UCL Centre for Languages & International Education

The UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE) offers a range of degree preparation and foundation courses for international students, as well as a diverse portfolio of summer schools. We provide courses in nine modern foreign languages and academic English across a range of levels as credit-bearing modules for UCL degree students. Evening language courses are also available to UCL students, UCL staff and London’s wider academic and professional community.

UCL Academic Communication Centre (ACC)

The ACC offers discipline-specific academic communication support to both native and non-native English speakers currently studying an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at UCL.

UCL international foundation students listening to a teacher speak in a seminar

International Preparation Courses

Find information and resources for international students who are aiming to study an undergraduate foundation or graduate preparation course.

Languages student speaking with a teacher in class

Language Courses

Study a modern foreign language as a credit-bearing module, an evening course or online.

Short & Summer Courses

We offer a range of summer schools and short courses to suit your language level, age, needs and aims.

Centre for Languages & International Education, Bedford Way

About us

We are a distinct centre in the IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, with expertise in preparing international students for university-level education in the UK and specialists in language teaching.

Resources

UCL student or staff members have access to nearly 10,000 online recordings, including films, documentaries, lectures, online exercises, course videos and audio recordings in a wide variety of languages.