The Centre for Inter-Faculty Learning (ZfL) is a central body of the HSM that brings together the established foreign language course offers, soft skills and the International School.

The development of foreign language knowledge increases students' opportunities within the labour market and is an important requirement in the context of international studies. Accordingly, the HSM offers both curricular and independent language courses based on the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Soft skills are important competences and aptitudes that go beyond specialised technical education and are of great importance in various areas of life, especially in professional life. Self-competence, social competence, methodological competence and multimedia competence increase adaptability in professional life and improve career opportunities. At HSM, these courses are therefore an integral part of the curriculum in the Bachelor's degree programmes. The courses are currently offered in E-learning or Blended-Learning-Format.

The ‘International School’ bundles the comprehensive specialised and interdisciplinary courses for exchange students. Each semester there are more than 20 English-language courses available to choose from, allowing students to create their own individual study programme. A planned recognition through the respective home university should always be discussed with the home university beforehand.

The ZfL is a member of the Language Centres, Language Teaching Institutes and Foreign Language Institutes. It responds to the dynamically changing world with its respective challenges and the constantly developing services and the underlying framework.