Applicants with foreign educational certificates must apply via uni-assist. This applies in the following cases:

- Bachelor application: Secondary school certificate obtained outside Germany

- Master application: Bachelor's degree obtained outside Germany

You can apply online. You do not need to send your documents to uni-assist by post.

Exceptions to the uni-assist application procedure

• Applications for the Bachelor's degree programme in Industrial Design and for the Master's degree programmes in Strategic Product and Innovation Development and Public Interest Design
• Application as a university transfer student in the same Bachelor's degree programme
• Application as a scholarship holder of a German organisation for a maximum of two semesters without a degree

Yes, you can find the summarised application information here.

There are video tutorials for the application via the uni-assist portal. These are available in German, English and Arabic.

There are two steps to the application process:

Application at the International Student Administration and Registration Office with the application form "Exception uni-assist".
Deadline winter semester 15.07., deadline summer semester 15.01.

Direct application to the relevant Master's Examination Board to determine professional suitability for the programme. Please send us the original notification from the Examination Board by mail (this is also possible after the application deadline).

This does not apply to the Master's degree programmes in Architecture, Strategic Product and Innovation Development, Public Interest Design and Psychology.

No, you only have to attend a preparatory college (Studienkolleg) if you have to prove periods of study in your home country according to "anabin" or if you have to attend a preparatory college or take the assessment test. You can find more information about the preparatory college here.

Yes, you can take the TestAS instead of attending a preparatory course (Studienkolleg). If you achieve the appropriate test score (at least 95 points (paperbased) and 75 points (digital) in the core test, at least 100 points in the subject module), then you do not have to attend a Studienkolleg.

No, you must present a valid university entrance qualification in order to apply.

The staff at uni-assist will first check your documents formally. After a successful review, your application will be forwarded to the University of Wuppertal. The university decides on admission or rejection and the corresponding notification is sent (if you live abroad, also by e-mail).

We only issue conditional admissions if you apply for a Bachelor's program with open admission and can still attend the German language course beforehand. We do not issue conditional admissions for applications for other programmes (Bachelor's programs with restricted admissions or Master's programmes)

Yes, we offer such a course for those who wish to study with us. The preparatory German language course is a full-time course and covers levels A2-C1, concluding with the DSH exam. You can attend the preparatory German language course for a maximum of 3 semesters. If you pass the DSH exam, you can transfer to a degree programme. It costs 500.00 Euros per semester + approx. 300.00 Euros semester fee. Please note that we always have more applicants than seats and therefore cannot guarantee you a seat. Further information about the language course

The final language certificate must be presented at the latest at the time of enrolment. If you have not yet received the certificate at the time of your application, please submit a registration or participation certificate for a corresponding exam.

Please note! If you are applying for a degree programme with restricted admission, the final language certificate must be submitted by the application deadline (winter semester 15 July, summer semester 15 January).

We recognise the following language examinations:

• DSH-2 or DSH-3,
• German Language Diploma of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (DSD) Level II,
• the Goethe Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (ZOP),
• the major or minor language diploma of the Goethe-Institut,
• Goethe C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom
• the TestDaF with at least level 4 in all parts of the exam
• telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule
• German as a subject in the assessment test

Yes, you can apply again via uni-assist in the coming semester.

If you would like to have your admission transferred to the next semester you may do so once, subject to certain conditions. Please check whether your desired program of study is offered in both semesters; it is not possible to carry over admission from the winter semester to the upcoming winter semester (with the exception of M.Sc. CSIS). Please send us an email regarding this topic. If this involves a master’s admission, the Master’s Examination Board must first give its renewed approval.

A transfer is only possible until the end of the enrollment deadline (Degree Programme: Winter semester October 31, Summer semester April 30; German language course: Winter semester October 15, Summer semester April 15).