The Excellence Center in Europe opened its doors in Germany in 2018.  Our sister organisation in Hebron, Palestine has operated as a community center since 2011. The Center is located in the heart of Halle (Saale), a city in the southern part of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, as well as its largest city. Further, Halle is situated along the Saale River. The city has around 236,000 inhabitants and is approximately 170 km from Berlin.

There are many historic sites in Halle, including Francke Stiftungen, Haendel Hause, museums, churches, the old market, and the lovely historic architecture of the city. There are also many beautiful landscapes and green areas including parks, lakes, and rivers across the city of Halle (Saale). 

The Excellence Center in Europe is conveniently only a three-minute walk from the city center. This makes many sites and attractions, such as restaurants, Arabic shops, cafes, bars, playgrounds, library, and the Martin Luther University, easily accessible.

Volunteer And Internship Programs

The Excellence Center in Europe provides a variety of volunteer and internship programs to those who want to travel to Germany, immerse themselves in the culture, all while working with refugees in Halle, Germany and migrants to make a meaningful difference. These programs include:

Arabic Immersion Intensive Programs

Besides these internships and volunteering programs, the Excellence Center in Europe offers high-intensive, intensive, and non-intensive Arabic immersion language courses, summer Arabic programs with dialects such  as Levantine (Ammiya) Arabic, Palestinian colloquial Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic and online Arabic courses taught by qualified Arabic teachers. The Center offers the following Arabic Immersion Intensive programs: 

The Excellence Center in Europe welcomes students, English native and non-native speakers, and people from all countries who are 18 to 70 years old to join any of the Center’s programs. The period of participation can span anywhere from 1 to 13 weeks. For volunteers, interns, and students, the EC’s program flexibility is designed to work around their schedules, with programs being available year-round (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter), as well as starting and ending dates up to the participant’s choice! 

The Excellence Center works as a meeting point between internationals, locals, refugees, and immigrants. Our participants will have the chance to interact and help refugees who have fled war-torn homelands for a future of peace, stability, and safety in Germany. The EC has hosted many people including students, graduates, professionals and the retired who come from a myriad of countries around the world, such as the USA, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, China, Canada.  

Awards And Recognitions 

As our name suggests, we strive towards excellence in everything we do and in 2021, we were rated as one of the top three programmes in the world offering volunteer opportunities. In addition to this, we also received the community choice awards by Go Overseas in the categories of best language school, fun and instruction. 

In 2019, we also received our first Go Overseas Community Choice Award to acknowledge our impact on the community of travellers around the world and we continue to be a highly rated travel organisation with many outstanding review:

• +725 Reviews (94%) on Gooverseas.com
• +150 Reviews (93%) on Goabroad.com
• Participants’ video testimonials

Our Programs Make Great Impact 

Our Volunteer and Internship programs in Halle, Germany are well researched, targeted, and suitable for anyone who wants to gain insights into German and Arabic culture as well as refugees’ daily life. We aim to make a long term difference for our local community through the exchange of ideas and “walking in each other’s shoes”.

Volunteering and interning in Halle, Germany is a unique opportunity to genuinely make an impact on your life as well as others including children, refugees, women, youth and community members.

Flexible Booking

At the Excellence Center in Europe, we understand that things change. As such, our programmes are incredibly flexible in case you need to alter travel plans or just simply have a change of heart. As programs begin at the center year-round (with flexible start and end dates), you decide your arrival.Furthermore, you’re able to change your start date entirely free of charge if requested at least two weeks beforehand.

One Big Family

The atmosphere in the Excellence Center in Europe will make you feel at home, where everyone has fun by participating in the social and cultural activities organized by the Center. Depending on the season, the EC organizes a number of activities, including barbeques, parties, movie nights, international dinners as well as social activities where participants from all countries meet with refugees and locals in the city of Halle to address various issues.

Your participation in the Excellence Center programs will leave a positive and meaningful impact on the refugee and immigrant community at the Center. You can teach them language skills including English and you will be able to participate or lead English language classes either inside or outside the Center. Participants also have the opportunity to teach students other skills by organizing workshops or educational seminars held at the center. Therefore, if you are good at cooking, drawing, academic writing, acting, teaching mathematics, playing a musical instrument, computer skills or anything else, you can help. Don’t worry, you won’t be alone, we will be there to offer any kind of help and support to organize your activities.