Portuguese
Bem-vindo to the Portuguese Section Website
Portuguese is an official language in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Equatorial Guinea, and Timor-Leste. In total, approximately 227.9 million people worldwide speak Portuguese as their native language. Compared to this high number of native speakers, only around 30 million people are learning Portuguese as a foreign language—making it a valuable asset on any résumé.
One of the most challenging aspects of the language is its pronunciation: there are nine oral vowels, five nasal vowels, ten diphthongs, five nasal diphthongs, and 25 consonants, all of which contribute to a complex and distinctive sound system.

Intensive Courses (4 SWS)
Semester Courses (4 SWS)
Course Registration, Payment and Course Admission
heiCO Registration
- Select a course you are interested in by clicking on its course tile above. Please click on “Anmelden” / “Login” in the top right corner, using your Uni ID.
- Now click on the red button labelled “Zur LV-Anmeldung” / "Go to course registration".
- If there are parallel groups for the course type you are interested in, you may choose multiple groups, indicating your preference level for each. This completes your course registration on heiCO.
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Please transfer the course fee by the end of the registration period shown on the preference selection screen.
If no spot on a course of your choice is available at the end of the registration period, your name will be placed on our waiting list so we can notify you as soon as a spot is free, provided you have followed the instructions above.
Registration for Non-heiCO Users
- Select a course you are interested in by clicking on its course tile above. This takes you to the course Overview.
- Now click on the red button labelled “LV-Anmeldedetails einsehen” / “View course registration details” to find the registration deadline.
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Please send an email to the Secretary's Office (
sekretariat@zsl.uni-heidelberg.de
), specifying the elements Registration_Language_Course Level-Group (if applicable) in the subject line, e.g. "Registration_Spanish_A2-C".
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Please transfer the course fee by the end of the registration period. This completes your course registration.
If no spot on a course of your choice is available at the end of the registration period, your name will be placed on our waiting list so we can notify you as soon as a spot is free, provided you have followed the instructions above.