Home | Course programme | Evening courses | Dutch for work and study sprint |

Dutch course for work and study SPRINT

After the summer, part of the lessons of VU-NT2 will be taught on campus again. We follow the guidelines of the VU and the Amsterdam Safety Region. Of course we ensure enough distance and small groups. Not all classes can take place on campus: some will still be online via Zoom for Education.

·        The daytime courses Dutch to B1 and Dutch to B2 are partly on campus, partly online. Each group has 1 day per week on campus lessons, the other days online via Zoom. We call this hybrid education. Which day is on campus, and which days online, will be announced in August.

·        The evening courses Basic Dutch on Campus, Dutch for Work and Study (sprint) and Professional Dutch are entirely online, via Zoom for Education.

·        All lessons of the Saturday course Everyday Dutch will be on campus.


Is your first language German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or Afrikaans? You will be able to learn the basics of Dutch more quickly. This course is the fast track of 'Dutch for work and study'. Dutch for work and study SPRINT (one module) is identical to Dutch for work and study but the pace is twice as fast: Levels 1.1 and 1.2 in a single course period (September).

Course levels (CEFR)Level 1: Elementary (0 -> A2)
Course datesPeriod 1: 7 September - 29 October 2020
Period 2: 23 November 2020 - 28 January 2021
Period 3: 22 February - 19 April 2021
Period 4: 10 May - 8 July 2021
Course length8 weeks
Time tableMonday and Thursday evening 18.00 – 20.00
Assignments6 - 8 hours per week
Price per levelStandard €695
VU employees and PhDs / students of other Dutch universities €525
VU students €350
ECTS points
(only for students)		3
SubscribeApplication form
Application is closed two weeks before the course starts.
Course members are grouped according to their level of Dutch and together you will work on your reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. In the classes at VU University Amsterdam, we will use a multimedia room and a brand new digital language lab. You will receive explanations and instructions and will practice your speaking skills. Outside the classes, you will train your learning and listening skills, vocabulary and grammar. During your course, you will be supervised personally your teacher.
Testing takes place at the end of the course period. If you pass the test, you can graduate to the 2nd level of the Sprint course, or the regular course Dutch for Work and Study level 2.1.
During this course, you will become familiar with the Dutch language, but also with the culture, society and politics of the Netherlands. And you will become acquainted with Dutch traditions such as Sinterklaas!
Everyone who has finished a secondary education (comparable to the Dutch havo/vwo) is welcome. If you do not speak Dutch yet, some knowledge of the English language is necessary.

Please check Application.

Read our general terms and conditions here.