Learn a new language.
Improve your foreign language skills.

The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at McCombs is pleased to offer foreign language learning opportunities in cooperation with OpenLanguage.com. The site offers online instructional materials, podcast lessons, mobile apps, and synced flashcards to help you learn English (for non-native speakers), Arabic, French, German, Russian, or Spanish.

McCombs MBA & MPA students receive a discounted annual subscription of $50 per language–the normal price is $240 per language). CIBER offers a dedicated staff member to keep up with users’ progress, feedback, and experience. To receive this promotional price, students must enroll before the last day of September. To enroll,  follow the instructions below.

Eligible Students:
Full-time MBA, Texas Evening MBA, Executive MBA and MPA students only

Please email sabine.wimmer@mccombs.utexas.edu to receive your promotion code. Once you have the code, you can proceed with your enrollment:

  1. Visit the OpenLanguage.com website.
  2. Create an account at https://openlanguage.com/accounts/signup.
  3. Be sure to click on the link within the confirmation email so that you can access your account on other devices in the future.
  4. View the Plans & Pricing page (https://openlanguage.com/pricing) and click on the “View Annual Plans” link.
  5. Click on the green Subscribe to a Standard Subscription button.
  6. On the Payment page, first double-check that you are purchasing a Standard Annual Subscription and you have selected the proper language. Then click on the “Do you have a promotion code?” link.
  7. Enter the promotion code below and click the green Apply button. The discount will be applied.
  8. Continue entering your Payment & Billing details then click on the green “Authorize Payment” button.

Submitted by Jessica Wong