Plan your application

You have obtained information on all application criteria from the university of your choice? uni-assist is responsible for handling your application? On this page, you will find everything you need to know on how to proceed.

Deadlines & processing time

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Allow enough time for your application. Find out more about our processing time and application deadlines here.

Deadlines

Standard procedure

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Special procedure

“Vorprüfungsdokumentation” (VPD) – Preliminary review documentation

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Under the VPD procedure, only some of your application documents are reviewed by uni-assist. After a successful evaluation, you will receive a certificate which you can use to apply directly to your chosen university. You can find out here if the VPD procedure applies in your case, as well as what to keep in mind.

VPD procedure

hochschulstart.de (DoSV)

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The procedure of hochschulstart.de is also called Dialogorientiertes Serviceverfahren (dialogue-oriented service procedure). It applies to popular undergraduate courses with a local Numerus Clausus (NC). It does not apply to Master’s courses. A unique aspect of the hochschulstart.de (DoSV) procedure is that you will need an additional registration at hochschulstart.de. The following section will tell you what to keep in mind.

Hochschulstart

Reapplying

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You have already applied via uni-assist this year or last year? Now you would like to reapply? Here we offer advice for your new application:

Reapplying