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How to Get Into University How to get into university Guide for refugees who want to start their studies in Germany How to get into university StartStudy Bonn Project on better access to university education for refugees Department of Geography, University of Bonn Meckenheimer Allee 166 53115 Bonn Project coordination: Prof. Dr. Nadine Marquardt | Julia Pörting | Julian Rochlitz Editing: Neele Eilers | Lisa Kugele | Mara Teutsch Content development: Elyas Alyas | Neele Eilers Lisa Kugele | Fatima Mahmood Marius Servais | Mara Teutsch Thomas Wiskirchen Layout: agentur arcos Edition April 2018 Third, updated edition First published in December 2016 With th financial support Funded by In cooperation with of the German Academic the General Students‘ Exchange Service (DAAD) Committee (AStA) of the University of Bonn 2 Guideline for Refugees who would like to study Introduction Welcome in Germany! You would like to start or continue your studies at a German university? That‘s great, but there is a lot to do first! With this guide, we would like to support you in your preparations. The guide provides you with all important in- formation about how to start to study in Germany and shows you the possible ways and necessary steps to prepare your application for your study. In this guide, you can find some helpful tips to get to know step by step all condi- tions for a study in Germany. Which course of study suits you best, what is neces- sary for your application or how can you fund your studies? Everyone who wants to study in Germany should have access to appropriate information about study pos- sibilities and conditions and what one must prepare. Besides, we want to support everyone who wishes to study to master the challenges on the way into university. The check list at the end of the guide helps you to keep the overview about all necessary steps. Even if you follow all our advice and tips, we cannot guarantee that you certainly get a university place. Hence, it is especially important to us to help you to make the right choice for your further education. We share with you our own experiences as students, so that you can assess whether a study at university is the right choice for you, or whether other forms of education suit you better. This guide is originated from a cooperation of the “Initiative for Refugees Bonn” (Initiative für Flüchtlinge e.V. Bonn) and the Department of Geography of the Bonn University (GIUB). Thanks to the support of the GIUB five student assistants could be established within the scope of the „Welcome“ program of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). We, the student assistants work at the University of Bonn to provide refugees with information about studies and to interconnect prospective students with each other. As the Project is referred to the location Bonn the guide focuses on conditions at the University of Bonn and on the regulations of the federal state of North Rhi- ne-Westphalia. If you are interested in a study at another university in North Rhi- ne-Westphalia or in another federal state, possibly some of our tips and advice do not apply at your desired university at all. If you have any further questions or suggestions to this guide, please do not hesita- te to contact us by our e-mail: [email protected] We wish you all the best for your way into university and for your studies. Elyas Alyas Fatima Mahmoud Marius Servais Mara Teutsch Thomas Wiskirchen 3 How to get into university Inhalt Introduction .............................................................................................................................3 Schritt 1: Get familiar with the German Education System ...................................6 Rating of your Certificate .....................................................................................................7 Verification of your Certificates ..........................................................................................7 Preparatory college: Studienkolleg ...................................................................................8 Schritt 2: What suits me best: professional training or studies? ..........................9 Professional training ..............................................................................................................9 Studies at university ............................................................................................................ 11 An integrated Degree Program (Duales Studium) ......................................................13 Schritt 3: Find the perfect course of study for you ................................................14 Schritt 4: Qualifying - What are the access conditions for your study? ...........16 General conditions for access ...........................................................................................17 University entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) ....................17 Language skills ......................................................................................................................18 TestAS ......................................................................................................................................22 Subject-specific entrance conditions ............................................................................23 Schritt 5: The costs of your studies in Germany .....................................................24 Schritt 6: Search for Opportunities to finance your studies ................................27 BAföG .......................................................................................................................................27 Scholarships ...........................................................................................................................29 Working besides your studies ...........................................................................................30 The student loan ..................................................................................................................30 Schritt 7: Your Application for a place to study .....................................................31 The Tendering Procedure for international Applicants ..............................................31 Application procedure, Application Period and required Documents .................32 uni-assist ................................................................................................................................33 Master degree programs ....................................................................................................34 Schritt 8: Enrollment at the University ......................................................................35 Schritt 9: Have a good start ..........................................................................................36 Schritt 10: Get in Contact with us! ................................................................................38 Adresses and Consultation Services ...............................................................................39 Checklist .................................................................................................................................43 4 Guideline for Refugees who would like to study The education system in Germany In order to start the preparations for your studies successfully, you will need to get to know the german educational system. In Germany educational policy is a matter of the federal states. The governments of the sixteen „Bundeslän- der“ create their own laws and principles for schools and universities. The- refore, there could be up to sixteen different rules and systems on the same matter within Germany. Furthermore, every single university is allowed to establish its own entry re- quirements and application rules. You see: Its very important, that you inform yourself in detail about the appli- cation procedures, required documents and conditions, on which your prefer- red university grants its places to study. Inform yourself thoroughly about the entry require- ments and conditions of the univerities you want to start your studies at. 5 Step How to get into university 1 Get familiar with the German Education System If one attends school in Germany, one has the possibility to take different final examinations. Only with the degree of a general baccalaureate (Allgemeines Abitur) or a specific vocational baccalaureate (Fachabitur) you can apply directly at a university. Pupils who have successfully graduated from the „Haupt- schule“ or „Realschule“ are offered three options to further their education: 1. They can go to a higher school after graduation and make the degree of an Abitur there, which gives them access to university studies. 2. They can make the degree of an Abitur at an evening school (e.g. to work during the day). 3. They can make a professional training (Ausbildung) after school. Refugees, who are under eighteen years old, enjoy the same opportunities of education as german pupils. 6 Get familiar with the German Education System Step If you bring a certificate from your home country, it is very important that you take care as soon as possible of the follo- 1 wing two issues concerning your school certificate: 1. Find out, whether your certificate gives you direct access to university studies in Germany 2. Check if your certificate carries a postmark of verification. Rating of foreign secondary degrees for an application at the University of Rating of your Certificate Bonn. Foreign school and university certificates
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