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Contact varies according to university. Please see the list below.
Since summer semester 2005, Universität Hamburg (UHH), Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) and the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) have offered a preparatory pre-semester course for all foreign applicants. This course is offered by the Studienkolleg. It provides subject-related preparation and takes place every summer semester.
The goal of this pre-semester course is to prepare future students so that they are able pursue their studies successfully and without losing time.
Many things at a German university are different from home: academic organization and methods, technical language, academic techniques. A few years ago, the bachelor-master degree system was implemented. Bachelor's programs do not permit much time for orientation and require students to be well prepared for their studies.
The preparatory pre-semester course helps you prepare for both subject-related and linguistic demands (German and English) and introduces you to the German academic system and its academic methods.
If you are starting a bachelor's program in winter semester, you can use the summer semester to prepare.
There is a personal advising session. Instructors answer potential questions, take care of problems and assist you. There are special opportunities for participants at each of the universities.
We are delighted when prospective students take advantage of these opportunities and invite you to apply. If you have questions about applying, please contact one of the contacts at the respective university (below). If you have questions regarding the content of the Studienkolleg, we also ask you to contact the appropriate person below.
Which methods are used in the preparatory pre-semester?
There are preparatory courses for the following subject groups:
If you are applying for a degree to teach at Gymnasia or vocational schools, the preparatory course is oriented towards the main teaching subject.
The preparatory pre-semester course targets all foreign applicants who want to begin their first semester in Hamburg. They can attend if they fulfill the requirements for university study in Germany and apply punctually for a program offering a preparatory pre-semester course.
Applicants who can already hand in a German language certificate (e.g. DSH 1, DSD 1, C1, TestDaF with at least TDN 3 in each section) along with the application documents are likely to be exempted from the German language entrance exam at the Studienkolleg. In cases of doubt the Studienkolleg will make a decision based on the documents that have been sent in for the application.
If you want to attend a preparatory pre-semester course in a summer semester, you need to apply to the respective university by 15 January of the same year.
Please note that Universität Hamburg requires transcripts of records to be reviewed by the university's Service Office for International University Applications (uni-assist) prior to application and for a fee. Since applications are only accepted if they have undergone review by uni-assist, you should apply for review a month before the application deadline at the latest.
You can find precise information about applying on the universities' respective websites:
Universität Hamburg:
HAW Hamburg: International applicants
TU Hamburg-Harburg: The path to studying
Yes. Due to limited spaces, there is a selection process based on qualitative criteria.
Participants in the preparatory pre-semester course are enrolled students and pay the respective university's current semester fee. They receive a student ID and a semester ticket for Hamburg's public transportation system.
Participants in a preparatory pre-semester course do not, however, have to pay tuition fees nor is the semester counted towards the regular standard period of study. There is a small fee for copies and books used in the course.
Yes. Those participants who have not yet passed the TestDaF with the grade minimum required by the respective university or who cannot submit equivalent proof of language skills can take a German language exam at the Studienkolleg in August. Passing grades qualify you for academic study.
Since German lessons throughout the preparatory pre-semester course are not sufficient to help you pass exams, students generally need to attend another language course in July/August to help them prepare for exams. This has a fee obligation.
CampusCenter
Alsterterrasse 1
20354 Hamburg
Service für Studierende
Team Bewerbung und Zulassung
Kontaktformular
Stiftstraße 69
D-20099 Hamburg
Lena Nepyypa
Holstenglacis 6
D-20355 Hamburg
Dr. Horst Lenz
horst.lenz@bsb.hamburg.de
Tel. + 49 40 428986 39
Uwe Klode
uwe.klode@bsb.hamburg.de
Tel. + 49 40 428986 37
Schwarzenbergstraße 95 (E)
D-21073 Hamburg
Katja Biewendt, Tel. + 49 40 42878-4188
studierendensekretariat@tu-harburg.de
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