Studienbrücke
Study in Germany

Studienbrücke is an excellence programme that offers school children and school-leavers with above-average grades in maths, computer science, natural sciences and technology (STEM subjects) and a command of German (subject-specific) language and academic training in their home country in preparation for a course of study in Germany. It also introduces them to the country’s teaching and learning culture.

Studienbrücke. Students learn together Photo: Goethe-Institut, Getty Images

After successfully completing our programme, Studienbrücke graduates can immediately embark on a degree in STEM subjects or economics at our renowned partner universities, which make a certain number of places available for them each year.

With the introduction of the alternative university entrance qualification, prospective students can now start studying as soon as they have passed a scholastic aptitude test (TestAS). To qualify for this, they must attend the preparatory Studienbrücke course in their home country. This means:

completing the preparatory modules in the Studienbrücke programme
passing TestDaF with 4 x 4 points in the test levels, or a total of 16 points (depending on the university)
passing TestAS with a minimum of 100 points

Participating countries and territories

The following countries and territories currently offer the Studienbrücke. For country or territory specific information on the programme, please follow the links.

Contact

If you have questions about specific countries or territories, for example the programme schedule in a country, please get in touch with the local contact person.
Use the drop-down menu above to access the website of the relevant country or territory.

If you have an inquiry about cooperations or general questions about the programme, please contact:

Friederike Knodt

Project Lead Studienbrücke

studienbrücke@goethe.de

Subjects

Our partner universities (in the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg and Thuringia) offer successful graduates of the Studienbrücke programme a wide range of undergraduate courses in the STEM subjects and economics, making a certain number of places available for them every year.

An overview of the partner universities' offers for the Studienbrücke can be found here:

Broschüre Partnerhochschulen (german)(PDF, 5 MB)