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German courses at universities

The universities' own language courses. You do not book a place but apply within deadlines — as for a degree; there is often an entrance test, and the course usually ends with the DSH. Some universities enrol you as a student for the course. You can apply yourself or with us — the deadlines are on each course page.

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Navy stripe = a course at a university, by application

Such courses have no booking and no price per week: a fixed fee per semester or module, an application, often an entrance test. Some enrol you as a student — with a student card and the Semesterticket. What a course gives exactly is on its page.

German courses at universities

Where these courses take place: how many courses and schools each city has and what a week costs there.

CityCoursesLanguage schoolsPrice per week
Giessen11—
Jena11—

Prices from the schools' current price lists, according to the StudyInFocus catalogue.

Other goals

Each goal has its own requirements for the course — and its own selection with an explanation, as here.

Intensive course at a school

An intensive course means group lessons every weekday, usually 20 or more a week. It is the fastest way to ra…

113 courses
For a visa

Only an intensive course qualifies for a German language-course visa: at least 18 teaching units a week, taug…

172 courses
For children and teenagers

German programmes for school students: lessons in a group of the same age, many programmes with accommodation…

42 courses
One-to-one

Lessons alone with a teacher: the programme and pace follow your goal — an exam, university admission or a sp…

56 courses
Studienkolleg preparation

A Studienkolleg is the foundation year for school leavers whose certificate gives no direct access to a Germa…

3 courses
Exam preparation

A course for a specific format: TestDaF, DSH, telc, Goethe or ÖSD — the tasks of the exam, its timing and how…

26 courses
Online

When you need the level, not the move: group or one-to-one lessons online, from the same schools as the in-pe…

19 courses
Summer camps

Sessions for children and teenagers: German in the morning, accommodation, meals, a daily programme and excur…

24 courses
German for work

Courses for a specific profession: for doctors — preparation for the Fachsprachprüfung (FSP) of a state medic…

64 courses
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Questions: German courses at universities

How is a university course different from a language school?
You apply for a university course within set deadlines — like for a degree — instead of booking a place. Intakes are usually once a semester, there is often an entrance test, and the course prepares for the same university's DSH.
When should I apply with you?
Place the order at least 2 weeks before the university's deadline: that is the time to check and prepare the documents. Documents can follow later — what matters is placing the order in time.
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