15 – 17 June 2026 (3 days)
In cooperation with the University of Malaga (UMA), the International Institute for Tibetan and Asian Studies (ITAS) is offering a three-day intensive Tibetan language course. We are happy to offer a possibility to taste the Tibetan language. The course can be attended on-site or online.
During these three packed days, our lecturer will help you achieve your first step in studying Tibetan – reading the Tibetan script. This time, we set ourselves a bold goal – after just 3 days, everybody will be able to read a text in Tibetan and write down the correct transcription in his or her own language!
The course is open to everybody interested and does not require individual preparations.
Date: 15 to 17 June 2026 (3 days)
4pm – 8pm CET (every day)
Location: Karma Guen or online (link will be sent to you before the course)
(Buddhist Center Karma Guen, Aldea Alta, 1, 29718 Vélez-Málaga, Spain)
Price:
ITAS/UMA students: 50€
Other students: 65€
(Diamondway students are eligible for the reduced price for ITAS. Please tick ITAS in the registration form.)
Course requirements: fluent spoken English
Registration (via UMA): https://forms.gle/U6uDqxoUF9wqAsBP7
Payment deadline: Payments are accepted until 12 June 2026. Please register before that date.
(UMA will start contacting registered students starting from 12 May 2026 and send them a payment link for card payments. Do not worry, if you do not hear back from your registration until then. All is fine. After this date you may want to contact UMA via e-mail. See below.)
UMA contact: asiacatedra@uma.es (questions about registration, payments)
ITAS Contact: info@itas-uni.eu (questions about course content)
Accommodation:
For those who seek accommodation in the Karma Guen Buddhist Centre during the course, please contact karmaguen@diamondway-center.org about your request and state that you are coming for the Tibetan course.
Transport:
If you need a shuttle from Malaga airport or from the bus station in Velez-Malaga to Karma Guen, please contact kgtd@online.de.
Remark:
Please, note that Karma Guen will also host a Buddhist course for Diamond Way practitioners just before this Tibetan course. For further details, see here:
https://www.karmaguen.org/event/summer-course-2025/
This course is meant as a teaser to find out one’s interest to really engage in studying (Classical) Tibetan. We plan to offer again our more intense programme focusing both on language and contextual knowledge. The start date is not decided.