to participate. For those wishing to teach a language, we do not require prior teaching experience. Also, for those wishing to study a language we can cater to different skill levels, whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced. 

Steps to Getting Started in Our Programs:

1. Choose which program you are interested in. 
2. Email us requesting an application, listing the name of your desired program. 
3. We will send you the application. You can then fill it out and send it back to us.

In the meantime, you can contact us via email: Info@eceurope.org, WhatsApp or phone: +4917639353950 If you have any questions or would you like to know more information about us or our programs please do not hesitate to get in touch. 

After We Receive Your Application:

1. We review the application with our team (this usually takes a week)
2. You may be invited to participate in a video chat interview. We are happy to use Messenger, Skype, Zoom, or WhatsApp for your convenience. This allows us to give you more information and answer any of the questions you may have.

Selections Process

1. We will send you an acceptance letter and a program contract corresponding to the dates you requested.
2. You will sign the contract and send it back to us.
3. You may then pay the program fees. These vary depending on the program you select. We generally request for the fees to be paid online by bank wire, though for longer stays we may ask you to pay half in this way, and the remaining half in cash upon arrival. 
4. That’s it! You are now ready to come to Halle, Germany, and join our Excellence Center family. 

Before Arrival to Germany: 

Be sure to review our Location and Facilities page to get instructions on how to reach us. Upon arrival at the Excellence Center, you will be introduced to our family and staff. If you are interested, we could also get you in touch with other participants who will be at the center at the same time as you, in order to get helpful advice and start forming friendships. For participants staying with a host family, we can also introduce them to you before arrival. 

The Excellence Center team will be more than happy to organize a Skype or WhatsApp call to discuss travel instructions to Halle, answer any questions, and provide more information. 

How to Get Further Information 

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact at Info@eceurope.org