GLS Berlin - One of the World's Top Language Schools
Award-winning. Inclusive. Led by women.
GLS Berlin is a five-time winner of the STAR SCHOOL GERMANY award and led by a dynamic team of three women. It is the only language school in Germany with a 5-star campus, featuring on-site accommodation and a park-like garden - in the heart of Berlin.
We offer German courses for adults and teenagers from around the world, and welcome everyone - regardless of origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or religion. “Where interesting people meet” is more than just a motto - join us and see for yourself.
Awards
GLS - "лучшая школа немецкого языка в Германии"
Языковая школа GLS в Берлине 5 раз получала награду STAR SCHOOL GERMANY и была признана SUPER STAR среди лучших языковых школ мира.
Премия Star School вручается ежегодно в Лондоне журналом Study Travel Magazine. Они присуждаются лучшим языковым школам мира на основе оценок около 3000 профессионалов в области языковых путешествий из более чем 60 стран.
Who we are
A women-led family business
GLS was founded in 1983 by Berlin entrepreneur Barbara Jaeschke, who still leads the company, today with her daughters Dr. Verena Jaeschke (left) and Dr. Reemda Jaeschke (right).
People
Academic Director Marion
She guarantees top-quality instruction for over 5,000 students from around the world each year. All GLS teachers hold university degrees and make learning feel like a conversation: meet our teachers.
Leading brands like Rolls-Royce, Fendi, and Amnesty International trust GLS for their German language training.
Our Mission - What we believe in:
- Diversity
We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds—regardless of origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical abilities, religion, or marital status. - Communication
We believe that language skills, combined with respect and understanding of cultural differences, are key to meaningful social interaction and personal growth. - Sustainability
Sustainability is at the heart of our corporate strategy, encompassing environmental, social, and economic responsibility. More about how GLS implements sustainability - Responsibility
As a women-led, family-run business in its second generation, GLS is a partner you can count on - far from an anonymous corporation.
More Awards & Memberschips
Excellence Award 2025
In 2025, GLS was honoured with the Excellence Award from LanguageCourse.Net, a leading global agency dedicated to helping students find top language courses worldwide.
The Excellence Award is given to language schools that set the gold standard in customer satisfaction, based on over 28,000 unbiased student reviews.
GLS - "лучшая языковая школа"
В 2021 году Ассоциация туроператоров турецкого языка в Стамбуле (UED) присудила GLS награду «German Language School of the Year».
Это второй раз, когда GLS получает награду. Ассоциация уже однажды присуждала GLS в 2018 году: подробнее.
GLS - одна из 10 лучших школ мира
В 2019 году токийский журнал Ryugaku Journal назвал GLS одной из 10 лучших языковых школ мира. GLS — единственная школа немецкого языка в десятке лучших: подробнее о 10 лучших школах.
GLS is the IH International House school in Berlin: more about the IH International House World Organization.
GLS is a Teacher Training Center and prepares for the IH Certificate for Teaching German as a Foreign Language (IHC German).
IALC is an international association of quality language schools (more about IALC) and regularly inspects GLS. All GLS German courses are accredited by IALC.
GLS is recognized by the Swedish National Board of Student Aid, i.e. Swedish students can apply for grants when studying at the GLS language school: more.
GLS is a test-center for TestDaF and telc C1 Hochschule, the language certificates for university studies in Germany. More exams and prep courses @ GLS in Berlin.
GLS offers EU-funded German courses for professionals working in educational institutions: more.
