Bridge to Studies - Onlinetrack (from B1) Study Preparation Year (October 2024 - June 2025)

You want to study in Germany at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg and your German language skills are only on level B1?

Prepare yourself intensively for your studies at BTU, either in your home country or from a distance.

Acquire German language skills at levels C1 in the online study preparation year.
German teachers and student tutors accompany you in learning German in live sessions and in self-study based on the Deutsch-Uni Online.

In the last phase, we prepare you specifically for the digital TestDaF in presence on the campus of BTU. The exam for your language certificate is taken at the TestDaF Center at BTU.

If you successfully pass the TestDaF, you are one step closer to your desired degree program at BTU.

Steps to Bridge to Studies - Onlinetrack

1. Get the application documents.

  • Scan of your school and/or academic education certificates in original language and additionally in sworn translation (in German or English).
  • Scan of your proof of German language proficiency at level B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Goethe CertificateB1 - all 4 sections must be passed with B1, only the following grades are accepted: very good - good - satisfactory (at least 70/100 points)
telctelc German B1 (passed with at least 210 points)
ÖSDB1 (written + oral passed, with at least 70/100 points)
DSDDSD I


2. Apply at uni-assist.de directly for Bridge to Studies - Onlinetrack. Go to the applicant portal and enter "Bridge to Studies - Onlinetrack" under Study Program Search and select "BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg" as the university. Click on "Search" and then the study preparation program will be displayed.Upload all necessary application documents completely in your "My assist".

Important: All documents must be submitted to uni-assist by July 15 , 2024.

Once uni-assist has successfully checked your application documents and they have been received by BTU, you will receive an invitation to the selection process for Bridge to Studies - Onlinetrack.

You will receive confirmation of your place in the program by September 23, 2024. The study preparation year begins online in WiSe 2024/2025 on October, 2024.