Het Latin Lab was founded in response to a long-standing gap in language education.

Despite the global influence of Latin American culture, no institution had created a structured programme focused specifically on Latin American Spanish.

As Europe’s cultural ties to Latin America deepened — through cinema, music, literature, and migration — so too did the interest in learning the language in its authentic regional forms. However, while courses in Peninsular Spanish were widely available, there remained no structured programme and no cultural home for Latin American Spanish in all its variety.

It became clear that learners needed a space where they could develop their language skills while engaging deeply with the culture. Het Latin Lab was created to meet that need.