Studienkolleg. des Ökumenischen Studienwerks e.V. für ausländische Studierende in Bochum — Bochum
The Studienkolleg of the Ecumenical Study Association (Ökumenisches Studienwerk) offers preparatory courses that prepare students for technical, mathematical, and scientific fields of study.
Participants in the preparatory course are enrolled at Ruhr University Bochum, for which a social contribution of currently approximately €330 is paid to the university each semester. After enrollment, students can use the university facilities, such as the cafeteria, libraries, computer center, student residence halls, etc. Furthermore, students are entitled to free public transport throughout North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Studienkolleg Bochum is located on a small campus with its own residence hall and student and staff apartments. The universities in Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Duisburg, and Essen are easily accessible by public transport.
Facts about the college
| Type | State |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | German |
| Duration | 2 semesters |
| Courses | T-Kurs |
| Entrance exam | German B2 and mathematics |
| How the FSP is taken | At the college, by its own board |
| Application method | Directly to the college |
| Cost and fees | Tuition is free — only the semester contribution |
| Nearest intake | Summer semester 2027 · apply by 15.10.2026 · entrance exam ~11.01 |
Data from the college's official pages
* Exam dates are approximate — based on the previous intake.
Courses of the college
The course is chosen for your future field of study: it cannot be changed after enrolment.
Exams
* Exam dates are approximate — based on the previous intake.
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Before you, as an international applicant, can attend a preparatory college, you must take an entrance examination to demonstrate that you have a good chance of successfully participating in the courses offered there.
The entrance examination for the winter semester takes place in August, and for the summer semester in January. You will receive precise information about the date, time, and location with your invitation to the exam. The next date is listed under Preparatory Courses / Dates.
To prepare for the language portion of the entrance exam, you should attend German courses at least up to level B2, with a total of approximately 700 hours of instruction. The language exam includes the C-test, listening comprehension, and text production.
The language exam is supplemented by a test of basic knowledge in mathematics.
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At the end of their studies, students take the Feststellungsprüfung (assessment test) - the "examination to determine the suitability of foreign applicants for admission to higher education institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany."
This certificate entitles them to study technical, mathematical, and scientific subjects at all universities and universities of applied sciences in Germany.
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
- 1Check that you need a StudienkollegYour certificate's status in the recognition database decides — direct admission may be possible after one or two years at a university at home.
- 2German B2Confirmed by a certificate at the time of application.
- 3Apply directly to the collegeDocuments go straight to the college, by its own deadlines.
- 4Entrance examGerman and the main subject of the course; places go to the best results.
The documents go straight to the college, by its own deadlines.
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.
- ✓We check the certificate and the translations
- ✓We fill in and submit the application
- ✓We keep track of the deadline and the invitation to the entrance exam
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To apply with us, order at least 2 weeks before the application deadline. Less than 2 weeks are left before the nearest deadline — with us you can only apply for the next intake. What matters is the order itself — documents can follow later: these two weeks are exactly the time for checking and preparing them. The earlier you order, even if something is still missing, the calmer and more reliably we prepare everything together for the strongest application.
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