German Language Courses and more


German language skills are an important factor if you wish to live and study in Germany. Paderborn University offers various courses on different language levels to learn German according to your needs. Below you will find detailed information on all German courses offered at Paderborn University.

Aca­dem­ic and Lan­guage Pre­par­a­tion for Uni­ver­sity Stud­ies

You would like to attend a preparatory college or preliminary courses because you still lack the subject knowledge required to study in Paderborn.

DSH courses

German courses to prepare for the DSH (German language examination for university entrance)

Ger­man courses dur­ing your stud­ies

German courses that exchange students and students of the English-language Master's programmes can attend during the semester.

NR­Wege ins Stu­di­um

Promotion of German courses for refugees

Writ­ing meet­ing for in­ter­na­tion­al stu­dents

Support with scientific work

Centre for Lan­guage Teach­ing

The Centre for Language Teaching offers further foreign languages and courses