Admission Requirements Indonesia
General information on German language requirements can be found here
If you gained your school-leaving certificate at an international school or in another country, the conditions have to be checked individually. Direct admission can be possible with the following school graduations: IB-Diploma (International Baccalaureate) and International Advanced Level (A-Level).
For further information and more graduation types, the DAAD entrance qualification database provides a first overview. More specific data about other countries and certificates can be obtained at Anabin database (only in German language).
DAAD entrance qualification database
https://www.daad.de/en/study-and-research-in-germany/plan-your-studies/requirements/
Recognition of all foreign certificates (in German only)
www.anabin.kmk.org
Recognition of IB-Diploma (in English)
Recognition of Cambridge qualifications (IGCSE, International AS & A Levels and Pre-U):
http://www.cie.org.uk/images/248385-recognition-of-cambridge-qualifications-in-germany.pdf
Indonesian school leaving certificates (Ijazah SMA, SMK, MA and equivalent) are not accepted as a German university entrance qualification. Hence, a direct admission to German universities is not possible. For details on the acknowledgement of Indonesian school leaving certificates, please check the DAAD entrance qualification database:
https://www.daad.de/deutschland/nach-deutschland/voraussetzungen/en/6017-admission-requirements/
However, you can gain this admission by passing a qualification assessment test, the so-called ’Feststellungsprüfung’. The usual way to prepare for the qualification assessment test is by attendance of a preparatory course (’Studienkolleg’), a one-year course designed to prepare applicants for academic studies in Germany. There are Studienkollegs in most of the German federal states (’Bundesländer’). In most cases, applicants attend the Studienkolleg located closest to the university where they have applied for studying. However, with very few exceptions, a successfully passed qualification assessment test from any Studienkolleg allows you to study in your area of specialisation at any German higher education institution.
More detailed information on the Studienkollegs and links to most Studienkollegs in Germany is available here: www.studienkollegs.de
The only Studienkolleg outside Germany is located in Jakarta. You might as well take your preparatory course there: www.studienkolleg-indonesia.de
Good German language skills are one of prerequisites (B1-B2 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages) for entering a Studienkolleg. Depending on your area of specialisation (e.g. Natural sciences, Social sciences, Languages) at high school, admission to a preparatory course is either general or restricted to certain subjects. The courses taught at the Studienkollegs focus on disciplines relevant to your later academic study.
There are two kinds of Studienkollegs– the ones that are affiliated with a university and the ones affiliated with a university of applied sciences.
Courses with the following study focuses are offered by the university Studienkollegs to prepare students for study in their respective subjects.
- T-courses: German, mathematics (including computer science), physics or chemistry for engineering, mathematics and science-based subjects (except biology degree courses).
- M-courses: German, biology and/or chemistry, physics or mathematics for medicine and biology-based subjects
- W-courses: German, mathematics, economics/business administration for economics and social-based subjects
- G-courses: German, history, German literature or English, or social studies/geography for art and humanities-based subjects, social science subjects, artistic subjects, German language and literature
- S-courses: German, history or social studies/geography or German literature for all language-based subjects (with the exception of German).
The university of applied sciences Studienkollegs offer the following specialised courses as preparation for studying:
- TI-course: for technical and engineering degrees
- WW-course: for economics and business degrees
- GD-course: for design and art degrees
- SW-course: for social science degrees
The qualification assessment test (Feststellungsprüfung) at the end of the preparatory course involves a German language examination.
Fore more information about German language skills necessary for studying in Germany, please visit:
https://www.study-in.de/en/plan-your-studies/requirements/german-skills_26609.php
Please click HERE to get a general overview in Bahasa Indonesia of the steps to be taken to get enrolled at a German university if you have an Indonesian school leaving certificate.
You also fulfill the conditions to apply for study in Germany, if you have already successfully studied for two years at an internationally recognize Indonesian university.
Most academic degrees that have been aquired in accredited study programmes at state or state-recognized universities in Indonesia are accepted in Germany as well. If you want to pursue your studies in Germany after completing a first academic degree in Indonesia, please consult the anabin database (German only) or the International Office of the university of your choice to find out whether your degree is recognized in Germany.
No assessment test is needed if you want to apply for admission to postgraduate courses. While many Master and some PhD study programmes still require German language proficiency, there is a growing number of international programmes with courses taught in English. Find an overview of all international programmes taught at German universities here.
If you fulfil the formal conditions to study in Germany, you must also consider the particular requirements of your chosen study programme. These requirements and the application procedure can vary from university to university, and even from degree programme to degree programme. For further information, you can always contact the International Office of your chosen university. To increase your chances for a successful admission, you may take the Test for Academic Studies (TestAS) or visit preparatory classes.
Medical training programs in Germany take approximately six years to complete and conclude with the State Examination. The training is not divided into bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. To succeed you should have excellent German language skills and be able to manage stress because studying Medicine is very time-consuming. For more information on admission requirements and becoming a medical specialist in Germany, please visit the Study in Germany website:
- Medical training programs in our degree program database:
- Read the magazine Human Medicine in Germany:
