Below is a list of Cultural Institutes that offer commercial courses in several locations worldwide. Please ensure that the course meets the third language requirement (min. general language on elementary level with equivalent of 90 working hours per course).

*For Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Russian, & Hindi there are no cultural institutions that are offering courses and/or located in several countries.

Language

Cultural Institute Website Additional Information

French

Institut française L’alliance française

www.institutfrancais.com http://www.alliancefr.org/en

132 institutes abroad 1,040 institutes, located in 136 countries over 5 continents

German Goethe Institute http://www.goethe.de/enindex.htm

136 institutes in 92 countries.

Spanish Instituto Cervantes http://londres.cervantes.es/en/default.shtm

54 centers in 20 different countries

Portuguese Instituto Camões

http://www.instituto-camoes.pt/centro-de-lingua-portuguesa-em-londres

37 centers located in 16 countries

Hungarian

Balassi Bálint Intézet

www.bbi.hu/hu/

Found in 20 cities, inc. Berlin, Brussels, Delhi, Helsinski, London, NY, Paris, Prague & Rome

Chinese Confucius Institute by Hanban

http://english.hanban.org/node_7586.htm

Verify contact hours. Average is 2hrs/wk. in many institutes.

Italian Istituto di Cultura Italiana

http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Ministero/LaReteDiplomatica/Istituti_Cultura/default.htm

81 institutes offering language courses over 5 continents. Use drop down on Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearest location

Japanese The Japan Foundation

http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/index.html

22 overseas branches in 21 countries. No courses in Tokyo, just the HO. In Tokyo courses are available at the Naganuma School