Program Overview

University Programs

The University of Potsdam offers various programs for international students, including the Successful Start for International Students program.

Successful Start for International Students

This program is designed to support international students in their transition to university studies in Germany. The program includes:

• Study preparation Brandenburg
• DSH Courses+
• Extracurricular courses
• Dates and deadlines for application and enrollment

Study Preparation Brandenburg

The study preparation program is offered in two semesters, winter and summer. The program includes:

• Application period: 01.04. - 15.08.2025 (winter semester) and 01.04. - 15.08.2026 (summer semester)
• Admission test: 11.09.2025 (winter semester) and 10.09.2026 (summer semester)
• Beginning of the course: 06.10.2025 (winter semester) and 05.10.2026 (summer semester)
• End of the course: 06.02.2026 (winter semester) and 05.02.2027 (summer semester)

DSH Courses+

The DSH Courses+ program is designed to prepare international students for the DSH examination. The program includes:

• Application period: 01.04.25 - 15.07.25 (winter semester) and 01.10.25 - 15.01.26 (summer semester)
• Admission test: 11.09.2025 (winter semester) and 12.03.2026 (summer semester)
• Enrolment: 12.09.2025 (winter semester) and 13.03.2026 (summer semester)
• Begin of course: 13.10.2025 (winter semester) and 07.04.2026 (summer semester)
• End of course: 06.02.2026 (winter semester) and 10.07.2026 (summer semester)

Qualitštspakt Lehre - UnterstŁtzungsangebote Studieneingangsphase

This program is designed to support students in their transition to university studies. The program includes:

• Objectives and content of the subproject
• Tutorial system structure
• TutorInnen-Schulungen
• The subproject team

Certificates and Memberships

The University of Potsdam has received several certificates and memberships, including:

• Bundesinitiative Klischeefrei
• Code of Conduct
• Exzellente Lehre
• HRK-Audit & HRK-Re-Audit
• HRS4R
• Systemakkreditierung
• Total E-Quality
• Netzwerk Studienorientierung Brandenburg
• Scholars at Risk
• EUA
• EDUC
• Yerun
• UA11+