Leistungen A-Z

If you are an applicant from an EU member state or a member state of the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), please submit your application for admission directly to the university at which you wish to study.

Admission-free degree programs

The desired course of study is freely accessible, so access is not restricted. As a rule, every applicant is offered a place on these courses.

Local degree programs with restricted admission

An admission restriction, commonly referred to as a numerus clausus (NC), applies to degree programs for which there are not enough places available for all applicants.

Places on degree courses that are subject to local admission restrictions are allocated by the university. In these cases, applications must be submitted directly to the university.

Study programs with nationwide admission restrictions

Study places that are subject to nationwide admission restrictions are allocated by the Foundation for University Admission. It also allocates study places for selected courses at individual universities.

The allocation of study places is based on three criteria:

• Average grade of the university entrance qualification
• waiting time
• University selection procedure

Please note: Enquire about the details at the respective university at an early stage, especially in the online offer and at the general student advisory service of the respective university.

Acquisition a qualification required for the course of study in Germany or at a German school abroad (§ 9 Para. 1 S. 2 BbgHG)

or

foreign school-leaving certificate (e.g. Abitur) which entitles you to study at a university in the issuing country (i.e. usually in your home country) and this certificate is equivalent to a university entrance qualification acquired in Germany and you have the language skills required for the course of study

or

They have the language skills required for the course and a foreign professional qualification that is equivalent to a professional qualification acquired in Germany - which entitles them to study at a university in the state of Brandenburg (Section 9 (3) sentence 1 BbgHG)

or

You have passed the entrance examination of a German university (§ 9 Para. 1 S. 5 and 6 BbgHG).

For example, certified copies of the following documents and their German (or English) translations must be attached to the application:

• Secondary school leaving certificate with overview of grades
• Higher education qualifications, the overall grade achieved and/or an overview of achievements in the individual semesters
• If applicable, proof of having passed the university entrance examination in the home country
• if applicable, proof of German language skills.

Processing fee for the verification of educational qualifications by uni-assist: EUR 75.00

At some universities, you will need recognition or an assessment of your higher education entrance qualification ( preliminary examination documentation ) from uni-assist in advance as an application requirement.

You submit the complete application documents for your desired degree program to the university within the application period.

After the application deadline, the admission procedure begins at the university.

If your application is successful, you will receive a letter of admission from the university by post.

You can find out the exact deadlines from the universities.

Enquire about them in good time.

the respective university

• § Section 9 of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG)
• Brandenburg Higher Education Admission Act (BbgHZG)
• University Admission Ordinance (HZV)

For some degree courses, proof of a professional internship or completed vocational training is a prerequisite for admission to the course.

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

• Admission for foreign applicants for exchange studies (Erasmus, etc.) via moveon

• University of Potsdam (UP)
• Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
• BTU Cottbus
• BTU: Admission for domestic and foreign applicants for preparatory programs, Bachelor's and Master's degree programs
• European University Viadrina
• Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (FHP)
• Brandenburg University of Technology (THB)
• Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau
• Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE)
• Employment and Service Center for International Student Applications uni-assist e.V.
• Anabin" database with information on the assessment of foreign educational certificates

Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg