Placement/Registration

If you would like to take classes with us, you have to first take a placement test to prove that you have the required level for the class.

If you have not taken a placement test before, please take one of the following online tests (the tests are free):

English

Spanish

French

Italian

You may take the test for each language only once per semester.

If you would like to register in the First Phase or Late Registration Phase, you have to take the test by the latest on 24.03.2026; for the Second Phase the deadline is 31.03.2026 by the latest in order for your registration to be valid.

The exam will be provide your result after the test has been completed with the corresponding language level achieved. There you will also find further details on what you need to know before taking our Digital Placement Exams for the languages English, Spanish and French.

Your score is saved in OpenOLAT, from where we will export it. You don't need to do anything else other than register in STiNE during the registration phases. We will not send you any additional notifications.

Important:  Please have your UHH user login (UHH-Kennung) and password with you for the written exam, as you will need to log in to OpelOLAT with your UHH user login. If you have not received your UHH login yet, please contact us at testing.sz"AT"uni-hamburg.de. well in advance of the exam.

 

Placement results are valid for 3 years

Have you taken the test within the past 3 years (including 2023)? Then you don't need to do anything. Your results are still in our system. Simply register for the classes in STiNE.

Have you taken the test before 2023? Then please make sure to re-take the test.

 

Alternatives to taking the test

If you have obtained an internationally recognized langauge certificate, or if you have been tested level B2 or higher by the Allgemeinsprachen, you can send in this certificate instead via our web form. Here too, though, this is only valid for 3 years. If you sent your certificate before 2019, you will have to send us a new certificate or take the test.

Recognized language certificates that we accept:

English: IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge Certificate, UNIcert

French: DELF, DALF, UNIcert

Spanish: DELE, UNIcert

Should you have other official certificates that are not included in this list, please send us your inquiry for potential recognition via the web form.

Please note that we do NOT accept high school grades (nor Abitur) as proof of language proficiency. Please take a test or send us proof as described.

Have you attended two B2 classes? Then you can also use this to register for a C1 class. Please send us the following information via our web form: which two classes did you attended and in which semester did you attended them.

 

For the languages not listed above (Russian, Turkish, Portuguese, Chinese)

the class teachers will decide whether or not your level is sufficient for the class.

You can register for our courses via STiNE during the registration periods:

General Registration Period: Mon, 31.08.2026 (9 am) until Thu, 17.09.2026 (1 pm)

• Registration for the intensive courses in September/October: direct admission
• Registration for the courses running alongside the semester: allocated by random selection

Late Registration Period (random selection): Mon, 28.09.2026 (9 am) until Thu, 01.10.2026 (1 pm)

Changes and Corrections Period (direct admission, subject to availability): Mon, 12.10.2026 (9 am) until Thu, 22.10.2026 (1 pm)