Welcome to the German as a Foreign Language Department Website
The German as a Foreign Language Department:
- Supports international students at Freie Universität Berlin who wish to improve their German and are enrolled in:
- regular degree programs conducted in German
- mobility and exchange programs (Erasmus+ / Direct Exchange)
- bachelor’s and master’s degree programs conducted in English
- doctoral programs
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Offers university-specific German courses during the semester as well as before the semester starts.
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Provides a wide range of language courses for learners of German at A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1 level.
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Evaluates the German language skills of students whose higher education entrance qualification (equivalent to the German Abitur) was not obtained at a German secondary school (Gymnasium).
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Is responsible for organizing the Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (German language examination for university entrance – DSH).
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Supports students in all matters relating to acquiring language skills in a systematic and effective manner.
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Course Program During the Semester
The free course program during the semester is geared toward
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Regular degree-seeking students in bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs conducted in German
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Students participating in mobility and exchange programs (Erasmus+, Direct Exchange)
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Intensive Courses Before the Semester Begins
Intensive courses during the pre-semester period are geared toward
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Students participating in mobility and exchange programs who would like to improve their German language skills in a preparatory German language program before the semester begins (subject to a fee).
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Doctoral candidates, postdocs and academic staff members who do not speak German and would like to attend a beginner's course for doctoral candidates, postdocs and academic staff members (free of charge).