University of Leipzig Preparatory College in Saxony — Leipzig
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Facts about the college
| Type | State |
|---|---|
| At which university | Leipzig University |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Duration | 2 semesters |
| Courses | T-Kurs · M-Kurs · W-Kurs · G-Kurs · S-Kurs |
| Entrance exam | German B1; for the M-Kurs, T-Kurs and W-Kurs also mathematics |
| How the FSP is taken | At the college, by its own board |
| Application method | Via partner universities, for your future programme of study |
| Cost and fees | Tuition is free — only the semester contribution |
| Nearest intake | Summer semester 2027 · apply by 15.12.2026 · entrance exam ~01.03 |
Data from the college's official pages
* Exam dates are approximate — based on the previous intake.
About the college
At the Sachsen preparatory college, you can take specialization courses for the assessment test, DSH courses, course-related German courses as part of German for exchange students or other preparatory courses as part of the introductory course. We present these courses to you.
You can only study at the preparatory college in Saxony after you have gone through an admissions process. Find out what requirements you have to meet, how the entrance test works and what result you achieved in the entrance test.
At the preparatory college in Saxony, you can also do this after independent, external preparation, i. H. take the assessment test (FSP) or the German language test for university entrance (DSH) without attending the courses at the preparatory college in Saxony.
Profile
Our job is to prepare international applicants for a degree at a university in Saxony. The students are the focus of our efforts in order to offer them both interdisciplinary and subject-specific language support and to facilitate the start of a successful course of study. This core idea is also reflected in the history of our college.
Our range of services
At the preparatory college, we mainly look after international applicants in specialized courses or in a DSH course. The DSH course prepares you for the German language test for university admission (DSH) and is subject to a fee. In the specialization courses, international applicants prepare for taking the assessment test depending on the desired field of study. These courses last two semesters and are free of charge.
Students who have successfully passed the assessment test or the German language test for university admission at the end of a winter semester can take part in a Propädeutikum in the following summer semester.
In addition, there are courses for students at Leipzig University as part of the Deutsch im Studium . You will also be offered module courses on cross-faculty key qualifications.
Our story
The Saxony preparatory college is the institute at the University of Leipzig where international applicants prepare for a course of study, especially at a Saxon university. We give you an overview of the development of our institute and its predecessor, based on the period after the Second World War.
- 1951: German lessons are given to 11 applicants from Nigeria.
- 1956: The Institute for Foreign Studies at the then Karl Marx University is founded.
- 1961: The Institute for Foreign Studies is renamed the Herder Institute.
- 1991: The preparatory college in Saxony is spun off from the Herder Institute as a central facility of the University of Leipzig.
- 1992: The preparatory college in Saxony begins to work closely with the Sprachinstitut interDaF e. V. at the Herder Institute of the University of Leipzig.
- 1993: In the following twelve years, the preparatory college in Saxony, in cooperation with the Otto Benecke Stiftung e. V. Two-year special courses (Abitur courses for late resettlers).
- 1997: In this year, the preparatory college in Saxony begins to participate in the summer language courses for foreign students. organized by interDaF
- 2005: The preparatory college in Saxony takes over the study-accompanying German lessons (now: German during studies) for international students at the University of Leipzig from the Herder Institute.
- 2008: Since this year, the preparatory college in Saxony has been offering international students at the University of Leipzig a range of modules for key cross-faculty qualifications.
- 2016: The preparatory college in Saxony has been offering language courses for refugees as part of the Integra program since this year in cooperation with the German Academic Exchange Service.
- 2017: Since this year, the preparatory college in Saxony, in cooperation with the Saxon State Ministry for Science and Art, has been offering language courses to complete a foreign university entrance qualification as part of measures for the integration of asylum seekers and refugees. This measure is co-financed by taxes on the basis of the budget passed by the Saxon state parliament.
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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At the preparatory college in Saxony, you have to take an entrance test before you can study with us.
You will receive the invitation to the entrance test at the preparatory college in Saxony from the International Office/Academic International Office of the university or college in the Free State of Saxony where you want to study. You must have a pre-approval for this. So you cannot register for the entrance test at the preparatory college in Saxony yourself.
In both tests you are not allowed to use any aids. For you, this means dictionaries, pocket calculators, formularies and other helpers have to stay at home.
Every applicant at the preparatory college in Saxony must take the entrance test, even if they already have certificates. Exemption from the entrance test is not possible.
Admission test German:
The test consists of
- a test to determine general language proficiency (C-Test) and
- An admission interview to determine oral communication skills (approx. 20 minutes. (This interview only takes place if necessary on the day of enrolment.)
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 B1Confirmed by a certificate at the time of application.
- 3Apply via a universityYou apply to a bachelor's programme of a linked university; the university admits you conditionally and sends you to the college.
- 4Entrance examGerman and the main subject of the course; places go to the best results.
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.
- ✓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
Each additional college: €197
To apply with us, order at least 2 weeks before the application deadline — for the nearest intake by 01.12.2026. 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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