VORsprung: A Digital Head Start for Engineering and Science Studies in Germany German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

VORsprung is an online course that helps you prepare for a STEM degree programme in Germany

• Learn the scientific and technical basics for a STEM degree programme in Germany.
• Learn German with Deutsch-Uni Online (listening, reading, writing, speaking).
• Find out more about studying in Germany.
• Complete the course from the comfort of your own home.
• Participation is free of charge!
• Once you have completed VORsprung, you can apply for a place at one of our partner universities.

After successfully completing VORsprung and passing the TestAS and TestDaF final examinations, you can apply for a degree programme at one of our partner universities: VORsprung-Partnerstudiengänge in Deutschland - My GUIDE.

Please note: Unlike other “Studienkollegs” in Germany, VORsprung does not conclude with a so-called “Feststellungsprüfung” (FSP). The final examinations are TestAS (a central standardised aptitude test for international applicants) and TestDaF (German language test).

Course run 2027/28

The date of the course has not yet been set.

Mode of study

• Learn at your own pace (choose two STEM subjects that are of particular interest to you).
• Learn independently on the course platform and in online tutorials with others.
• Use gamification, videos and media to solve exciting tasks.

0 EUR

Participation in the programme is free of charge; the costs are covered by the DAAD.

Gesellschaft für Akademische Studienvorbereitung und Testentwicklung e. V. (g.a.s.t.)

Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen (ZfA)

Bildungsberatung Garantiefonds Hochschulbereich GF-H

Goals, activities and programmes
Since its foundation in 1925, the DAAD has supported over 3 million scholars in Germany and abroad. It is an association and its members are German higher education institutions and student bodies. Its activities go far beyond granting scholarships: the DAAD promotes the internationalisation of German higher education institutions, strengthens German studies and the German language abroad, supports developing countries in establishing efficient higher education institutions and advises on matters of education policy, foreign academic policy and development policy.
Its headquarters are in Bonn, and it maintains a Government Liaison Office in Berlin, to which the famous Artists-in-Berlin Programme is closely affiliated. A network of regional offices and information centres maintains contacts with key partner countries on all continents and provides local advice.

DAAD programmes and objectives
"Change by exchange" describes the DAAD’s contribution to creating a global community which can find answers to the pressing questions of the future. The DAAD stimulates internationalisation and global responsibility. It is an independent mediator between different stakeholders and their interests. Those who bring about this transformation are the students and academics who transcend borders every day and the higher education institutions that encourage them through their efforts.
Including EU programmes, the DAAD funded over 140,000 people around the world in 2023. The support it provides ranges from a year abroad for young students to full doctoral programmes, from work placements to visiting lectureships, and from fact-finding visits to developing higher education institutions abroad. The DAAD supports the international activities of German higher education institutions by providing marketing services, publications, events and training.