I recently finished the Dutch Beginners course, and I can honestly say that Rutger, our teacher, made me like the language more than I ever thought I would. After avoiding Dutch for over four years, he helped me see it differently. He explained the grammar in a way that actually made sense, always patient and kind. What I really appreciated was how he didn’t just teach the rules but explained why they are the way they are, which made everything click. I’m really looking forward to being in his class again!

What a manipulative. They give me 25 % discount and when I put the discount code it gave me on 10 % discount. I contact them and they just didn't care about this shame manipulative discount. They really should be shame

With the protests going on, people wearing terrorist symbols and the type of people allowed on the campus has made this university the biggest embarrassment of the Netherlands. Dont study here, dont apply here. There are better schools.

wat een zooitje is het daar alles wordt gesloopt, als je zo stoer bent ga naar Gaza in plaats hier de boel te verstoren..... nutteloze studenten niemand geeft jullie ooit nog een baan....

Don't ever enroll in their dutch course. There is a dozen of other places

I sent an email regarding my complaint but they offer the most ridiculous solution: to talk to my teacher. The course is expensive but attending the class did not level my expectation for such a prestigious University name and watching youtube or any other free class online - is way better. Until today my complaint is not solved and I've been asking for an alternative solution but keep telling me to talk to my teacher! Seriously

Everything is in Dutch. Due to Covid, there is no one to speak to on the phone. Everything has to be in Dutch. Your class handouts will only be in Dutch. Your book is for someone who knows Dutch to learn ENGLISH. I do not understand for a language school that you just expect to teach in Dutch and have new students understand. It’s an expensive course, I would like any focus to help students learn the language they are paying for. Also give students more than a week to get the book. It’s so last minute, half our class was missing their books. When I asked the course materials early to avoid this, I was told the course materials were only a book. I later find out that it should be the book PLUS and online subscription. Just make your course and its requirements easier for the students to succeed. For something so expensive, there are 0 refunds the second class starts when you find the course recommended for beginners and have 0 clue what is happening in class because it’s in basically in full Dutch. The course is marketed for absolute beginners.

The first version of this review was flagged as inappropriate by UvA Talen, who complained about my use of the R-word. I guess if you aren't allowed to say it, it isn't a problem anymore? Additionally, I've also made a review with more information in a blog post. Trustpilot doesn't allow links in reviews and UvA Talen also objected to my blog being mentioned by name, so you have to look for it yourself. It should be easy to find, especially if you search using the R-word. As well as being able to see the R-word spelled out in full, every version of this Trustpilot review will be available for viewing here, together with any objections UvA Talen may have expressed. Our German class was organized and seated according to nationality. This was from the very first day, and without any effort on the teacher's part to get to know us as people. This was followed with R-word profiling and R-word slurs along the lines of Americans are not allowed to sit together, because you know 'they talk'. Americans are not allowed to sit near each other during the test, because 'they cheat'. We discussed similarities between German and Spanish grammar, but the only student deemed to have a sufficient background in Spanish to discuss this was a Portuguese student, as there were no native Spanish speakers, and the teacher was unwilling to recognize all three Americans had studied and spoke Spanish. This was a major distraction in our class, and continued all the way to the end of both German level 1 & 2, a total of 20 weeks of class. As well as this distraction, our class was seriously lacking in many other ways. I complained to the administration about our final exam, which was written and scored by this same teacher. The results also seemed to follow R-word profiling. This was because those of us who were primarily on the receiving end of the teacher's slurs didn't pass. I was initially told complaining wasn't possible because I hadn't first mentioned it in my written review of the teacher, in addition I hadn't complained soon enough. This was even though I reported it within 48 hours of receiving my last exam score. I agree with most of the negative comments from other reviewers here, especially the comment that the administration doesn't seem interested in hearing complaints. It's certainly my experience they seem more interested in procedures and preventing the use of the R-word, than any complaints anyone might have about them. The administration is however always ready with the super-sweet replies you see on the other reviews here. I don't think any educated or intelligent person will want to take a language class here, or will appreciate how they are treated by their teacher or the administration.

Ik was teleurgesteld in de kwaliteit van de cursus. Het was geen 600 eur waard. Slechts één leraar van de drie was erg goed en bekwaam. De andere twee, die ik had, hadden nooit voor de lessen voorbereid, vergaten altijd ons essay na te kijken enz.

I used UVA Talen for a one week full immersion one-on-one training French. As the full immersion meant no Dutch or English all day, we made very efficient use of the week. Their formula is: theory in the morning, excursion in the afternoon. Combined with breakfast and lunch sessions. That helped me learn new words and better grammar, as it was tied to good memories. Before the training I did speak some French, however I was reluctant to use French in practice at work. The training helped me overcome that barrier. I must say that I learned quite a lot in only one week.