The SLZ-Douala, official partner of the Goethe Institute in Cameroon, is a centre of reference and excellence for the German language course. Our goals are:

• helping youths and adults to communicate in German
• teaching people about the German culture by offering language courses at different levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

We have modern teaching rooms, a multimedia room with broadband internet and a very well-appointed library. All students at the University of Douala in the faculty of “German language and literature studies” are allowed to use our library.

The SLZ or „Sprachlernzentrum Douala“(Language Centre in Douala) originated from a cooperation between the Goethe Institute in Cameroon and the Deutsch-Kamerunischer Kulturverein (German and Cameroonian Cultural Association). The latter of which was created by 3 friends and colleagues in 1994: Marie-Noelle Ntouba Ngolle, Jérôme Amougou Ada and Jean Kouny. Their objective was to promote the German and Cameroonian cultures through language courses, cultural events and conversations among young people.

In 1998, 4 years after the founding, the language centre was officially recognised.  10 years later, SLZ Douala achieved some important goals:

• It is one of the laureates of the Goethe Institute’s competition “Werkstatt EXPO 2000-Wasserwelten”
• It presented a film in 2000 at the EXPO 2000 in Hannover
• To this day it has taught 4000 Cameroonian students and businessmen and women
• In 1994 it organised a gala evening with Cameroonian and German culinary specialities.

Our Partners

The SLZ-Douala, whose strength leans on its know-how and its vast network of contacts in and out of Cameroon is proud to be the only german linguistic center in the sub-saharian Africa to have signed a partnership with the Goethe-Institute, which is worldwide leader in the german language course domain.

It is a real “Made in Germany”.