General Information
Students of the University of Stuttgart planning to study abroad or employees going abroad for research purposes usually need proof of language proficiency to demonstrate their language skills when applying to the host university.
The language certificate is not suitable for satisfying the language requirements of a degree program and will not be issued for this purpose.
- Before requesting a DAAD or other language certificate from the Language Center, please contact the Study Abroad Advising team at the International Office first for your specific program requirements.
- The following offer is only available to students and employees of the University of Stuttgart
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(DAAD) English Language Proficiency/Test
If you need a DAAD language certificate for English, please click on the blue link, which will take you to ILIAS. There you will find all the relevant information about whether you still need to take a test, how the test works, and what test dates are available. Under certain conditions, you may be exempt from taking the test; instructions regarding this and the next steps in such cases are also available on ILIAS.
(DAAD) Language Proficiency for other Foreign Languages (excluding English): |
| Arabic | Chinese | French | Japanese |
| Italian | Korean | Norwegian | Portuguese |
| Russian | Swedish | Spanish |
If you need proof of language proficiency for one of the above mentioned lforeign anguages, please read the following information first.
Please note: Expect a two-week wait for language certification. Last-minute requests cannot be accommodated.
Students who have demonstrated proficiency in one of the above foreign languages at the appropriate level according to the CEFR in their German high school diploma should send an email to info@sz.uni-stuttgart.de and attach the following documents:
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- Copy of high school diploma (Abitur)
- Completed form from your target university or a completed DAAD form (including first and last name on each page of the form, degree program, language tested).
- Please provide your matriculation (student ID) number.
Students who have successfully completed a language course at the Language Center of the University of Stuttgart or at another German university should send an email to info@sz.uni-stuttgart.de and attach the following documents:
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- A copy of the course certificate (After successfully completing the language course, you can generate a Certificate of Course Completion yourself in in C@MPUS).
- Completed form from your target university or a completed DAAD form (including first and last name on each page of the form, degree program, language tested).
- Please provide your matriculation (student ID) number.
- If you do not have proof of your language level, you can take a free language course at the Language Center as a student or employee of the University of Stuttgart as part of our regular course offerings. No separate language tests/exams for the above-mentioned foreign languages are offered outside of our course offerings.
- Many of our language courses are offered as interdisciplinary key qualifications (FÜSQ) or are recognized as such, with the possibility of earning 3 or 6 credits. After successfully completing the language course, you can generate a Certificate of Course Completion yourself in C@MPUS.
- You also have the option to take a recognized examination at an external institution outside the university (e.g. DELE, DELF, TOEFL, etc.). Please note that the organization of such an examination is your own responsibility and is generally associated with additional costs.