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Application for studies with foreign school and university leaving certificates

Service Description

If you want to study at a state university with a foreign school or university degree, your degree must qualify for admission to study in Germany.

The state universities provide information and advice on these requirements for you on their websites.

Some universities have outsourced the verification of foreign certificates to certain service centers, for example uni-assist e.V..

About the portal Anabin - Information system for the recognition of foreign educational qualifications you can inform yourself in advance about the recognition of your degree in Germany.

Process flow

If you want to apply for studies in Thuringia with a foreign certificate, please inform yourself on the respective websites of the individual universities, as the application procedures and deadlines of the universities are regulated differently. The application is made online via the applicant portal of the respective university or - in cases where the documents are checked by uni-assist e.V. - via the applicant portal of uni-assist.

At the Gera-Eisenach Cooperative State University, the application is made via the practice partner.

Who should I contact?

Please contact the respective university.

Requirements

  • You have a school leaving certificate that was not obtained at a German school or a foreign university degree.
  • You must apply formally and on time with all required documents.
  • At the Gera-Eisenach Cooperative State University, the application is made via the practice partner.

Which documents are required?

  • General application documents (depending on the course of study, or the rules of the universities), dThis includes all previous school and university certificates, translated according to the requirements of the respective university and as a certified copy.
  • proof of required language skills for the respective study program language
  • if necessary, certificates from academic testing centers (APS certificate)

What are the fees?

Some universities may charge a separate (processing) fee for checking foreign qualifications.

If the documents for your study program are checked via uni-assist e.V., costs will be incurred there.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Application deadlines are set by the individual universities. Please check the respective websites for more information.

Processing duration

The processing of your application depends on the respective application procedure. There is no standard processing deadline.

If the application is submitted on time, in the correct form and in full by the application deadline, the university will ensure participation in the respective admission procedure.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

You can appeal against the rejection decision based on an undetermined eligibility for admission as a result of the examination of the foreign qualification documents.

If the decision of the university is not changed in your favor, you can file a lawsuit before the competent administrative court.

Comments

Information is usually available in German and English.

Further Information

Application deadlines, requirements and procedures are usually described in detail by the universities on their websites. General information on the recognition of foreign educational qualifications is provided by anabin, the information portal on foreign educational qualifications.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry for Economy, Science and Digital Society

Professionally released on

24.08.2023

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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