Kassel University
Kassel University
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Admission Requirements
Application Procedure of Undergraduate
and Postgraduate Courses
Study Credits
Obtaining a Doctorate
Financing Your Studies
Advice and Enquiries
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Introduction
Dear Applicant,
Thank you very much for your interest in the University of Kassel.
This booklet contains information for applicants to the University of
Kassel (with German or other nationality) who have obtained their
university entrance qualification in countries other than Germany.
For these applicants, the admission procedures are the same as for
German applicants.
The following pages will advise you how to apply for a place at the
University of Kassel and how to organize things before starting to study at Kassel. More information is available from the Studierendensekretariat (Admissions Office/International Office) of the University.
Phone numbers, office hours, and addresses can be found at the end
of this booklet.
We are looking forward to welcoming you as an international student
at our University.
Issued by:
University of Kassel
Studierendensekretariat
Moenchebergstrae 19
34125 Kassel
University of Kassel
Admission Office
Studierendensekretariat
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Table of contents
I Admission Requirements.................................................6
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V Obtaining a Doctorate....................................................24
VI Financing Your Studies...................................................26
Student Contributions
Health Insurance
Miscellaneous Expenses
Living in Kassel
Scholarships
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Studierendensekretariat
Studienkolleg
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VIII Enclosure.....................................................................32
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IV Study Credits.................................................................24
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IX Services.........................................................................34
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I Admission Requirements
University Entrance Qualification
International students can be admitted to the University of Kassel if
they have completed a school or university education which qualifies
them for university admission in Germany.
Candidates need to prove that they are qualified for university
admission or (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung). You will usually have
to submit notarised photocopies of your school leaving certificate
(i.e. the vocational baccalaureat diploma, Senior School Certificate,
Liceum, Lise Diplomasi). Applicants from some countries must have
passed the university entrance examination in their home country
or successfully studied for several years.
If your qualification for admission to German universities is equivalent to a German secondary school leaving certificate (Abitur),
you can be directly admitted to the University of Kassel.
Before you commence your studies, you will have to pass the
DSH (German Language Examination for University Students).
In case your qualification is not fully equivalent, you will need
to attend the Studienkolleg for one year (Preparatory Course
before Studies), and to pass the Prfung zur Feststellung der
Hochschulreife (Feststellungsprfung/University Entrance Examination), (see page 12).
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Test-DaF
If you have passed the level 4 Test-DaF examination in your home
country (in the four sections required), you will not have to take the
DSH examination. Please consult the Test-DaF institutes web pages
(http://www.testdaf.de) for more information.
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The deadline for application to the art courses (Fine Arts, Visual
Communication, and Product Design) is 30th of April. Applicants are
required to prove their artistic abilities in an entrance examination,
in which they must present and discuss a selection of their works in
front of the examination board of the art academy of Kassel (Kunsthochschule).
You will receive the dates of the DSH and the entrance examination
together with the notification of your admission (Zulassungsbescheid). Thus, you can decide on your own which of the two exams
you would like to participate in.
The German language course cannot be directly applied for.
First, you have to apply for an admission at university of Kassel.
If you have to attend a Studienkolleg before starting your studies,
you cannot join the German language course.
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Inlingua Sprachschule
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 32-34
34117 Kassel
Tel.: (0561) 10 32 31, Fax.: (0561) 77 99 00
www.inlingua-kassel.de
[email protected]
Institut fr Sprachen
Die Freiheit 19
34117 Kassel
Tel.: (0561) 28 600 20, Fax.: (0561) 28 600 21
www.ifs-kassel.de/[email protected]
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Kasseler Sprachschule
Fuenffensterstrasse 4
34117 Kassel
Tel.: (0561) 71 26 630, Fax.: (0561) 71 26 626
[email protected]
Dialog Institut Dr. Kilian
Tischbeinstr. 32
34121 Kassel
Tel.: (0561) 71 05 86, Fax.: (0561) 71 05 87
www.dialog-kilian.de
[email protected]
Europa-Kolleg Kassel
Wilhelmshoeher Allee 19
34117 Kassel
Tel.: (0561) 77 67 88 oder 77 76 89, Fax: (0561) 77 99 73
www.europa-kolleg.de
[email protected]
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W-course:
German
Mathematics
Mathematics
Macroeconomics
Physics
Microeconomics or English
Chemistry
Geography or Sociology
G/W
G/W
Mechatronics (Mechatronik)
Philosophy (Philosophie)
Physics (Physik)
Psychology (Psychologie)
G/W/M
Sociology (Soziologie)
T/W
W/G
Biology (Biologie)
W/G
Economics (Wirtschaftswissenschaften)
History (Geschichte)
Landscape Planning
(Landschaftsplanung und Landschaftsarchitektur)
T/M
Mathematics (Mathematik)
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legend:
G = Liberal Arts (Geisteswissenschaften)
T = Engineering (Technik)
W = Business Social Science (Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften)
M = Medicine/Biology (Medizin/Biologie)
K = Study of Arts (Knstlerischer Studiengang)
S = Languages (Sprachen)
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II Application Procedure
Undergraduate Studies
At the end of 2003 the university of Kassel joined the uni-assist
-Application Service for International Students (Arbeits- und Servicestelle fr internationale Studienbewerbungen).
uni-assist will deal with international student applications on behalf
of the University of Kassel. uni-assist will precheck applications for
completeness of all required documents.
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General deadline
July 15
January 15
April 30
Exceptions
Teaching Profession Music/Art/Sports
Art (Visual Arts, Product Design,
Visual Communication)
April 30
April 30
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uni-assist will forward your documents to the University of Kassel as soon as you have fullfilled the requirements in form and
content. Then the University of Kassel will send you the decision
with further information.
Should your documents not fulfill the formal admission requirements, uni-assist will notify you accordingly. Unfortunately, we
cannot send your documents back. You will have to reapply with
new documents in the following year or term respectively.
In case we accepted, your documents will only remain with us
or with uni-assist for one year. After that they will be deleted.
Unfortunately, we cannot send back your documents.
uni-assist will save your file in a data base for a period of four
years. During this period of time your documents will only be
available to uni-assist and the universities you have chosen.
After that all data will be deleted.
wintersemesterterm
September 1 March 1
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home country.
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IV Study Credits
Generally, credits for previous studies at another university are possible if results and content are comparable.
Please submit your study certifications to the Studierendensekretariat (after being assessed by uni-assist). They will be passed on to the
examining board (Prfungsausschuss) of the respective department.
Applicants who have already studied in the Federal Republic of Germany can submit their documents directly to the examining board.
V Obtaining a Doctorade
In order to study for a doctorate, it is necessary to be accepted as a
candidate by the respective department. It is required that:
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Health Insurance
Before entering the country please make sure that sufficient financial
means are available for your complete period of study. The Embassy
or the Foreigners Registration Office (Auslnderbehrde) will require
proof that funds necessary to cover living expenses (accommodation,
food etc.) are available. Please take into consideration that expenses
will range between 500 and 600 per month.
Attending a German language course at a private school before
taking up your studies will entail additional costs of between 250
and 750 a month.
All students under 30 years of age must be insured in the government health insurance scheme. The service provided by this insurance includes among other things the payment of medical treatment, drugs and hospital charges. Currently, the costs are about
60 per month (including the Pflegeversicherung, the additional
nursing insurance). This amount has to be paid to the health insurance company before your university registration.
Student Contributions
Every student needs to pay a registration fee and aquires the right to
use buses, trams and regional trains as part of the public transport
in the area of the North Hessian Traffic Combine (Nordhessischen
Verkehrsverbundes).
Please find closer details under: http://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/index.
php?id=semesterbeitrag
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Students over thirty years of age, and those who are not regular
full time students, since they attend a language school or a Studienkolleg, are not subject to compulsory insurance. Please contact the
health insurance company in question whether they are willing to
insure you.
In general, you have the opportunity to choose a private health insurance company. However, this might be considerably more
expensive.
All people in Germany are now obliged to have health insurance.
Miscellaneous Expenses
Students may have other expenses, e.g. for buying books, instruments and materials. Depending on the field of study, these might
amount to 300 per semester.
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Living in Kassel
Scholarships
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The Preparatory Course before Studies (Studienkolleg) advises international applicants about the admission to Studienkolleg courses and
about the University Entrance Examination (Feststellungsprfung).
Universitt Kassel
Studierendensekratariat
Moenchebergstr. 19
34125 Kassel
Office Hours of the Admission Office:
Mon till Thur
1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
Hotline:
Mon till Thur
Fri
Phone:
Fax:
E-Mail:
Internet:
+ 49 (0)561 - 804-2205
+ 49 (0)561 - 804-7202
[email protected]
www.uni-kassel.de/go/studierendensekretariat
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VIII Enclosure
Payment by direct debit/credit card
You can pay by direct debit or by credit card (VISA or Mastercard/
Eurocard). Please fill in the following and ask the holder of the account ao credit card to sign the application:
One- off direct debit (only for applicants with a German bank account)
Name of the bank:
BIC (Bank Identity Code):
Account number:
Account holder:
Date:
Amount in Euro:
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Signature account holder
Amount in Euro:
Card holder:
Card number:
Valid till (month/year):
Check number of credit card*:
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Signature account holder
*The check number consists of the last three figures of the
number in the array for your signature on the back of your
VISA or Mastercard.
or:
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IX Services
Studienfinanzierungsberatung
financial advising for students
study enquiries
Erstinformation Studium
The Erstinformation Studium offers general information and
answers frequent questions about applying to and studying at the
University of Kassel. It also forwards the enquiries, if required,
to the respective local services and /or offices.
Studierendensekretariat
admissions office
The Studierendensekretariat is the universitys central administrative unit. It is responsible for the enrolment of students and the
processing of main administrative tasks and student formalities.
Promotionsgeschftstelle
PhD Office
The Promotionsgeschftsstelle processes applications and admissions for postgraduate programmes and provides advice in technical
and legal formalities of the academic proceedings to obtain a PHD or
a habilitation( postdoctoral lecture qualification).
Allgemeine Studienberatung
academic advisory service
The Allgemeine Studienberatung provides information and advice
concerning enquiries about the choice of the field of study, transfer
to a new course of study, and further problems in and around studying.
Auslnderbehrde
foreigners authority
ist insbesondere Ansprechpartner bei der Erteilung und Verlngerung von Aufenthaltstiteln (Visa).
Allgemeine Sozialberatung
social advising
The Allgemeine Sozialberatung provides counselling and guidance
to students on an individual basis on issues pertaining to their social
and academic life, family problems, and difficulties, so that students
can better participate in academic life (reconciliation of studies &
family/work/ disability & financial matters).
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Notes
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