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The following information is directed to foreign students planning to enrol on a degree course at the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld in order to complete a degree course and to obtain an academic degree.
HOW TO APPLY NOW:
Thanks for choosing the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld for your future study. We suppose that you have successfully completed either your secondary education or your undergraduate degree programme. In the following we would like to give you a draft summary of the latest requirements and steps to be undertaken in order to be admitted to a degree course of your choice at the FH Bielefeld. For further queries and advice you may get in touch any time with our staff in charge.
Basic admission requirements:
- For enroling on a undergraduate course your are supposed to have already completed a compatible higher education qualification in order to be approved by the German admission system to higher education.
- For enroling on a postgraduate course your are supposed to have completed a compatible higher education qualification as well as, on top of that, a compatible undergraduate degree.
First Applications online!
Pay attention to the fact that:
Most of the current application procedures offer online service at first stage of your application ! When your online application has been considered as qualified, the respective service centre and/or the university of your choice get in touch with you in writing. When you will have reached that point, you are to receive further information on the way forward. In all cases: Keep your original documents and the certified copies ready to follow up immediately after you will have received positive response in writing !
Admission through service centres:
There are three different ways to apply for and receive approval for a study place at a German university respectively at the FH Bielefeld:
1. Apply directly at the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld and send your application to the academic registrar's office (Studierendensekretariat).
Top 1. applies to international students in the following cases:
- who have acquired an university entrance qualification in Germany ("Abitur").
- who have acquired a German university entrance at a German school abroad.
- who have already successfully completed tertiary study in Germany - however, there are exceptions and you have to gather further information.
- who would like to apply for exchange-programmes - in this case you have to apply through the International Office.
- who are coming from EU countries and apply for subjects/degree courses with restricted admission.
2. Apply via Hochschulstart (former ZVS) in Dortmund (central admissions office) in the case of subjects/degree courses with restricted admissions. Check the respective universities/faculties/departments/courses online at Hochschulstart!
Top 2. applies to international students in the following cases:
- who are coming from EU countries and apply for subjects/degree courses with restricted admissions.
3. Apply via UNI-ASSIST in Berlin (service center for admission of international applicants to German universities).
Top 3. applies to international students in the following cases:
- who have acquired an university entrance qualification abroad: like High School Diploma, A-Levels, Baccalaureat e.g.
- who have up to now only studied abroad.
- the German university of their choice is a member of uni-assist - like University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld.
General Information for International Students coming to the FH Bielefeld:
In order to be admitted to the FH Bielefeld, you have to certify that you fulfil all the latest requirements.
As there are: compatible certificate of the final secondary school exam (higher education entrance qualification), language skills (certification of proficient knowledge in German for degree courses in German).
For most of the respective degree courses at the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld you are also supposed to forward certificates of your prior practical experience in the field of your future study.
Documents/Certificates:
Generally you may expect that your application papers are supposed to consist of at least:
- Secondary School Certificate.
- Evidence of university entrance examination in your home country.
- Evidence of length of studies and certificates of your previous completed exams/degrees.
- Besides, applicants from China need also the APS-certificate (academic clearing office at the German Embassy in Beijing).
- Certificate of basic (and advanced) placement.
Remember to:
Always submit originals or certified copies of your documents, when you send your application papers. If your papers are in a language other than German or English you are also supposed to provide certified translations of those respective documents.
Deadlines for application - University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld - are each year:
- July 15 for the subsequent winter term (for all courses except ISM).
- January 15 for the subsequent summer term (for ISM, Business Administration, Business Law and Business Administration for Engineers, Social Work and Social Education).
Required language skills:
Pay attention to the fact that:
German universities offer currently a wider range of English degree courses (e.g. IPP International Postgraduate Programmes)! For English degree courses there is no proficiency test in German required !
In order to enrol at a German university on a degree course in German - only then (!) - you are supposed to certify proficient command of the German language. There are various institutions & exams to assist you in this:
- Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH) - German language test for university admissions.
- Test DaF - Test German as a foreign language.
- Sprachdiplome des Goethe-Instituts - Language diploma at the Goethe-Institut.
- Feststellungsprüfung an einem Studienkolleg für ausländische Studienbewerber - Certificate at a "Study college" for international students.
Pay attention to the fact:
If you lack the required language skills, there's still a way. You may access a so-called intensive language course in Germany (with a minimum of 20 lessons per week). In that case you may apply for a specific visa for that purpose at the German embassy consulate in your home country.
Practical training periods/placements:
The University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld values highly practical training and placements. Therefore, most degree courses require the student to involve herself/himself in practical experience on a job during a placement in the field of her/his future study. Evidence of such a placement has to be attached with your application papers. Additionally some degree courses require a second, even more specialised practical training period during an advanced stage of your study. Both, the basic placement and the advanced placement, cover usually a period of three months. The respective certificate is supposed to display the following information:
- Name & address of company/institution/public service department.
- Contact/supervisor & signature/seal.
- Period of the placement.
- Detailed description of the activities you performed.
Pay attention to the fact that:
If you have already done those practical training periods in your home country, the dean of the department of your study will approve your certificate accordingly to the course's requirements. Unless the document certifying your training is written in German or English, you also need a certified translation !
Specific admission requirements at certain faculties:
Faculty of Design
Before being admitted to a design course, be it Photography and Media, Fashion, Graphic and Communication Design, you are supposed to perform an artistic aptitude test. This examination does take place twice a year. Deadlines are May 1 and December 1 of each year.
The respective aptitude test includes creation of an attractive portfolio, a task set as homework, and the passing of a written examination. If you have already successfully passed an aptitude test at an institution in your home country, you might not be supposed to repeating it once more. Instead the decision will be made by the dean of the Faculty of Design. (However, you may take notice, that study places are limited according to the restricted capacity of the faculties.)
Faculty of Business Management/Department: International Studies in Management
In order to be admitted to the Internationaler Studiengang Management/ISM (International Studies in Management), you have to show sound knowledge in both mathematics and one foreign language (English, Spanish or French). Either your former grades in these subjects are proficient or you are supposed to attend a prior assessment test at the department. Deadline for applications for this specific test is November 15 of each year.
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GET IN TOUCH WITH US:
Office of Academic Registrar
Karen Kaiser
Coordinator for International degree seeking students
- Enrolment of German and Internatinal degree seeking students
Contact:
Building D, Room 28
ph: +49 521 / 106-7586
e-mail: karen.kaiser@fh-bielefeld.de
Consulting hours:
Monday-Friday 9:00 - 12:00 h
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Contact:
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 6
Building D, Room 7, 8 and 222
ph: +49 521 / 106-7709, -7710, -7764
email: aaa@fh-bielefeld.de
Consulting hours:
| Monday to Thursday | 09.30 - 11.30 h - and by appointment |
Both, Mrs Karen Kaiser, Mr. Roland Vornholt and our team at the International Office, will happily assist you with any queries.
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FINAL ADMISSION WILL BE APPROVED THROUGH:
Submitting your complete application papers which meet all the latest requirements for the respective degree course, you will automatically enter the admission procedure, the so-called "Zulassungsverfahren". However, please, be aware, that the number of study places is limited. Therefore we can neither accept all applicants nor guarantee a place in the course of your choice in advance.
Please pay attention to:
If you are accepted, you will be informed through an official letter of admission in writing. The next step is the factual enrolment at the Fachhochschule which is supposed to take place in March - for the subsequent summer term - and in September - for the subsequent winter term.
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