Placement/Registration

Placement for class registration / 'Big Placement Test'

The placement test for German will take place online and will be available from 20 February. Please be aware that you will need your admission for STiNE (B-Kennung). The placement test is offered on our platform OpenOlat. It will take 50 mins to take the test. It is not possible to adjourn or intermit nor to repeat the test. You will find a technical instruction and the password for the test in this pdf-file.

In case you do not have a STiNE admission get in touch with our office. Please inform about your student-ID-number (Matrikelnummer) und please attach the letter of acceptance (Zulassungsbescheid) of our university.

If you wish to receive an evaluation of your language ability and CEFL level prior to taking the placement test, please take this online test:

DaF-Online-Check: https://daf.check.uni-hamburg.de/c-test/

Taking the placement test is obligatory (unless you have obtained a standardized proof of proficiency as mentioned above).

You will receive your result automatically after taking the test.

For enquiries regarding the placement test please use our contact form: (https://www.uni-hamburg.de/sprachenzentrum/daf/daf-bereich/kontaktseite/kontaktformular-daf.html).

Please note that the Sprachenzentrum offers courses on CEFL levels B1-C1 only. You are required to have these levels to be able to participate in our courses. You may only sign up for the level you reached in the placement test.

Language Certificates

For language certificates DaF, please contact Mr. Nils Bernstein (nils.bernstein"AT"uni-hamburg.de).

Placement Test

Language Placement for Courses

The placement test for German will take place online and will be available from 20 February until the end of the registration phase. Please be aware that you will need your admission for STiNE (B-Kennung). The placement test is offered on our platform OpenOlat. It will take 50 mins to take the test. It is not possible to adjourn or intermit nor to repeat the test. In this pdf-file you will find a technical instruction and the password for the test. Here you will find the placement test.

Note that some courses will use video conference tools, therefore a stable internet connection is desirable.

In case you do not have a STiNE admission get in touch with our office. Please inform - if available - about your student-ID-number (Matrikelnummer) und please attach the letter of acceptance (Zulassungsbescheid) of our university.

Start of courses

DSH Intensive course:

The test preparation course for test candidates „Fit for DSH (B2/C1)” takes place from 13-24 March 2023, 12pm-17pm.

Intensive courses summer semester 2023:

The intensive courses in summer semester 2023 will take place in the weeks of 13-17 March and 20-24 March 2023.

Semester courses summer semester 2023:

Regular semester courses begin on 11 April 2023 and end on 15 July 2023.

Course Registration

Currently, we assume that we will offer courses with a mixed model, i.e. some courses will be taught in presence, some online. Please pay attention to the information in regards to the format for your desired course.

Please note: Proof of level of proficiency is required when registering for courses.

You can prove your proficiency level:

By submitting standardized certificates (e.g. Goethe-Zertifikat, Telc or TestDaF etc.), in case they already have been obtained (e.g. by passing tests in your country of origin). Students who already have obtained such a certificate can submit a scan (PDF/Jpeg) together with matriculation number and name to our office
By taking part in a level placement test to determine your proficiency level. These tests are for those students who have not yet obtained some kind of above mentioned level certificate. You will find information regarding the time and place of level placement test by clicking placement/registration on our homepage.

Registration for regular semester courses:

Registration via STiNE during registration period:

1. Phase (random selection): Mo, 20.02. (9 AM) until Thu, 23.03.23 (1 PM)

2. Phase (First-Come-First-Served): Mon, 03.04. (9 AM) until Thu, 13.04.23 (1 PM)

PhD students and visiting scientists without STiNE access: Registration via contact form on our homepage. Please state your name, first name and, if available, matriculation number together with course number and name of the courses you wish to take.

Registration for intensive courses:

Students with STiNE account: Check the registration link that you will find on STiNE (Extracurricular Courses).
Exchange students whithout STiNE access: Registration via special link (valid from 01.09.22). You will receive the registration link from your student coordinators
PhD students and visiting scientists without STiNE access: Registration via contact form on our homepage. Please state your name, first name and, if available, matriculation number together with course number and name of the courses you wish to take.

Registering for classes after the 2. registration phase

It is no longer possible to register for our classes in the first session

If you have not been able to register in the 2. registration phase because you have no STiNE Log-In yet, because of problems with STiNE or because all classes were full, please contact us.