This course is a special offer for students who want to prepare for the TestDaF exam. However, all other students who wish to improve their language skills are also most welcome. Following this course, an enrolment for the examination is possible.
The specialised course "Preparation for the TestDaF Exam" can only be chosen in combination with and in addition to the language course "Language and Society in Modern Germany". The specialised course in the afternoon takes up eight hours per week and the language course in the morning takes up 20 hours per week. Our weekly programme will be rounded off by additional offers like seminars on German culture, an international choir, a theatre workshop, film nights, sports and a literature café. These additional offers amount to at least 12 hours per week.
International students must acquire sufficient knowledge of the German language. Students who cannot provide certification must take the DSH or TestDaF exam in order to study at a German university.
This course will prepare you for all four parts of the exam (reading comprehension and scientific structures, listening comprehension, text composition, speaking). The instructor and the participants will develop effective structures to cope with each part. Mock exams will test your knowledge and familiarise you with the exam.
Additional costs can be incurred for the optional parts of the cultural programme (museum visits, excursions).
For this course DAAD university summer course scholarships (usually starting at language level B1) are available. If you wish to apply for this course, you can find all necessary information about the scholarship programme and its application requirements here. To submit your application, please note the reference number HSK-0065.
German language skills level B2 or higher
We organise single room accommodation. Students may choose between a room in a student dormitory or in a private shared flat. The dormitories feature two-, four-, five- and six-student apartment units, each with a kitchen and single occupancy bedrooms. All dormitories are equipped with a common room as well as a TV room. Dishes and linen are available. In shared apartments, kitchens and bathrooms are shared. Costs for accommodation are about 290 EUR per month plus a deposit fee of 100 EUR.
The students' dormitories and private shared flats are equipped with cooking facilities. Several grocery stores and restaurants are to be found in the city centre.
The course fee includes various leisure time activities: literature café, academic seminars, international choir, theatre workshops, cinema, sports programme and the almost legendary Summer University parties.
Cultural immersion opportunities include the following: museum visits, local trips, guided city tours. These excursions cost between 1 and 6 EUR. We also offer trips, e.g. to Bamberg, Nuremberg or Regensburg, which cost between 10 and 30 EUR.
On the green campus of the University of Bayreuth, people and ideas meet. The academic life is colourful and more personal than in large universities. Top-level research, teaching according to the most modern methods, internationality and diversity, springboard our students into successful careers – that is what the University of Bayreuth stands for.
Language course/short course
