University Entrance Qualification: Can I Study in Germany?

In this episode, we take apart the long and complicated German word “Hochschulzugangsberechtigung” (university entrance qualification). - It determines whether you can study in Germany. Guest Laura Kaden works in the International Office at the University of Jena. She advises prospective international students, checks applications and carries out the admission process for subjects with nationwide admission restrictions. She normally hosts this podcast. In this episode she is alone without a guest.   Timestamps 00:56 What does „Hochschulzugangsberechtitung“ (university entrance qualification) mean? 02:01 What is a direct admission? 02:14 What is a subject related admission? 02:33 What are the options if the schopol leaving certificate does not give you direct or subject related admission? 03:38 When does one needs to visit the preparaty college? 04:23 When is the International Pathway Programme an option? 05:16 What happens if someone already finished a Bachelors degree? 05:39 How is the grade of the HZB calculated? 06:54 How can you find out your university entrance qualification for Germany?   Shownotes ZAB (Central Office for Foreign Education): https://www.kmk.org/zab/central-office-for-foreign-education.html   Preparatory college: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/Preparatorycollege   International Pathway Programme: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/pathwayprogramme   Podcast about the International Pathway Programme: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/podcast-uni-jena-international#Pathway   DAAD database: https://www.daad.de/en/studying-in-germany/requirements/admission-database/  ananabin (Information portal of the ZAB, German): https://anabin.kmk.org/cms/public/startseite  Contact International Office