Open Enrolment Programmes
The International Programmes team is delighted to be running our Open Enrolment programmes in Summer 2026. Applications for these programmes will be welcomed from January 2026. Fees for the course are £4,440, and include tuition, meals, accommodation, study tours, a Welcome tea, a Gala dinner, social activities and an attendance certificate.
Since 2016, the Hertford College Open Enrolment programme has provided EFL students with a unique opportunity to enhance their language skills whilst learning about UK culture and residing in our beautiful and historic college.
Students on the Open Programme come from all over the world, from a variety of universities and academic disciplines. Since the programme started, we have welcomed students from China, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and Japan. The programme thrives from its truly diverse cultural backdrop; our students live and socialise alongside each other, encouraged to work collaboratively and exchange ideas in English.
During the programme, students are given the chance to engage with a wealth of topics regarding life in Britain, including current affairs, social media, youth culture, literature, food, music, film. Many sessions are aimed at utilising English in creative and engaging ways, through debate, drama and creative writing.
Study Tours and Residential Advisors
The programme includes study tours to Bath, London, Blenheim Palace, and the Cotswolds.
Outside of class time, students on the Open Enrolment programme will benefit from the support and knowledge of their Residential Advisers (RAs). The RAs welcome students upon arrival at Hertford, provide an array of daily social activities, help students to practice their speaking skills in English and give a true impression of student life in Oxford.
Our teachers
Our teachers bring expert knowledge of IELTS, TOEFL and TOIEC, and employ a fully immersive and communicative approach to English learning. The entire International Programmes team at Hertford is passionate about the value and significance of studying abroad. Participants can be confident that their academic and personal needs will be diligently supported by our experienced and professional team during their time at Hertford.
Student testimonial
I remembered the first day when I met my RAs. It was a raining day, same as my image of England. I carried my big luggage on the road and finally we found Hertford College. The RAs greeted us with the most warmhearted welcome; it felt like we were coming back to Hertford College, not visitors coming for the first time. During the next few weeks, I tried everything that our RAs suggested on the ‘Whiteboard’ with my new friend, and it was the most correct thing I’ve ever done! I felt so lucky that my RAs were such a group of nice people. They brought us to try everything we asked such as punting, going to the deer park in Magdalen College and eating the ice-cream at G&D’s! With the best RAs it really made my journey in Oxford become more fantastic. I also made a lot of good friends during the programme. We learned something new about this country in the daytime classes and then we shared the feelings of what we’ve learned at night in the common room. Those nights became the most irreplaceable and treasured time in my life!
Ting-Hsuan Wang, Open Enrolment Student