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1. Studienkolleg
   preparatory college

   A preparatory course for those whose school certificate does not give direct access to study in Germany. The course is chosen for the future field of study and ends with the FSP exam.

2. T-Kurs
   technical course of a Studienkolleg

   The Studienkolleg course for engineering, computer science and natural sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science. The FSP of the T-Kurs opens programmes of this field.

3. anabin
   Anerkennung und Bewertung ausländischer Bildungsnachweise

   The open database of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) on how foreign school certificates and degrees are recognised in Germany. Universities and uni-assist use it to decide whether a certificate gives direct access to study or a Studienkolleg comes first.

4. Aufnahmeprüfung
   entrance examination

   The entrance examination of a Studienkolleg: German and, depending on the course, mathematics. The college uses the result to select students for a limited number of places.

5. FSP
   Feststellungsprüfung

   The final examination of a Studienkolleg. Passed together with your school certificate, it gives the right to apply to programmes in the field of the course you took; German is part of the exam.

6. HZB
   Hochschulzugangsberechtigung

   The right to enter university. A foreign school certificate either gives it directly or only after a Studienkolleg and the FSP — decided by the recognition rules (anabin).