NORDsummer: The Scandinavian Summer Language Institute

We regret to announce that NORD will not be running during the Summer 2025 session. Please sign up for our newsletter here and follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for upcoming information about Summer 2026. We look forward to seeing you next Summer!

The Scandinavian Summer Language Institute (NORD) offers high-quality, proficiency-based courses in Scandinavian languages for undergraduates, graduate students, and adult learners. The 8-week program are the equivalent of one year of study. Students learn speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills though classroom instruction and a full range of co-curricular activities.

NORDsummer is one of seven Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) and is sponsored by the Language Program Office (LPO); European Studies at UW-Madison, a Title VI National Resource Center; and German,Nordic, and Slavic+ (GNS+) at UW-Madison. Collaborating with WISLI, the LPO, European Studies, and GNS+, offers competitive pricing for out-of-state residents, extra-curricular cultural programming, and pedagogy training and support for NORD instructors.

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Note: If you are a minor, you must be a Junior or Senior in high school and currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program to apply! See our Minor Policy for more details and requirements.

Applications for 2025-26 FLAS awards, including for the 2025 summer session, are closed. Please visit FLAS’s homepage for more information and to access the application.