- Course location
- Stuttgart
- Teaching language
- • German
- Language level of course
- • German: B1, B2, C1
- Date(s)
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April - September 2026 (registration deadline: 15 December 2025)
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October 2026 - March 2027 (registration deadline: 30 June 2026)
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April - September 2027 (registration deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Mode of study
- Less than 50% online
- Phase(s) of attendance in Germany (applies to the entire course)
- Yes, compulsory
- Pace of course
- Instructor-led (Specific due dates for lectures/assignments/exams)
- Information on dates, prices and mode of study
- 2026 summer semester:
(The fees are from the summer of 2025. The 2026 summer fees will differ slightly. As soon as the 2026 summer fees have been determined, they will be stated on the programme website.)
• Module B1 + B2: April 2026 to September 2026, 474 teaching hours: 1,472 EUR
• Module B2 + C1 + TestDaF training: April 2026 to September 2026, 522 teaching hours: 1,616 EUR
• Module C1 + TestDaF training: April 2026 to July 2026, 306 teaching hours: 968 EUR
• Before the programme starts, an online placement test will be held in March of 2026 in order to determine the correct entrance level (B1, B2, or C1) for each student.
• Please apply by 15 December 2025.
2026/27 winter semester:
(The fees are from the winter of 2025/26. The 2026/27 winter fees will differ slightly. As soon as the 2026/27 winter fees have been determined, they will be stated on the programme website.)
• Module B1 + B2: October 2026 to March 2027, 475 teaching hours: 1,475 EUR
• Module B2 + C1 + TestDaF training: October 2026 to March 2027, 523 teaching hours: 1,619 EUR
• Module C1 + TestDaF training: October 2026 to January 2027, 317 teaching hours: 1,001 EUR
• Before the programme starts, an online placement test will be held in September of 2026 in order to determine the correct entrance level (B1, B2, or C1) for each student.
• Please apply by 30 June 2026.
- Target group
- • Students who want to improve and develop their German skills at a university level
• Students who intend to study a degree programme at any German university that requires the TestDaF for admission
• You do not necessarily have to intend to study at Stuttgart University after the programme, but we'll be happy if you do!
Prerequisite:
University entrance qualification (During the programme, participants will be enrolled as full-time students of Stuttgart University.)
- Description/content
- • The programme prepares students for the TestDaF exam. Upon reaching level C1 proficiency, there will be a three-week TestDaF training. Following this, the TestDaF exam will be administered in the test centre of Stuttgart University.
• C1 students are guaranteed a place in the TestDaF exam in the university's test centre.
• The programme can be started every semester (in April and October) at three levels: B1, B2, or C1.
• One semester module comprises the entrance level and the following level.
• The entrance level will be decided by an online placement test. Previously attended courses will be taken into consideration.
During the programme, participants will be enrolled as full-time students of Stuttgart University.