Attending a 2 week C1 German course in Heidelberg. Previously have attended 3 other 2 week language…read morecourses with different schools, so that I have a frame of reference. This school is extremely poor. Organisation is shambolic - didn't receive briefing in advance of joining (supposed to be issued 1 week in advance - had to chase the school up to obtain). On first day was instructed to arrive 1 hour in advance of course starting - which I did - someone led me to the classroom and left me there - so no induction / orientation whatsoever - had therefore no idea where I was supposed to be in the afternoon / any information about course books. Unlike previous schools there is no adult Freetime programme ( which previously I found a great opportunity to build friendships). There seems to be no student rules (or if there are, they most certainly are not enforced). Students turn up every day 30 to 60 minutes late which in turn disrupts the lesson for the rest of the class in repeating everything. In comparison to previous schools, teaching is much less interactive ( in other schools we worked frequently in small groups to compete exercises - this never happened once here). Composition of the groups extremely mixed - whilst my group was supposed to be C1 - most were no-where near. Quality of teaching staff varied from good to abysmal. Heidelberg itself is a lovely town, though be advised it is small, so you run out of things to do outside the classes very quickly. I would strongly recommend you look elsewhere.

Attended 12 weeks of German instruction here and I am pleased overall with my experience. First…read moreoff, the staff is amazing! I experienced 3 different instructors and they all were extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and really fun to learn from. If you generally want to learn they will do anything to help you! I even had one teacher who gave me assignments outside of class to help me catch up my first week. They each made my experience at the really positive and due to them, I would highly recommend the academy! Also, the Receptionists were all super - they speak a variety of languages to assist students and always keep their cool in a stressful crowd of students needing help everyday. The Academy itself was huge. I learned at 3 different locations- 2 on Bismarch and one near the Hauptbahnhof. The rooms are pretty bland but spotless. The Students come from all over the world and range in age and experience. You can easily make friends. Although, there are some students who continually miss class and hold up the lecture due to missing key information, most students are really wanting to learn and get together to practice outside of school. As I said my overall experience was great but there were a few reasons why I did not rate the academy higher. 1) Expense- the tuition was much higher than other language schools in the area and on top of it I was required to purchase 5 books during 12 weeks. I searched for housing outside the dorms and found the dorms to be quite outrageously priced! There are plenty of housing options in Heidelberg so do your homework before thinking about a dorm. 2) Room changes - over the course of 12 weeks I learned at 3 different locations. 2 at Bismarch and 1 near the train station. On Fridays you would find out where your class will be and every Monday you go to a new room or a whole new location across town. 3) Christmas Classes - During X mas the school shuts down on Dec 24-25 and if those days fall during the week the tuition is your gift to the school. It comes to about $20 per day so you loose $40 that week and the next week the school is closed Jan 1 so another $20. I spoke with the office about options and my options were lose my $60 for those 3 days or take a break and stay home then continue my classes after the holidays to not lose money. However, I was starting Uni so I was forced to gift my $60. 4) Starting Weekly- In theory starting any Monday sounds good but in reality no so much in my opinion. I came into class midway through the text book and spent the first week completely lost. Then the class continues and I had to try to build on my knowledge without the basics. I would recommend F+U Academy to others - except the housing - especially if you have outside financial support.

I made contract with Stefan Hahn directly who apparently is the head of this company. As long as…read morethe company follows the philosophy of the owner, this one is immoral, cheating, lack of privacy and legality, as such disgusting. First, when I signed the contract for a flat for a year, he exploited that I can't speak German fluently, and wrote I have to pay extra money every month without notifying me. Moreover, eventhough I moved in 17th of the month, he made me to pay full rent of the month. When I questioned about it, he threathend me to pay more if I delay the payment. The flat was nightmare, the screw from the door collapsed all the time as well as the ceiling. The ceiling collapsed twice but he didn't fix anything until I moved out or pay me any reimbursement. And finally the most important part, he could break in your house when you are not there without any notification or permision. He tried to conceal the fact he did until I found the proof on my desk. I am preparing case with my lawyer for the above reasons I wrote. Now I moved out and request him to pay my deposit back several ways and times , all of which he ignored. 2 months in which he has to pay me back is already over, still I don't know when I can or even whether I can get my 835 Euros back. If you want to have various experience of dangerous and horrible flat, invasion of privacy, possibility of your things get robbed, fraud, overpaying and hiring lawyers to get your deposit back, this company is the best option.