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1. uni-assist
   Arbeits- und Servicestelle für internationale Studienbewerbungen

   The service through which many German universities receive applications from abroad: it checks the documents and passes them on. It charges per semester EUR 75 for the first chosen programme and EUR 30 for each further one.

2. 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.

3. VPD
   Vorprüfungsdokumentation

   uni-assist's assessment of your documents for a specific university: the converted grade and a verdict on access to study. Some universities ask for a VPD and take the application themselves.