Application process

What do I need for enrolling at Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences?

1) University entrance qualification

Your certificates (secondary school and, if necessary, university certificates) must be recognised as equivalent to the German Abitur certificate. Before you apply, you should check this at uni-assist or with the Anabin database.

You can't start studying in Germany straight away? Then first attend a preparatory college (Studienkolleg) or the one-year Brandenburg preparatory programme (Studienvorbereitung Brandenburg/SVB), which we offer in cooperation with the University of Potsdam for our applicants without a direct university entrance qualification. The language requirement for this programme is German level B2. You can apply for the SVB from 1 April to 15 July via uni-assist.

Students with a German Abitur, a Studienkolleg/SVB/Wildau Foundation Year certificate, a German university degree, German citizenship or a KMK certificate can apply directly at our university - please select the tab 'International Applicants' if you would like the information in English.

All applications from non-German students with a non German school leaving exam or university degree have to be pre-checked by the Application Services for International Students association (uni-assist) to ensure they are complete and meet all of the necessary formal requirements. Please note that there is a fee for this service.
Uni-assist lets applicants apply for admission to several universities of their choice by submitting only one set of documents.

2) Level of German language competence required

Nobody is perfect in a foreign language. Nonetheless, in order to study at our university you have to pass one of the following examinations in German as a Foreign Language:

DSH level 2
Goethe-Zertifikat C1
Deutsches Sprachdiplom level 2
TestDaF - 4x4 points or higher
TELC C1 Hochschule with a result of "befriedigend" or better

Preliminary information: There are plans to offer Digital Media M.Sc. in English from the winter semester 2025/26. It is expected that there will then no longer be any German language requirements for this degree programme, but you will need to provide proof of English language skills at B2 level. More detailed information will follow from March 2025.

Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences offers an intensive preparatory German course called DeutschPlus.
Please apply via uni-assist by 31st January for the summer semester or 10th August for the winter semester. You must meet the admission requirements for your chosen degree programme and submit a German B2 certificate.

3) Level of English language competence required

For the following degree programmes you need a proof of your English skills as well: Business & Information Systems Engineering M.Sc.: B1 level, Technology and Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship M.Sc.: B2 level, Security Management M.Sc.: B2 level, Digitalisation & Management M.Sc.: B2 level

Your level of German does not yet meet the requirements?

If you already have a German B2 certificate and meet the admission requirements for your chosen degree programme you can apply for the intensive preparatory C1 German course DeutschPlus at our university. Please apply via uni-assist by 31st January for the summer semester or 10th August for the winter semester.

Your German language skills are still below B2? Attend a language course in your country, e.g. at a Goethe-Institut, or book a course at a language school in Germany.
Here are some language schools in Berlin:

What do I need for my application?

How do I apply?

Only students with a German Abitur, a Studienkolleg/SVB/Wildau Foundation Year certificate, a German university degree, German citizenship or a KMK certificate should apply directly at our meinCampus-Portal - please select the tab 'International Applicants' if you would like the information in English.

All applications from non-German students with a non-German school leaving exam or university degree have to be pre-checked by uni-assist (Application Services for International Students association) to ensure they are complete and meet all of the necessary formal requirements. Please note that there is a fee for this service.

Uni-assist lets applicants apply for admission to several universities of their choice by submitting only one set of documents.

Select your degree program of choice.
Check when the program begins: in the winter or summer semester?
Apply with all the documents from the checklist via uni-assist.

You will save time and money if you check your documents thoroughly before applying: Is everything complete?
You apply via uni-assist, pay and wait. Your application is checked. That takes usually 4-6 weeks.
If you meet the admission requirements, have applied with all the documents in good time and have paid the fee to uni-assist, you will receive a notification from THB. If you are still in your home country, use this notification from the university to apply for a student visa so that you arrive in Germany in time for the start of your studies.

Please note: ONLY your last/highest certificate and the corresponding certified translation into German or English must be submitted to our university for enrolment as officially certified copies in paper form.

What is an officially certified copy?

An official certifeod copy is a confirmation (with stamp/seal and signature) of the authenticity of the photocopy of a certificate from an authorized body.

Video: https://handbookgermany.de/en/certifiedcopies (to see the video in other languages, please select English in the top right corner and scroll down).

The following institutions can issue an official certification in Germany:

Local government offices, administrative districts, and lower administrative authorities, e.g. mayors and heads of local authorities, city councils (city halls), district administrations, courts and notaries. Abroad, the following offices can issue official certification: institutions that issued the certificate, e.g. schools, universities, language schools, the Ministry of Education, German embassies and consulates, the cultural department of the embassy of the country in which the certificate originates, and authorities and notaries who are authorized to issue official certifications.

Check list

Online application to uni-assist.
School certificate with a list of individual grades + translation into German or English.
If applicable, certificate of university entrance examination + translation into German or English.
If applicable, certificate of previous studies (transcripts) + translation into German or English.
If applicable, university certificates + translation into German or English.
German language certificate (for the course of study: DSH2, DSD2, TestDaF 4x4 points, Goethe C1, telc C1 Hochschule with a minimum grade of “satisfactory/befriedigend”; for the German course or SVB: B2).
Proof of English B1: for Business & Information Systems Engineering M.Sc.
Proof of English B2: for TIME M.Sc., Digitalization & Management M.Sc. and Security Management M.Sc.
APS from applicants from China, Vietnam, Mongolia and India.

When do I need to apply?

	Winter semester	Summer semester
Open-enrollment degree programmes	April 1 - August 31	October 15 - February 15
Preparatory German language course DeutschPlus	April 1 - August 10	October 15 - January 31
Sudienvorbereitung Brandenburg /SVB	April 1 - July 15	-

When planning your schedule, please note that our Bachelor´s degree programmes and also some of our Master´s degree programmes only begin in the winter semester.

Key dates:

Summer semester 2025: 01/03/2025 to 31/08/2025

Lecture period: 24/03/2025 to 05/07/2025

Regular examination period: 07/07/2025 to 26/07/2025

Winter semester 2025/2026: 01/09/2025 to 28/02/2026

Central information event for first-year students: 15/09/2025

Induction week for first-year students: 15/09/2025 to 19/09/2025

Lecture period: 22/09/2025 to 17/01/2026

Standard examination period: 19/01/2026 to 07/02/2026

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