Between May-July 2025, the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv will organize new classes of Romanian as a foreign language, held in a hybrid format (simultaneously at the Institute and on zoom), for beginner level, as follows:
- beginners – A1 (40 hours), every Tuesday (08:30 - 10:30) and Friday (10:30 - 123:30) morning, during the period of May 20th - July 25th - FULL GROUP(no more available places!);
- beginners – A1 (40 hours), every Monday and Wednesday, between 18:00 and 20:00, during the period of May 21st - July 28th, 2025 - FULL GROUP (no more available places!);
- beginners – A1 (40 hours), every Tuesday and Thursday, between 18:00 and 20:00, during the period of May 20th - July 24th, 2025 - FULL GROUP (no more available places!).
The evening classes will be taught by Ana-Maria Mărgineanu (English / Hebrew) and the morning one (Hebrew only) by Ramona Faibiș.
For logistical reasons and for the quality of the teaching process, the maximum number of students is 15 people/group.
For all groups, the registration period is April 14 - May 15th (or until the places in all 3 groups are filled!).
The registration for the course is done by paying the participation fee (in the amount of 175 euros) and sending the proof of payment by email, together with the completed registration form, by emailto the address anamaria.margineanu@icr.ro (or office.telaviv@icr.ro). The application form can be downloaded by clicking on the green arrow/button below the text.
The name of the participant and the "Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv" must be mentioned in all bank transfer documents. The bank commission charged for transferring the participation fee has be paid by the participant. Payment of the participation fee (and transfer fee) will be made to the bank account of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Bucharest (located on Aleea Alexandru no. 38, postal code 011824, Bucharest, Romania). The bank account number, in EUR, of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Bucharest is RO63RNCB0072049713640004, opened at Banca Comercială Română SA, located on Calea Victoriei street number 155, 1st district, Bucharest, SWIFT code: RNCB RO BU.
People who have paid the registration fee but who, for various reasons, have to withdraw from the class, can do so under the following conditions:
- the amount paid minus a percentage of 10% of the fee paid if the ICR team is notified in writing, before the start of the course;
- the amount paid minus a percentage of 25% of the fee paid if the ICR team is notified in writing in the first week after the start of the course;
- after the first week of the course, none of the paid fee is refunded.
Important information regarding the B1 language proficiency certificate, required for obtaining citizenship:
According to the information we have at this moment, it seems that the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv will be able to organize and host testing sessions for obtaining the B1 language proficiency certificate, most likely twice a year, on dates that we will publish as soon as we know them.
It is important to note that the test lasts between 3 and 4 hours and contains several parts (understanding of a written text, grammar in context, writing an essay on a given topic) and the oral assessment that takes place online, on zoom, with a teacher from Romania. For each part of the test, it is necessary to obtain a minimum number of 65 points out of 100.
The written part is sealed and sent to Romania for correction.
In order to be able to take the test, it is necessary to pay a fee of EUR 100, paid online.
Please take into consideration that the level of the test is quite a difficult one, so we advise those who wish to take it to prepare thoroughly in advance. Thus, those who do not have solid knowledge of the Romanian language should not take the test because they will not obtain the necessary points (for each of the test) needed to issue the certificate.
Taking this test is in no way conditioned by learning Romanian at the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv.
For those who do not know Romanian, we suggest it is necessary to attend assiduously (a minimum of 16 lessons out of 20) at least* the following levels:
- beginner A1 - 40 hours of classes / 20 lessons;
- pre-intermediate A2.1 - 40 hours of classes / 20 lessons;
- pre-intermediate A2.2 - 40 hours of classes / 20 lessons;
- intermediate B1.1 - 40 hours of classes / 20 lessons.
* The individual progress of each person studying Romanian depends on a multitude of factors. Therefore, we cannot guarantee in any way that by following these courses you will be able to successfully pass the test and obtain the diploma.
