Studienkolleg am KIT

The Studienkolleg at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has been commissioned by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts to prepare international applicants for the Feststellungsprüfung (FSP) or for the required language certificate (TestDaF-Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache), as well as to improve students' technical German language skills.

Applicants with a foreign higher education entrance qualification who cannot be admitted directly to a German higher education institution in accordance with the regulations on higher education entrance must prove in the assessment test at the Studienkolleg that they meet the linguistic, subject-related and methodological requirements for taking up studies in the intended field of study and are therefore suitable for taking up studies in this field of study at a German higher education institution. The TestDaF exam is used to determine whether the applicants can act successfully at a high linguistic level and whether their language skills are sufficient to start studying in Germany.

The Studienkolleg is state-recognized and active in the Association of German State Studienkollegs and licensed as a TestDaF center.

The T-course prepares applicants for a scientific/technical course of study at a university. After two semesters, an assessment test (FSP) is taken, which - if successfully passed -entitles students to study a STEM subject at a college/university or university of applied sciences throughout Germany.

In addition to the lessons, there is an optional weekly tutorial in mathematics and physics, and in the second semester the lessons are supplemented by a compulsory work placement in chemistry or physics/computer science.

The courses are supervised by several teachers and, due to the small course size (approx. 25 students), enable a lively exchange between students and the respective teacher as well as between the students themselves.

The subjects taught are German, mathematics, physics and chemistry/computer science. The content is based on the competence profiles of the subjects at the Studienkollegs.