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Language
What new language would you like to learn?

Dutch

English

French

German

Italian

Mandarin Chinese

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

Level
A1, A2, maybe B1?

A1

A1+

A2

A2+

B1

B1+

B2

B2+

C1

C2

Type of course
A group course, duo or private

Regular Group

Duo course

Private course

Efficient course

Intensive course

Location
Rdam, Eindh, or Online?

Eindhoven

Online

Rotterdam

Type of course

Regular Group

Duo course

Private course

Intensive course

Level

KID

A1

A1+

A2

A2+

B1

B1+

B2

B2+

C1

C2

Location

Eindhoven

Online

Rotterdam

English A1

Intensive Group

kick off 08 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

4 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Portuguese A1

Regular Group

kick off 09 / 04 / 2024

Tuesday's - 17:30 to 19h

8 spots left!

Lesson begins at 17:30h / ends at 19:00h
English A1

Regular Group

kick off 18 / 04 / 2024

Thursday's - 19:30 to 21h

6 spots left!

Lesson begins at 19:30h / ends at 21:00h
Dutch A1

Regular Group

kick off 23 / 04 / 2024

Tuesday's - 19h to 20:30

7 spots left!

Lesson begins at 19:00h / ends at 20:30h
English A1

Regular Group

kick off 18 / 03 / 2024

Monday's - 20:30 to 22h

9 spots left!

Lesson begins at 20:30h / ends at 22:00h
Spanish A1

Regular Group

kick off 02 / 04 / 2024

Tuesday's - 19h to 20:30

1 spot left!

Lesson begins at 19:00h / ends at 20:30h
Spanish A1

Regular Group

kick off 21 / 05 / 2024

Tuesday's - 19:30 to 21h

6 spots left!

Lesson begins at 19:30h / ends at 21:00h
Dutch A1

Regular Group

kick off 22 / 04 / 2024

Monday's - 20:30 to 22h

6 spots left!

Lesson begins at 20:30h / ends at 22:00h
French A1

Regular Group

kick off 02 / 04 / 2024

Tuesday's - 17:30 to 19h

6 spots left!

Lesson begins at 17:30h / ends at 19:00h
Italian A1

Regular Group

kick off 02 / 04 / 2024

Tuesday's - 19h to 20:30

6 spots left!

Lesson begins at 19:00h / ends at 20:30h
Dutch A1

Regular Group

kick off 25 / 03 / 2024

Monday's - 17:30 to 19h

no spots left!

Lesson begins at 17:30h / ends at 19:00h
German A1

Regular Group

kick off 23 / 04 / 2024

Tuesday's - 17:30 to 19h

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 17:30h / ends at 19:00h
English A1

Regular Group

kick off 22 / 04 / 2024

Monday's - 19h to 20:30

7 spots left!

Lesson begins at 19:00h / ends at 20:30h
Portuguese A1

Regular Group

kick off 09 / 04 / 2024

Tuesday's - 19h to 20:30

6 spots left!

Lesson begins at 19:00h / ends at 20:30h
English A1

Intensive Group

kick off 08 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Dutch A1

Intensive Group

kick off 08 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

4 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Dutch A1

Efficient group

kick off 08 / 04 / 2024

Monday's - 10:30 to 12h

4 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:30h / ends at 12:00h
Dutch A1+

Regular Group

kick off 22 / 04 / 2024

Monday's - 18h to 19:30

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 18:00h / ends at 19:30h
English A1+

Intensive Group

kick off 15 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Dutch A1+

Regular Group

kick off 13 / 03 / 2024

Wednesday's - 19h to 20:30

2 spots left!

Lesson begins at 19:00h / ends at 20:30h
Dutch A1+

Intensive Group

kick off 15 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

4 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
English A1+

Intensive Group

kick off 15 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Spanish A2

Regular Group

kick off 25 / 04 / 2024

Thursday's - 17:30 to 19h

7 spots left!

Lesson begins at 17:30h / ends at 19:00h
Dutch A2

Intensive Group

kick off 08 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Dutch A2

Regular Group

kick off 25 / 04 / 2024

Thursday's - 20:30 to 22h

4 spots left!

Lesson begins at 20:30h / ends at 22:00h
Dutch A2

Regular Group

kick off 21 / 03 / 2024

Thursday's - 19:30 to 21h

1 spot left!

Lesson begins at 19:30h / ends at 21:00h
English A2

Regular Group

kick off 19 / 03 / 2024

Tuesday's - 20h to 21:30

9 spots left!

Lesson begins at 20:00h / ends at 21:30h
Dutch A2

Regular Group

kick off 11 / 04 / 2024

Thursday's - 19h to 20:30

1 spot left!

Lesson begins at 19:00h / ends at 20:30h
English A2

Intensive Group

kick off 08 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
English A2+

Intensive Group

kick off 15 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Dutch A2+

Intensive Group

kick off 15 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Dutch A2+

Regular Group

kick off 26 / 03 / 2024

Tuesday's - 18h to 19:30

5 spots left!

Lesson begins at 18:00h / ends at 19:30h
Dutch B1

Intensive Group

kick off 08 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

2 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Dutch B1

Conversational Group

kick off 25 / 04 / 2024

Thursday's - 19h to 20:30

9 spots left!

Lesson begins at 19:00h / ends at 20:30h
English B1

Intensive Group

kick off 08 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

4 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
English B1+

Intensive Group

kick off 15 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

4 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Dutch B1+

Intensive Group

kick off 15 / 04 / 2024

10h to 13:30

4 spots left!

Lesson begins at 10:00h / ends at 13:30h
Dutch B2

Conversational Group

kick off 14 / 05 / 2024

Tuesday's - 18h to 19:30

6 spots left!

Lesson begins at 18:00h / ends at 19:30h
English C1

Regular Group

kick off 20 / 03 / 2024

Wednesday's - 19h to 20:30

2 spots left!

Lesson begins at 19:00h / ends at 20:30h

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learn chinese

The most spoken language in the world, spoken by a whopping 1.3 billion people, Chinese is a powerhouse of a language. As well as being one of the world’s oldest languages, Chinese offers a unique insight into a corner of the world so rich in history, it might just blow your mind.

As Mandarin is an Asian (category 5) language, our levels work a little differently, here’s a few milestones you can expect to reach on our Mandarin course:

With A1 it is all about radicals, Pinyin and tones. These 3 aspects of Mandarin will be your building blocks for discovering, understanding and ultimately using Chinese characters. In A1 you will learn how to introduce yourself, answer simple questions and recognise simple characters used most often in Mandarin speech. At A2 we develop our knowledge of characters, combining them together to build our vocabulary. At this level we learn how characters react to each other in a sentence, and discover how to build and use the past tense.

With a B1 level of Mandarin you will have learned how to talk about the world around you, your daily life and recall events that happened in the past. You will be able to have a structured conversation, and be able to recognise a long list of characters. It is at this level when you will also build your character library.

At a B2 level you will learn how to give short presentations in Mandarin. You will be able to have discussions on varying topics and be able to follow the flow of a conversation, using your knowledge or Mandarin to support your ideas. Your written Mandarin will also be improved with you being able to spot, produce and understand a wide range of characters. At this level, sufficient self-study and practice is crucial to your development.

At the advanced levels of Mandarin, your use of the language will be vastly independent. You can write texts of various lengths discussing both abstract and concrete topics with almost no mistakes. Your comprehension of the language will happen with ease, although largely dependent on the dialect, namely standard Putonghua and dialects with which you are familiar.

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Course includes

Each course is developed around our very own material, written and designed by our teachers. You'll also receive full access to UPB Brain Training, so your learning can continue outside of the classroom.

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6 steps to getting started with UPB

The 6 steps

1. Find your fit

Check our website for all the different courses we offer and find one that suits your level, goals and needs.

2. Take the leap

Register for a course using either our webshop, or send us a quick message and we'll provide you with all the info you need about the course.

3. Sign up

After you have agreed to our proposal we will sign you up for your chosen language course. Now you're officially enrolled!

4. Join

In fun, interactive and creative language lessons our experienced teachers will bring your language skills to the next level!

5. Complete

Yay! You finished your course. Congratulations! After completing your course at Una Paloma Blanca we are happy to award you with a certificate of Participation

6. Continue

Are you not ready to stop learning? Do you want to raise your skills to the next level? That is great. Una Paloma Blanca is more than happy to help you continue your studies.

Word on the street

  • Casper

    16-02-2023

    Because I work in a department where English skills are very important to communicate with clients, I decided to follow a private intensive English course where I could quickly brush up my English knowledge and bring my writing and speaking skills to a C1 level. I liked most that the team of teacherRead mores immediately understood my needs and they focused on my preferences helping me achieving my goals in no time.Read less

  • Varvara

    04-02-2023

    Rotterdam

    I’m writing to thank you very much for the course you’ve organised for Egor. I was really surprised when, firstly, he agreed to do something like that on holiday, secondly, when after the first day with you he wasn’t incredibly tired as I would have expected, on the contrary, very excited. WheRead moren you asked us to speak only English during the week, I thought, ok, we’ll see! 😊 But, in fact, every time when I being forgetful say something in Russian, Egor says: “I’m sorry, Mum, I don’t understand you!” Moreover, in the evening on Monday he asked me to help him with his homework! What have you done?! 😊 How could you manage?! 😊 He never does his homework at school, maybe, during the break time before the lesson starts if the teacher is strict enough! 😊 I’m really impressed by the teaching skills of you! Thank you very much! It’s very important for me. I’ve wanted to introduce Egor to this kind of studying for a long time. He’s been never interested until now. As I told you, I’ve done a lot of language courses in England. I love it, I miss it very much. I’m happy that Egor seems to like it too. I think that in spite of the fact he’s doing a short course he’s going to have a great breakthrough in his English studies.Read less

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    06-02-2023

    I had already a very good English level before I got lessons from the teachers of Una Paloma Blanca, but after following the Business English Program at the language school, I noticed my confidence with the language increased quite a lot, specially when it came to speeches and team presentations. ThRead moreank you very much for all your help!Read less

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    16-11-2022

    Speaking is always the most challenging part of any new language, and with Dutch it feels even more difficult for me personally... I just can't gather the courage to try and verbalise sentences, but I am aware it’s maybe the most important part of becoming fluent. That’s what I most appreciate iRead moren our teacher at Una Paloma Blanca - however broken we may speak, she's always encouraging, fun and has a friendly, empathetic way of correcting us. That’s highly important to keep the motivation going and practice even outside the group, in real life.Read less

  • Chetna

    30-08-2022

    Eindhoven

    Being a marketer in a foreign country comes with its own set of challenges. Knowing the local language is not just a plus but a prerequisite. Hence, soon after I arrived in the Netherlands, I started my hunt for a language class. After scouting for days, I stumbled upon Una Paloma Blanca’s creativRead moree website. A couple of email conversations later, I found myself at their Eindhoven facility. I loved the vibe and decided to give it a shot. Soon after, it became a home away from home for me as I formed instant friendships within my group. Their one-of-a-kind learning material (an illustrative book that you would not want to put down) and immersive lessons helped me learn the language quicker than I had anticipated. Furthermore, it aided my understanding of the cultural nuances in the Dutch society that gave me an edge in interviews and formal conversations. I cannot thank my teacher enough (who went above and beyond every time) for her constant motivation and support. To all the fellow expats looking for a fun way to learn Dutch, I say go for it!Read less

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    09-08-2022

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    11-04-2023

    Eindhoven

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  • Jorge González

    10-04-2023

    Eindhoven

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  • Bruno

    07-04-2023

    Rotterdam

    As polyglot, learning languages is my main hobby and for that reason I am always looking for the best teachers to boost my language skills! When I moved to my new life in Rotterdam I was so happy to see that there was a language academy just 3 minutes away from my house with all my languages, even Read moreRussian! I made a good decision in trusting Una Paloma Blanca to take my Dutch and Russian to the next level and the results are amazing: Currently I am able to work in Dutch and I can handle conversations in Russian Read less

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