The International Study Centre Thüringen at the Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena offers you optimal preparation for studying at a German university or university of applied sciences.
The Foundation College offers preparatory courses for foreign students from non-EU countries who cannot apply directly to German universities. Our friendly and highly qualified teachers will prepare you for the final test - the so called “Feststellungsprüfung" (FSP). After the test you will achieve a university admission permit (“Hochschulzugangsberechtigung”) which enables you to study at a German university or German university of applied sciences.
Our students gain conditional admission from the Jena University of Applied Sciences. During the study period at our college you will enrol as a student at the Jena University of Applied Sciences, so you will be treated as all other German university students and get many benefits.
After graduation from our Foundation College, the admission to the Jena University of Applied Sciences is guaranteed. The tuition fee for Bachelor (3 years) and Master (2 years) is free. Students are also free to apply to any other German university. The diploma is valid for applying to all German universities.
The Ernst-Abbe-University Jena (EAH) was founded in 1991 as the Jena University of Applied Sciences and was one of the first in the new federal states. For several years it has not only been Thuringia's largest, but also its most research-intensive university for applied sciences.
Nearly 5,000 young people are currently studying with us in bachelor's and master's degrees in
engineering, business administration, health and social sciences.
The EAH is based on four pillars:
Students have the option to choose from about 50 different bachelor's and master's degree
programmes in nine departments.
The Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena was established in 1558 and is one of the ten oldest universities in Germany.
It was renamed after the poet Friedrich Schiller who was teaching as a professor of philosophy. It is one of the five German universities listed in The Coimbra Group (It is a university network composed of 41 European universities, many of them are Europe’s oldest and most prestigious universities. It is sometimes called “the European Ivy League”.)
Jena University is also one of the founders of The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig. It is a research centre of the German Research Foundation (DFG). The University is the only German university with a seat for Gravitational Theory and one for Caucasus Studies. The University has ten faculties.
In the history of Jena University, many people have become notable in their fields, both academic, and in the world. Famous examples are: Friedrich Schiller, J.W. von Goethe, G.W.F Hegel, Ernst Karl Abbe, Johann Friedrich Herbart, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich von Schlegel, Karl Max, Carl Zeiss, among many others.
It is affiliated with six Nobel Prize winners, most recently in 2000 when Jena’s graduate Herbert Kroemer won the Nobel Prize for physics.
We offer different preparatory courses at our Foundation College in Jena. After passing the T-, M- or W-Course and the final exam (FSP), you are entitled to study at a German university (university or university of applied sciences). The electable subjects depend on which preparatory course you have previously taken with us (T-Course, M-Course, W-Course).
T-Course (T-Kurs) for mathematical, science or technical degrees
After the T-Course, you may apply for the following majors for your Bachelor study at a German university:
W-Course (W-Kurs) for business, economics and social science degrees
After the W-course, you may apply for the following majors for your Bachelor study at a German university:
M-Course (M-Kurs) for medical, biological and pharmaceutical degrees
After M-Course, you may apply for the following majors for your Bachelor study at a German university:
Course Duration:
T-Course, M-Course and W-Course: 2 semesters
Course start:
Winter semester (~October until June)
Summer semester (~April until December)
Application deadlines:
Winter semester: August
Summer semester: February
Admission requirements:
- high school degree
- German level B1 (or similar certificate)
Visa:
Before entering Germany, applicants must apply for a study applicant or student visa at the German embassy (or consulate) in your country. It should be noted that it is NOT possible to convert a tourist or any other visa into a student visa after entering Germany. Applicants from China and Vietnam must present an APS certificate.
Please contact us for more detailed information!
Our college is an institute for international university applicants. In addition to conveying specialised knowledge, the classes promote the acquisition of general and specialist competences and language proficiency fundamental for successfully completing a degree programme. These competences are tailored to the requirements of university studies in Germany in order to guarantee sustainable studying ability.
We teach German, mathematics, computer science, English, physics and chemistry. Final exam subjects include German, physics and mathematics. The certificate examination is carried out at our location in Jena in June and December. It consists of written and some oral parts.
Once you have passed the final examination, the way to a degree in Germany is clear. Your advantage if you decide to take a course at the Thüringen Study Centre: The examination takes place locally as an internal exam. In other institutions, only an external examination is prepared, which must then be taken by the district government. This is not the case with the Thüringen Study Centre, where internal degrees are recognised, and we have a high rate of success.
Contact:
Ms. Tan: z.tan@studienzentrum-thueringen.de
Ms. Gao: f.gao@studienzentrum-thueringen.de (Asian countries)
Internationales Studienzentrum Thüringen
an der Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
Otto-Schott-Str. 41
07745 Jena
Germany