Admission to higher education
- If you meet the requirements for higher education in your home country, in principle you are also entitled to study in Germany. However, it is possible that you may need to complete a year on a preparatory course before entering higher education.
- There are two different types of higher education entrance qualifications:
- Direct entrance qualification
- for all types of institution
- limited to universities of applied sciences
- Entrance qualification for preparatory course
- for all types of institution
- limited to universities of applied sciences
Depending on your prior education, these qualification types can be valid for all subjects (general qualification) or be limited to subjects previously studied and related subjects (=subject-specific qualification).
- Specific information about German schools in other countries, International Baccalaureate Diploma and European Abitur can be found here.
- Our uni-assist admission requirements database provides an uncomplicated guide to whether your international qualifications are recognised for admission to higher education in Germany. To date, it includes all of the basic possibilities for 21 countries.
- At many institutions, there are not sufficient places for all applicants. The so-called NC subjects have limited admissions.
- Contact the central student advice centre at the institutions for details of additional requirements you need to meet to be entitled to enter higher education.
