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Preparatory College of Saxony-Anhalt
State Studienkolleg Saxony-Anhalt

Preparatory College of Saxony-Anhalt — Halle

Landesstudienkolleg Sachsen-Anhalt
Studienkolleg Halle is a regional Studienkolleg of Saxony-Anhalt, working at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. Studienkolleg Halle offers foreign applicants a set of courses for preparing applicants for the entry requirements of German universities in the German language and specialized subjects.
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·Courses: T-Kurs (engineering, IT, natural sciences); M-Kurs (medicine, pharmacy, biology); W-Kurs (economics, management, social sciences); G-Kurs (humanities, law, education); S-Kurs (languages, philology, linguistics)
·Entrance exam: German B1
·Nearest intake: Summer semester 2027 · apply by 15.01.2027
·Cost: Tuition is free — only the semester contribution

Facts about the college

TypeState
At which universityMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Language of instructionGerman
Duration2 semesters
CoursesT-Kurs · M-Kurs · W-Kurs · G-Kurs · S-Kurs
Entrance examGerman B1
How the FSP is takenAt the college, by its own board
Application methodVia partner universities, for your future programme of study
Cost and feesTuition is free — only the semester contribution
Nearest intakeSummer semester 2027 · apply by 15.01.2027

Data from the college's official pages

About the college

The preparatory college of Saxony-Anhalt is the first preparatory college in Germany. It is a cooperation of the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg and the Hochschule Anhalt (FH). It conveys the required qualifications for a successful higher education including the adequate knowledge of the German language to particularly those foreign students whose previous experience do not correspond to the German admission qualifications. The department in Halle ("Studienkolleg" for short) is a central department of the country Saxony-Anhalt at the MLU in Halle. In addition, the college is a licensed test centre for the certification of the TestDaF. (further information - Link to the test centre.) The college also carries out the professional-project together with the Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Courses of the college

each has its own entrance exam and FSP

The course is chosen for your future field of study: it cannot be changed after enrolment.

Exams

Entrance exam (Aufnahmeprüfung)
German levelB1
Nearest date~11.08 (winter semester)

* Exam dates are approximate — based on the previous intake.

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German test (40 min) for all courses (M, T, W, G, DSH)

Attention NEW! The test part German has been changed for applicants from WiSe 19/20:

  • C-Test
  • Reading comprehension test in the form of tasks for a text (new!)

Test "Basic knowledge from the field of natural sciences" (basic knowledge of the subjects biology / physics / chemistry) for M courses (duration: 30 min)

FSP (Feststellungsprüfung) — the final exam
Who holds itAt the college, by its own board

Linked universities

Universities the college works with. At a home university the college is part of the university or admits its applicants.

How to apply

  1. 1
    Check that you need a Studienkolleg
    Your certificate's status in the recognition database decides — direct admission may be possible after one or two years at a university at home.
  2. 2
    German B1
    Confirmed by a certificate at the time of application.
  3. 3
    Apply via a university
    You apply to a bachelor's programme of a linked university; the university admits you conditionally and sends you to the college.
  4. 4
    Entrance exam
    German and the main subject of the course; places go to the best results.
Apply yourself

The application goes to a partner university of the college, for the bachelor's programme you want to study later; the university sends it on to the college.

Typical mistakes:

  • ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
  • ×a wrong set of documents
  • ×the application submitted the wrong way
  • ×errors or gaps in the application form
  • ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late

An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.

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Questions about Preparatory College of Saxony-Anhalt

Which courses does Preparatory College of Saxony-Anhalt offer?
T-Kurs (engineering, IT, natural sciences), M-Kurs (medicine, pharmacy, biology), W-Kurs (economics, management, social sciences), G-Kurs (humanities, law, education), S-Kurs (languages, philology, linguistics).
What German level do I need?
B1, confirmed by a certificate at the time of application.
Is there an entrance exam?
Yes — admission is by entrance exam.
Which universities is the college linked to?
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg.

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