German as a Foreign Language
Sound knowledge of German is essential for successful studies in Germany. This also plays a major role with regard to career and profession.
Dear international students at TU Dortmund University, dear international student applicants,
We are very happy that you have decided to study at TU Dortmund University. Welcome!
On these pages, we would like to inform you about important topics concerning our German language courses and about the Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH).
Please also refer to the links further below for information about current course offers, placement tests, and our course platform. First, decide which target group you belong to, and follow the respective link for more information.
Information for specific target groups
You are not yet enrolled as a regular student and are looking for information about DSH (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang) and pre-university German language courses.
Information for student applicants: DSH and pre-university German language courses
You have already successfully passed DSH, TestDaF, Telc-Hochschule or comparable exams and are enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program taught in German at TU Dortmund University. Your German proficiency is at the B2/C1 level, and you would like to improve your language skills.
Information for international students enrolled in Bachelor 's or Master's programs taught in German
(Automation & Robotics / Data Science / Econometrics / MMT / PSE)
You are enrolled in a Master’s program taught in English at TU Dortmund University and you would like to improve your German language skills.
Information for international students enrolled in Master's programs taught in English
(Erasmus, USA, ISEP etc.)
You are a student participant in an exchange or Erasmus program and you would like to improve your German language skills.
You are working as an international researcher at TU Dortmund University or you are doing your doctorate at TU Dortmund University and would like to improve your German language skills.
Information for international researchers and doctoral candidates
Course Platform and Course Registration
Students enroll for language courses through our course platform. You need TU login credentials to set up a regular user account. You can set up a temporary guest account if your TU login credentials are not yet activated. At the end of the semester, you can download your graded course certificate.
Registration for German courses for the WiSe 2025/26 starts on September 26, 2025 in stages via the course platform:
from 09:30 a.m. A1, A1.1 and A1.2 courses (incl. German A1.2-C1 pronunciation and intonation (phonetics))
from 10:15 a.m. A2 courses and A2/B1 courses
from 10:45 a.m. B1 courses and B1/B2 courses
from 11:15 a.m. B2 courses, B2/C1 courses and C1 courses
We offer languages other than German as well, including English, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese, to name just a few. Our department also hosts a writing lab. Please refer to the respective parts of our website for more information or contact us.
Placement Tests
As a rule, you have to take a placement test before registering for a course. A placement test is necessary if you do not have an internationally recognized, current German language certificate or have not completed a previous course.
Featured Projects
Find out about special offers and projects for German as a Foreign Language.
Self-learning
Find out about our offers for self-directed language learning.