Universität Duisburg-Essen

International applicants from non-EU countries with foreign qualifications apply through the International Admissions Office. Entry qualifications must be recognised as equivalent to a German Hochschulzugangsberechtigung; applicants should check anabin (kmk.org) for their institution's recognition status. APS certificate: mandatory for applicants whose prior qualification is from India, China, or Vietnam before enrolment can be completed. Language requirements for German-taught programmes: DSH-2 or higher (equivalents: TestDaF TDN-4, Goethe C1, telc C1 Hochschule). English-taught master's programmes require CEFR B2 English proficiency. Bachelor's-level English-medium courses require CEFR B1. Application windows for non-EU applicants: Winter Semester - restricted programmes 1 May-15 June, unrestricted programmes 1 May-31 July; Summer Semester - restricted programmes 1 November-15 December, unrestricted programmes 1 November-31 January.

Winter Semester (starts October): restricted programmes 1 May-15 June; unrestricted programmes 1 May-31 July. Summer Semester (starts April): restricted programmes 1 November-15 December; unrestricted programmes 1 November-31 January. Exchange/incoming students: Winter Semester 1 June; Summer Semester 1 December.

Split procedure. Non-EU bachelor applicants (including Medicine and the English-taught International Studies in Engineering ISE programmes) apply via the uni-assist application portal; non-EU master's applicants apply via UDE's own application portal, with exceptions: Psychology master's applications go through uni-assist, and the Master Development and Governance window is 1-31 March. The university itself checks higher education entrance qualification equivalence; if direct access is not granted, Studienkolleg may be required (UDE has no own Studienkolleg). German proficiency at DSH 2 level is generally required before starting (a few programme-specific exceptions); enrolment for applicants without sufficient German happens only after arrival in Germany via [email protected] with full documents incl. APS certificate where applicable (China/India/Vietnam). Sources: uni-due.de international admissions pages (EN and DE).

The majority of programmes are taught in German. A growing number of master's programmes are offered fully in English, including Econometrics (M.Sc.), Water Science (M.Sc.), Environmental Toxicology (M.Sc.), Development and Governance (M.A.), Contemporary East Asian Studies (M.A.), and Advanced General Dental Practice (M.Sc.). Bilingual programmes also exist. German-taught programmes require DSH-2 or equivalent (TestDaF TDN-4, telc C1 Hochschule); three programmes (Medicine, Business Administration Duisburg, German as a Second/Foreign Language) require DSH-3.