‘The Nuns’ are coming to the High Tech Campus to teach Dutch
The High Tech Campus in Eindhoven has been called the smartest square kilometre in Europe. To make the area even smarter, Language Institute Regina Coeli (‘the Nuns of Vught’) will be kicking off Dutch courses on location as of January 2023. The aim is to make learning the language and culture more accessible for the many expats—and their partners—who live and work in the Brainport region.
Expats generally do not need to speak Dutch to do their jobs. English nearly always does the trick. Yet speaking Dutch can be an important factor when it comes to feeling at home in Noord-Brabant.
Understanding Dutch culture
Research firm Decisio has discovered that the number of knowledge workers in the south-eastern part of Noord-Brabant are increasing by 6% a year. Employers retain these employees better when both the employees and their partners have an active social life. Speaking Dutch helps when it comes to connecting with Dutch people and Dutch institutions and better understanding Dutch culture.
High Tech Campus experience
Regina Coeli has given Dutch courses on the High Tech Campus before, to the great satisfaction of the students and their employers. They gave the courses an average score of 8.7. Unfortunately, COVID forced the language institute to put those group training sessions on hold. But now that we can meet again, new rounds of language training courses are starting!
Social Dutch and Dutch@Work
Regina Coeli’s course offering consists of the group training courses ‘Social Dutch’ and ‘Dutch@Work’. Both courses focus on the use of language in practical, everyday situations. The Dutch@Work programme zooms in on situations at work, including chatting with colleagues at the coffee machine, talking about your work and background, and even talking about the weekend.
Intensive training sessions
The courses are delivered by Regina Coeli trainers. They normally teach at the language institute in Vught, which is particularly well-known for its intensive language training courses. Students often spend their working week with ‘the Nuns’ so they can fully focus on the task at hand. That way, they can rapidly master the language. They often need to do so because they need to travel abroad for work or do a lot of business across borders.
As for the training courses in Eindhoven, students can attend class right after work. With two training sessions a week for six weeks, you can call that intensive training as well.
Register for a course
On 16 January 2023, the first set of training sessions will start in the Vitality Hub (HTCE 085). A few more courses will be added in March.
You can sign up using the form. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us: hello@reginacoeli.nl.
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