German

Semester, intensive and other courses are offered. The semester courses take place during the lecture period, the four-week intensive courses take place during the lecture-free period. In addition, there are further courses with a specific focus, e.g. speaking or creative writing, which are offered both during and outside the lecture period and often take place in blocks.

To see which courses are on offer, please click on the tile with the desired level at the top of this page. In the next step, indicate whether you would like to take an intensive, semester or further course.

Please click on the tile with the desired level at the top. In the next step, indicate whether you would like to attend an intensive, semester or other course. Under the heading "Enrolment" you will find detailed instructions on how to enrol via PAUL.

Please click on the tile with the desired level at the top. In the next step, indicate whether you would like to attend an intensive, semester or other course. Under the heading "Dates" you will find the start and end dates of the enrolment phases for the respective course.

If you already have some knowledge of German but have not yet completed a German course at Paderborn University, you must take a placement test before enrolling.

The test takes place online via KOMO: detailed instructions.

Please note the deadlines.

Note: If you have no knowledge of German, you do not need a placement test and can register directly for level A1.1.

If you already have some knowledge of German but have not yet completed a German course at Paderborn University, you must take a placement test before enrolling.

The test takes place online via KOMO: detailed instructions.

Please note the deadlines.

Yes, the language café is aimed at anyone who wants to improve their language skills without any pressure to perform. No specific language level or participation in a course is required, but previous knowledge is helpful.

You can find the next dates here: https: //www.uni-paderborn.de/zfs/sprachencafe

Please check whether you have been successfully re-registered for the semester associated with the course (click on "My files" > "Personal data > Semester status"). Enrolment is only possible after successful re-registration.

It is also possible that the desired course is already fully booked. Please choose another course, if available. If you need to register for the course in order to complete your studies within the standard period of study, please send an e-mail to deutschkurse@upb.de. Please state in the e-mail

1. which degree programme you are enrolled in, and
2. what your matriculation number is.

In justified cases of hardship, we will check as quickly as possible whether late enrolment is possible. To ensure that your request can be processed promptly, please always contact our central e-mail address deutschkurse@upb.de and refrain from sending duplicate requests to several people.

In justified cases of hardship, please send an e-mail to deutschkurse@upb.de. Please state in the e-mail

1. which degree programme you are enrolled in,
2. what your matriculation number is
3. and why it was not possible to enrol during the registration phase.

In justified cases of hardship, we will check as quickly as possible whether late enrolment is possible. To ensure that your request can be processed promptly, please always contact our central e-mail address deutschkurse@upb.de and refrain from sending duplicate enquiries to several people.

It is only possible to change courses in the semester courses until the end of the first week of the course, and in the intensive courses only until Wednesday of the first week of the course. If you have the impression that the level of the course is not right for you, please discuss the course change with your course instructor. Your course instructor will then check whether it is possible to change to the desired level.

In order to successfully complete the course, at least 80% of the course must be completed and the exam must be passed. Please discuss with your course instructor in advance if you are unsure whether you can successfully complete the course.

If you require a participation certificate, please contact our central e-mail address deutschkurse@upb.de, stating the following details:

1. Your matriculation number
2. the semester in which the course was taken
3. the level you have completed

Please note that for reasons of data protection, we may only store your data and your certificate of achievement for a limited period of time (maximum 5 years). Once this period has expired, it will no longer be possible to issue a duplicate of this transcript of records.

Unfortunately, we can only offer German courses for students enrolled at Paderborn University.

Please send all enquiries about the German courses that could not be clarified above to our central e-mail address: deutschkurse@upb.de