Yes, refugees may study at THB. In terms of being admitted to a degree programme, refugees will be treated just like other international applicants.

Language requirements

German taught degree programmes:

To be admitted to German taught degree programme at the THB, you must have sufficient knowledge of German, which must be proven by a recognised examination. You can find out more here.

For some German taught master's degree programmes, you will need additional English language skills, which you must also prove: Business Informatics M.Sc.: B1, Security Management M.Sc.: B2, Digitalisation and Management: B2.

English taught degree programmes:

For the English taught degree programmes Interactive Media M.Sc. and Mechanical Engineering M.Eng., you must prove that you have English language skills at B2 level. Additional German language skills are recommended for everyday life in Brandenburg.

You can find out which proofs/certificates are accepted here.

Subject-related requirements

To be admitted to a bachelor's degree programme, your previous certificates (school and, if applicable, university) must be equivalent to the German Abitur certificate. You can use the anabin database (recognition of foreign educational qualifications) or here to check whether you have university entrance with your educational qualifications in Germany.

If you have successfully completed at least two years of study in your home country or another country outside of Germany, you can apply for the same or a related degree programme at THB. You can use the anabin database or click here to check whether the periods of study you have completed are sufficient for direct subject-related access to a bachelor´s degree programme at THB. If you already have a bachelor´s degree, you can apply for any THB bachelor's degree programme.

For some master´s degree programmes taught in German, you will need additional English language skills, which you will need to prove: Business Informatics M.Sc.: B1, Security Management M.Sc.: B2, Digitalisation and Management M.Sc.: B2.

For the English taught degree programmes Interactive Media M.Sc. and Mechanical Engineering M.Eng., you must provide proof of English language skills at B2 level.

You can find out which certificates are accepted here.

For Business & Information Systems Engineering B.Sc., B1 English language skills are strongly recommended. However, you do not have to provide any proof.

Please check here or at anabin to see whether you can be admitted directly to university with your educational qualifications. If you cannot be admitted directly to university, you will probably need to complete a preparatory year, such as a Studienkolleg. 

Our federal state of Brandenburg does not offer a Studienkolleg. Instead, there is a similar option called Study Preparation Brandenburg = Studienvorbereitung Brandenburg (SVB), which takes place at the nearby University of Potsdam for various universities in our federal state.

The SVB final exam is only valid for admission to one of the universities in the federal state of Brandenburg. Please apply via uni-assist by 15 July for the degree programme that you wish to study at THB after completing the SVB.

If any documents are missing, we will make our decision in accordance with the Resolution of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany) dated 03-12-2015.

Please feel free to consult Ms Meyer before applying.

Refugees who are recognised may be entitled to receive financial support under the BAföG (German Federal Training Assistance Act), irrespective of how long they have already been in Germany.
The same applies for “tolerated” refugees if they have already been residing in Germany for at least 15 months starting from the date they originally applied for asylum in Germany.
This does not apply to the preparatory German course at our university or to the Studienvorbereitung Brandenburg (SVB).

If you are enrolled at THB, the semester ticket is included in the CampusCard, i.e. you receive the ticket automatically.

Every semester, we offer the preparatory German intensive course DeutschPlus, which leads from B2 to C1/DSH2 level.

If you have any further questions, please look here or feel free to contact Ms Meyer.