The Goethe-Zertifikat C1 is a German exam for adults. It certifies that candidates have acquired advanced language skills and corresponds to the fifth level (C1) of the six-level scale of competence laid down in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Announcement

Important Notice | 02/06/2026

Due to the current situation all exams will be suspended temporarily. Our onsite language classes will be held online until further notice.

As the situation is still developing, we cannot give you general information on how we are going to resolve the resulting issues.

We are working our way through by an exam-to-exam basis and we will reach out to you individually.

Please understand that we cannot respond to each individual request at the moment. We kindly ask you for your patience.

It is our understanding that these measures will be in place until June 30th at least. We are constantly evaluating the situation, and the date is subject to change.

As soon as we have any additional information, we will make it available on our official channels.

Passing the exam demonstrates that you can ...

• use the German language effectively and flexibly in public, academic and vocational context,
• understand a wide range of complex, longer texts including appreciation of implicit meanings,
• produce well-structured and detailed texts on a range of complex topics,
• express yourself spontaneously and fluently and argue a position convincingly.

Please contact your university, institution of higher education or preparatory course provider before your course of study is due to begin to find out if the Goethe-Zertifikat C1 is able to grant you exemption from taking a language entrance test for foreign students.