Studienbrücke

Study in Germany

Studienbrücke is an excellence programme that offers school children and school-leavers with above-average grades in maths, computer science, natural sciences and technology (STEM subjects) and a command of German (subject-specific) language and academic training in their home country in preparation for a course of study in Germany. It also introduces them to the country’s teaching and learning culture.

Students learn together Photo: Goethe-Institut, Getty Images

After successfully completing our programme, Studienbrücke graduates can immediately embark on a degree in STEM subjects or economics at our renowned partner universities, which make a certain number of places available for them each year.

With the introduction of the alternative university entrance qualification, prospective students can now start studying as soon as they have passed a scholastic aptitude test (TestAS). To qualify for this, they must attend the preparatory Studienbrücke course in their home country. This means:

completing the preparatory modules in the Studienbrücke programme
passing TestDaF with 4 x 4 points in the test levels, or a total of 16 points (depending on the university)
passing TestAS with a minimum of 100 points

Participating countries

The following countries currently offer the Studienbrücke. For country-specific information on the programme, please follow the links.

Contact

If you have questions about specific countries, for example the programme schedule in a country, please get in touch with the local contact person.
Use the drop-down menu above to access the website of the relevant country.

If you have an inquiry about cooperations or general questions about the programme, please contact:

Friederike Knodt

Project Lead Studienbrücke

studienbrücke@goethe.de

Subjects

Our partner universities (in the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg and Thuringia) offer successful graduates of the Studienbrücke programme a wide range of undergraduate courses in the STEM subjects and economics, making a certain number of places available for them every year.