Few words about Online Language Support
Online Language Support (OLS), hosted on EU Academy learning platform of the European Commission, enables mobility participants to self-assess and to improve their knowledge of language/s in which they will study or work abroad.
The system offers language learning in 29 official languages of the EU Member States and Countries Associated to the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes.
OLS is divided into two main areas:
a) Open area – offers basic language learning content;
b) Core area – includes placement tests for mobility participants from all Erasmus+ and ESC sectors and online courses which help them to improve language skills and knowledge.
Participants can choose an unlimited number of languages they want to self-assess and the number of courses they want to attend online within 29 learning communities.
It is free-of-charge for all mobility participants.
We cordially invite you to access the website and start practicing!
The EU Academy’s platform is being upgraded to bring important improvements for learners, including a cleaner interface, easier course navigation and more tools to support learner engagement. One important date for mobility participants will be 7 February 2027, the deadline for downloading their placement test certificates from the current OLS platform.
The upgrade of the EU Academy means OLS is moving to an updated version of Moodle, a platform designed for online learning. What does this mean for current OLS users? Learners who need the certificates for later use, must finish any courses they have started and download any OLS placement test certificates before 7 February 2027.
The reason: accounts, course histories and certificates will not be transferred to the new platform. After 7 February 2027, all course histories and certificates will be deleted on the old platform, along with user accounts. Once deleted, accounts, certificates, badges and learning histories cannot be restored.
The new platform will be available in December 2026, according to current planning. On the new platform, learners will have to create a new EU Academy account on first login. Learners will start courses and placement tests from scratch on the improved platform.
More information on the upgrade will be provided as it becomes available. Meanwhile we ask that you send an email or forward this newsletter to mobility participants, so they are aware of the deadlines.
