1. General conditions of participation
Our German courses are aimed at all participants from 8 years and older. There are special conditions for children and youth courses: Children 8 - 11 years, teenagers 12 - 16 years. Adult courses are for participants from 16 years on.
2. Terms of payment
Registration and payment only takes place online on the website. There is only one option: the course/exam fee can be paid via bank card.
All participants can register online during the specified registration periods.
If you register late via the website, please notify deutschkurse-tbilissi@goethe.de so that we can send you the course information in time.
3. Prices
3.1 The prices valid at the time of registration in the current Goethe-Institute course brochure are an integral part of the contract. There are different prices for individual and small group courses. Teaching material is included in the course fee.
3.2. If the course participant initiates a rebooking (e.g. change of course date or course change), only the first rebooking is free of charge. Any further changes cost 2% of the course fee.
4. Withdrawal
The course fee will be refunded in the event of withdrawal before the start of the course minus an administration fee of 80 GEL. In case of withdrawal after the start of the course (on the second day of the course) no refund will be made. The Goethe-Institute reserves the right to cancel a course, if there are too few participants. In this case, the entire course fee will be refunded.
Please note the entire terms and conditions.
5. Course division/class size/duties of the course participant
5.1 Participants who have no knowledge of German are enrolled directly for course A1.1. If the participants have basic knowledge of German, they will be assigned a course level based on the placement test at the institute.
5.2 Our courses have a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 18 participants. If there are too few participants (less than 4 participants) at the beginning of the course, we reserve the right to cancel or postpone this course. In this case we offer the participants the possibility to change to another course or to get the whole course fee refunded. Alternatively, we suggest small group courses at the same course price with a smaller number of teaching units:
Courses A1/A2/B1
8-9 participants: 69 teaching units
6-7 participants: 65 teaching units
4-5 participants: 52 teaching units
Courses B2/C1
8-9 participants: 75 teaching units
6-7 participants: 70 teaching units
4-5 participants: 65 teaching units
5.3 Course changes should only be made in consultation with the course office and the course instructor.
5.4 The course participant is obliged to follow the course and house rules valid at the institute, which you will receive from your course instructor on the 1st day of the course.
5.5 The lessons that are brought forward will take place via ZOOM. The details will be communicated by the course teacher via e-mail. All classes has short term in the summer trimester. Please note your booking confirmation.
6. Confirmation of participation
Students must prove at least 70% attendance in order to receive a certificate of attendance for the course.
ZOOM: The 70% attendance requirement is only considered fulfilled if the camera is turned on during the class. Otherwise, the participant will be marked as absent.
7. Recording of Online Classes
For reasons of data protection, intellectual property, and personal rights, it is not permitted to record, capture, or otherwise reproduce online classes or any part thereof. This applies equally to video, image, and audio recordings. By registering for the course, participants automatically agree to this regulation. The distribution or publication of course content – especially on digital platforms – is strictly prohibited. Violations will result in exclusion from the course and may have legal consequences.
8. Liability of the Goethe-Institute/force majeure
The liability of GI and its employees is limited to intent and gross negligence. The GI is also not liable for the failure of its services due to force majeure (e.g. natural disasters, fire, floods, war, official orders and all other circumstances beyond the control of the parties to the contract).
9. Data protection
The participant agrees that GI may process the personal information of the participants in the electronic database during registration/payment. The student agrees to receive the information from GI.
