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The preparatory courses offer you the following:

• Targeted technical and linguistic preparation for the course of study
• An introduction to how the degree courses are structured
• Training in intercultural communication skills

Preparatory courses are offered for the following subjects:

• Business Studies (and Social Work)
• Engineering
• Humanities and Social Sciences (applications are not made through HAW Hamburg)
• Mathematics, Computer Science and the Natural Sciences

The preparatory courses are offered by the Studienkolleg Hamburg and always take place in the summer semester. You can find the current schedule on the Studienkolleg website.

• You must have completed your school-leaving certificate abroad.
• You must have a higher education entrance qualification that enables you to study at an applied sciences university in Germany.
• You must demonstrate that your German skills are at least at the B2 level.

The application period always runs from 1 December to 15 January for the subsequent summer semester.

You can apply directly via the HAW Hamburg online application portal (myHAW). Once you have submitted your online application you need to also submit the following documents – before the application deadline:

• Signed admission application (from the myHAW portal)
• A copy of your preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni assist
• Certificate demonstrating B2-level German skills (must be recognised by HAW Hamburg)
• Copy of your passport or personal ID card

All students must successfully pass a language exam at the Studienkolleg before being admitted. If you have a level-C1 certificate for German you will be exempted from the exam.

Yes, participants in the preparatory courses are registered as HAW Hamburg students. However, the preparatory semester is not counted as part of the standard period of study.

Yes, after the preparatory course you have to apply for the degree programme, that you would like to study.