Studienbegleitende Deutschkurse ENG

Succeed in studying and prepare for your career through language proficiency!

ATTENTION! Next German courses start is in November 3rd. Registration will be open on October 27th via StudIP.



Summer semester 2025

Course length: 14th April 2025 until 17th July 2025
Program summer term 2025 HERE (compact PDF)
New: Now also German for the job
Attention: Changes in the program are possible!
Teaching form: - face-to-face classes

- some courses online

German courses are for enrolled international students/PhD-students of Goettingen University

Employees & visiting scientists of the University of Goettingen & associated institutes e.g. MPIs, DPZ, DLRZ etc. can not participate in our courses due to a strongly reduced course program (we apologize). IIK Göttingen offers a corresponding service.
Participation requirements: 1.) Placement test (for new entrants)

Please use online-test ➔ HERE

Level assignments ➔ HERE

Enrolled students who have no knowledge of German at all do not need to take a placement test. Please register for an A1.1 course.

OR
(without placement test, if one of them is available):

- Certificate of achievement for a German course from the previous semester (form from FlexNow). A certificate of attendance without a grade is not valid.

- recognized language certificates for German (Goethe-certificate, TestDaF, DSH, telc, etc.).

- all IIK course certificates (IIK Göttingen e.V.).


2.) Appearance in the first lesson.
Registration via StudIP

7 April 2025 (0 a.m.) - 11th April 2025 (9. a.m.)

In StudIP, you can find the courses by using general the search term "Deutschkurs%" or by adding a specific level (e.g. "Deutschkurs%A2.2")

Please select "SoSe 25" as semester.

If there are no more places available, please register for the waiting list. In this case we will try to offer you a spot, if possible, later on.

ECTS-points: - 2h-course (1x per week): 3 CPs

(competence courses e.g. grammar, speaking, vocabulary etc.)

- 4h-course (2x per week): 6 CPs (textbook-based courses)

1h = 1 SWS = 45 minutes

Modules that have already been passed cannot be recognised a second time. It is also not possible to improve grades.

Requirement for ECTS-points: - sufficient attendance

- passing of the exam


Winter semester 2025-2026

Course length: 3rd November 2025 until 6th February 2026
winter break: 22h december 2025 - 4th January 2026
Program winter term 2025-2026 will be published in September 2025
Teaching form: - face-to-face classes

- some courses online

German courses are for enrolled international students/PhD-students of Goettingen University

Registration via StudIP

27 October 2025 (0 a.m.) - 30th October 2025 (9. a.m.)