Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)

International applicants from non-EU countries must apply through uni-assist. The application window for direct study admission is 1 April - 31 May (winter semester only). For Studienkolleg (foundation year), the deadline is 1 April - 15 July (winter semester) or 1 December - 15 January (summer semester). Applicants must hold a school-leaving certificate recognised under anabin (kmk.org) standards. Language proficiency must meet Category A or A+ (per MHH's official language-certificate overview). TestAS (with MINT module, in German) is required for international applicants to medicine-related programmes. Applicants from India, China (mainland, Hong Kong, Macau), and Vietnam must hold a valid APS certificate before the visa application stage; MHH's uni-assist application itself also requires documentary proof of academic credentials per anabin. Only one programme application per person is accepted and no late document submissions are possible; decisions are communicated approximately in late August.

Non-EU applicants via uni-assist: 1 April - 31 May for direct admission (winter semester only). Studienkolleg: 1 April - 15 July (winter semester), 1 December - 15 January (summer semester). Medicine and Dentistry for EU/German-qualification holders: apply via Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (Hochschulstart) - deadlines set centrally; first semester in winter semester only. Decisions for international applicants communicated approximately late August.

Split procedure for Human-/Zahnmedizin 1st Fachsemester (winter intake only). German HZB, EU/EEA-acquired HZB, and foreign HZB acquired in Germany: application via hochschulstart. Non-EU applicants whose HZB was acquired outside the EU/EEA (including after Studienkolleg/FSP): FULL uni-assist procedure, not VPD - uni-assist checks completeness and eligibility and forwards qualifying applications to the MHH Studierendensekretariat, which runs its own selection (Vorauswahl + Auswahlgespraech). Documents required at uni-assist: HZB proofs, German language certificate category A/A+, and TestAS with the subject module 'Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften' taken in German. Deadline per Auslaender-Quote selection order (par. 2): online application via uni-assist by 31 May for the winter semester; one programme choice only; re-application via uni-assist after passing the Feststellungspruefung.

Instruction is predominantly in German. Most programmes - including Medicine (Staatsexamen), Dentistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Data Science, and Public Health - require German at DSH-2 or higher (C1/C2). The Master of Science in Infectious Diseases and One Health (IDOH) is taught in English. No on-campus preparatory German courses are offered by MHH itself; Leibniz University Hannover provides external German-language preparation options.