1. General Requirements
Course participants should be at least 18 years of age. Teenager older than 15 years can attend on request.
2. Terms of Payment
2.1. Upon application, the payment of course fees is due in full. Cash and cheques are accepted.2.2. If full payment is not received by the due date, the participant loses the right to participate. In such cases, the Goethe-Institut (referred to hereinafter as "GI") retains its entitlement to the course fee.
3. Course fees
3.1. The contractually binding fee is the fee stated in the price list current at the time of application. 3.2. Should a participant wish to change his or her booking (change course dates), then such change is free of charge.
3.3. If not noted differently, the cost for course material is not covered by the course fee.
4. Cancellation and refunds
4.1 The following conditions apply if the course participant is unable to take part in the course: In case of cancellation up to the first week after the start of the course, GI will withhold S$ 50 of the course fee. In case of cancellation within the second week after the start of the course, GI will withhold S$ 100 of the course fee.
4.2 Cancellations must be submitted in writing. The date of cancellation shall be the date of receipt at the Goethe Institute.
4.3 It is not possible to confer a course or a part of a course to a third party, neither to transfer the course fee to the next term.
5. Course level assignment / class size
5.1. Placement in course levels is based on the placement test conducted at the Institute. 5.2. Our courses have at least ten and at most 20 participants. If enrolments are insufficient on the starting date, we reserve the right to cancel or postpone the course. In this case we will offer the participants the opportunity to move to another course or to receive a full refund of the course fee. We regret that we can only conduct courses that have the minimum number of participants by the end of the enrolment period. To avoid cancellations of courses that would have taken place if participants had enrolled in time, we advise students in their own interests to register before the deadline.
6. Responsibilities of participants
Participants are obliged to comply with the course rules and house rules applicable to the Goethe Institute.
7. Liability of the Goethe Institute
The liability of GI and its staff is limited to intent and gross negligence. GI also accepts no liability for the cancellation of its services due to force majeur (e.g. natural disasters, fire, floods, war, official orders and all other circumstances beyond the control of the contractual parties).
