Overview

• VHS Starnberg-Ammersee lists 893 courses, has logged more than 2,100 online registrations, and begins the semester on 29 September.
• To meet surging need, Starnberg-Ammersee has expanded Einbürgerung and related German exams to 17 per semester, with slots reported fully booked through November.
• AI features prominently as a subject across program areas, and Starnberg-Ammersee used generative tools, including ChatGPT, to create its cover art and refine titling.
• VHS Penzberg opens registration for about 300 offerings, including 50 new courses, with the printed booklet available on 12 September.
• Penzberg has enlarged its Deutsch-als-Fremdsprache track to seven A1–B1 courses plus a placement test, while health and movement leads with 95 classes and new options such as kickboxing.