International Programmes 2023/2024

International German Summer Course: Digital TestDaF (Training and Examination) German Summer Course: Digital TestDaF (Training and Examination)

Bielefeld University • Bielefeld

Course location
Bielefeld
Teaching language
  • German
Language level of course
  • German: C1
Date(s)
Information on dates, prices and mode of study

The price already includes the fee of 210 EUR for the TestDaF examination (without guarantee, subject to change without notice).

Target group

The course targets all students and prospective students who already have German skills at least on B2 level and want to take the digital TestDaF examination in order to study at a university in Germany.

Description/content

The course offers intense preparation for the digital TestDaF examination. It focuses on the acquirements that are relevant for the exam, including the following: listening and reading comprehension, structures of scientific language, and written and oral text production. Participants have the possibility to take the digital TestDaF examination at the end of the course.
The language course will be supplemented by an extensive and varied activity programme that consists of working groups in regional and cultural studies that meet in the afternoons as well as activities taking place in the evenings and on the weekends. Furthermore, there are two day trips to museums in well-known towns included in the course price – for example, a visit to the "House of History of the Federal Republic of Germany" in Bonn and to the "LWL-Museum for Art and Culture" in Münster.

Recognised language exams offered (e.g. DSH, TestDaF, TOEFL)
Yes
Other degrees / qualifications awarded
Certificate of participation
ECTS points (max.)
4
Average number of hours per week
28
Average number of participants per group/course
15
Dates and costs
This price includes
  • Course fees
  • Accompanying programme
Information on dates, prices and mode of study

The price already includes the fee of 210 EUR for the TestDaF examination (without guarantee, subject to change without notice).

Funding: application for DAAD-HSK scholarship

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-1277. This number can only be used for presence courses. Applying for attending online courses is not possible.

Teaching language
  • German
Language level of course
  • German: C1
Language requirements

Participants should at least have a B2 level in German.

Submit application to

https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/studium/studieninteressierte/international/sommerdeutschkurse/anmeldung/

Is accommodation organised?
Accommodation is arranged by the organiser.
Type of accommodation
  • Single apartment in a dormitory
  • Single room in a shared flat in a dormitory
  • Single room with a host family

The rent for a room in a dormitory is 270 EUR to 370 EUR, plus a deposit of 50 EUR. The rent for a room with a host family is 300 EUR, plus a deposit of 50 EUR.

Meals

An inexpensive breakfast and lunch are available in the student restaurant.

Is a social and leisure programme offered?
Yes
Description of social and leisure programme

We offer our participants a varied leisure programme. For example, they can discover Bielefeld and the surrounding area, cook "typical German" meals, learn more about the German football culture (including a visit to the stadium of Arminia Bielefeld), watch current German films, or make use of the university's sports programme. The German course includes two excursions, e.g. to Bonn and Münster.

Free internet access
Yes
Support in visa matters
Yes
Pick-up service from train station/airport
No

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