International Applicants

• No later than July 15 for the winter semester
• No later than January 15 for the summer semester (applicable only to advanced semesters)

You are advised to hand in your application documents six weeks before the deadline! 

First semester students are admitted to Leuphana University of Lüneburg only once a year at the start of the winter semester in October. Applicants for admission to an advanced semester are admitted twice a year at the beginning of the summer and the winter semester.

To be considered in the application process, all application documents and the service fee must have been received by Uni-Assist by the set deadline. Please note that the application deadlines set by Uni-Assist universities may vary from one university to another. You should therefore make sure that your application documents for all universities are received by Uni-Assist within the prescribed time period.

(for applications through Uni-Assist only) 

You will find the application form, along with the instructions for filling out the forms, in the download section below. 

The application form will be available from mid-May until 15. July.

Applicants for bachelor's programs use the same form for applications for admission to the first semester and to advanced semesters. 

Please note that Uni-Assist cannot accept or process any application that does not include the required supporting documents. 

Please notify Uni-Assist of your email address, if available. Uni-Assist will then be able to communicate with you much faster and more reliably to clarify open issues. 

You are requested to use either the application form provided in the download section or the corresponding paper form issued by Leuphana. Other application forms will not be accepted. Please read the instructions carefully before completing your application form.

Uni-Assist charges 68 euros for pre-checking an application to a Uni-Assist university. Applicants wishing to apply to more than one Uni-Assist university will be charged an additional 15 euros for any further Uni-Assist university applied to.

Applicants with German citizenship and a foreign university entrance qualification should check whether applications to other universities must be made also through Uni-Assist or whether they can apply directly to these universities.

Applicants from member states of the EU (European Union) and the EEA (European Economic Area, i.e. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) pay a reduced fee of 43 euros and 15 euros respectively.

Please transfer the respective amount to Uni-Assist’s account specified below when you send your application documents:

• Account number 523 749 001
• Bank code number 100 708 48
• at the Berliner Bank
• International bank number (IBAN) DE 101 007 084 805 2374 9001
• BIC/SWIFT-Code DEUTDEDB110

Please indicate the purpose of your payment on the bank transfer slip by providing the following information:

• first name
• family name
• date of birth
• country of citizenship
• semester e.g. WS (winter semester) 2007/08
• Uni-Assist-applicant number if available.

Uni-Assist will process your application not until payment of the service fee has been received. In order to speed up the process of pre-checking your application, please attach a copy of the transfer voucher of your bank indicating the date and the amount of money transferred to Uni-Assist.

If you transfer the money from a foreign bank account, please take into consideration any international transaction fees charged by the bank, which must be paid additionally.

Alternatively, you can pay by credit card (VISA or Master Card; please use the "Debit/Credit Card" payment form). To do so, fill in the form and ask the holder of the card to sign it. In order to pay by credit card, we ask you to give Uni-Assist your card verification value 2 (CCV2). It consists of the last three digits of the number indicated on the back of your credit card near your signature panel.

Should you hold a bank account with a bank in Germany, you can use the "Single Debit Authorization" payment form. To do so, the holder of the account in Germany must sign the form.

In order to facilitate payment of charges it is also possible to make your payment via Western Union. If you would like to use this service, please deposit your payment and the service fee charged by Western Union at an agent location of your choice. It is of major importance that you name Marion Schneider as the receiver of your payment. Once you have transferred your payment, please send Uni-Assist an email or a fax (+49 30 66 64 43 90) indicating

• your full name
• the ten-digit code number of your money transfer (MTCN)
• your country of citizenship
• your date of birth
• your Uni-Assist applicant number, if available.

As soon as your payment has been booked to the account of Uni-Assist, you will receive an email confirmation.

Please note that with regard to your money transfer Uni-Assist is not liable for any problems that might occur due to incorrect information or other mistakes. If, for any reason, Uni-Assist has not received your payment, your application cannot be processed.

The following application documents must be submitted along with the application form:

• Officially certified copy of your school leaving certificate
• Officially certified copy of previous academic transcripts of records, if applicable
• Officially certified copy of previous academic degrees, if applicable
• Copy of the page of your passport containing your personal details (name, date of birth, etc.)
• Copy of the transfer voucher of your bank
• Certificate of your language proficiency in German, at least "Goethe-Zertifikat C1 (ZMP)" or “Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung (ZMP)”
• APS certificate, if required, in the original¹⁾
• Proof of English language proficiency, if required (see also form of documents)
• Confirmation that you did the CC test, if required²⁾

Documents in languages other than English must be accompanied by an official certified German translation.

¹⁾ Applicants from the People’s Republic of China must undergo application procedures with the Akademische Prüfstelle in Beijing. Only those applicants who entered the Federal Republic of Germany before April 1, 2002 or who are married to a German citizen are allowed to apply for the APS certificate while staying in Germany. All other applicants must apply for the certificate from China.

¹⁾ Applicants from the Republic of Mongolia must undergo application procedures with the Akademische Prüfstelle in Ulan Bator. If they entered the Federal Republic of Germany before November 1, 2006, they are allowed to apply for the certificate while staying in Germany. Applicants who entered the Federal Republic of Germany on or after November 1,  2006 must go back to Mongolia in order to apply for the APS certificate. Applicants who are studying in Germany or attending the “Studienkolleg” do not have to undergo application procedures with the Akademische Prüfstelle in Ulan Bator when applying again at a German university.

¹⁾ Applicants from Vietnam must undergo application procedures with the Akademische Prüfstelle in Hanoi if they have entered the Federal Republic of Germany after January 1, 2007. Applicants who entered Germany before January 1, 2007 do not need an APS certificate if they entered Germany with a student visa.

²⁾ Applicants for teacher education programs for primary and secondary schools and vocational schools are requested to do an Internet-based self assessment test. This test helps you learn more about working as a teacher in Germany and find out whether you are the right person for this job. Once you have completed the test, please print out the confirmation of your participation in it and send this confirmation to Uni-Assist along with your application documents.

• Open the following website (see link below) and click on the “pupil” button (even if you are already studying at university or working).
• Go to "Guided Tour" and do Tour 1 completely. To do so, use a code name and add "Leuphana".

Please note: The test results do not affect decisions in the admissions procedure.

The following application documents must be submitted along with the application form:

Documents in languages other than English, which are to be submitted when applying for a bachelor’s program, must be accompanied by an official certified German translation.



The following applies to all applicants: Please understand that documents will generally not be returned to you, so do not send any original documents. Only the APS certificate must be submitted in original.



Completion of the TOEFL or IELTS test can be proved through submission of a computer printout of the test certificate. However, the original certificate must be submitted subsequently at enrollment.



TOEFL scores can be sent directly to Uni-Assist by the Educational Testing Service, ETS, if you indicate Uni-Assist as test score recipient. Please use the code number 2727 (e.g. on the ETS website).



All translations must be produced by a sworn translator. For more information on translators, please see the links below. 



Official certifications are accepted only if issued by any of the following institutions/authorities:

Federal authorities (in Germany)Regional authorities (in Germany)Local governments (in Germany)Churches (in Germany)Schools in Germany and German schools abroadGerman notaries publicLocal courts of justiceDAAD agencies abroad • German foreign agencies

Recognition of previously earned credits

If you have already earned any credits in your home country or in Germany, you can apply for recognition of your credits and for admission to an advanced semester of the bachelor’s program .

Application deadline for bachelor's programs is July 15 for the following winter semester and January 5 for the following summer semester. When starting in the summer semester, you can apply for admission to the 2nd, 4th and 6th semester, and in the winter semester for the 3rd and 5th semester.

To continue your bachelor's studies at Leuphana, you need a certificate from the Examination Office of Leuphana University of Lüneburg indicating the semester to which you will be admitted. This certificate must be applied for in writing (see below for deadline).

Application form:

Please use the same application form as for first semester studies.