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DaF – Placement, Application and Admission

Presentation content:

  • Application via PULS or via the German Team at Zessko [0:17 min]
  • Steps for the application for A1 courses [1:42 min] and for courses on A2-C1 [3:42 min]
  • Placement tests [5:55 min]  for A2 [7:20 min]  and for B1-C1 [9:05 min]
  • Offices of the German Team and seminar rooms [10:15 min]

Are you a student or an employee at the University of Potsdam (UP) and would you like to learn German as a foreign language at the Zessko? Please, choose the appropriate application, according to your personal situation (see table below) and please note the current registration period.

Application period for German language classes (DaF) in the winter semester 2025/26

1) On the Zessko webpage:

  • A1 online form: Please note this form is only active as of 1st October, 10:00 am. Admission starting 9th October 2025.
  • Placement tests (courses on A2 to C1 level): as of 1st October until 8th October 2025, 2 pm (deadline). Admission to the courses as of 9th October 2025.

2) PULS – for full-time students at the University of Potsdam (Bachelor - Studiumplus, German speaking Master programs):

 

Table of how to get admission to German courses at Zessko
Photo: University of Potsdam, Zessko

Admission

Admission to the courses is based on a list of priorities. Current students and employees of the University of Potsdam will take priority.

How do I obtain a place in a German course at the Zessko?

I would like to start with DaF - beginners (A1, A1.2).

I would like to continue a course at the Zessko (A2.1 – C2).

I would like to attend my first DaF course at the Zessko and have prior knowledge of the German language.

I am studying for a bachelor’s degree at the UP and would like to take DaF courses for Studiumplus.