If you would like to study in Germany, you will need proof of your language skills. You can take various examinations for this purpose. For example DSH or TestDaF. These exams are accepted as proof of language proficiency by almost all German universities. For optimal preparation for the language exams, the IIK Göttingen e.V. offers special courses in which you can prepare specifically for the respective exam format.
We work closely with the Lektorat Deutsch als Fremdsprache of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and other Göttingen test centers where the exams are held. This means that we can always reserve a place in the relevant exam format for participants in the preparation courses.
DSH Intensive Course
Course content:
- Targeted exam preparation to C1
- Systematic repetition and consolidation of grammatical structures and expansion of vocabulary in the field of scientific language
- Teaching exam-relevant content
- Strategies for successfully completing exam tasks are intensively practiced and consolidated in all four skill areas
The course is suitable for:
- Graduates of C1 courses in the preparation phase for the DSH
- Refreshing C1 skills after a longer break from learning
- Motivation after failing an exam or for professionally supervised follow-up work
Places on the DSH examination at the Georg August University of Göttingen are reserved for participants in the DSH intensive course.
DSH preparation course dates 2026/27:
- 11 May 2026 ‐ 05 June 2026 (75 lessons units, € 495, DSH exam in Göttingen 19 June 2026)
- 06 August 2026 ‐ 26 August 2026 (75 lessons units, € 495, DSH exam in Göttingen 04 September 2026)
- 08 February 2027 ‐ 26 February 2027 (75 lesson units, € 495, DSH exam in Göttingen 05 March 2027)
Recommendation when joining the DSH preparation course: completed C1 level
IIK institute offers the following C1 intensive German courses before the start of the DSH intensive courses:
C1.2 half-level: 30 March 2026 - 21 April 2026 (75 lessons / € 475)
C1 complete level: 15 June 2026 - 24 July 2026 (150 lessons / € 899)
C1 complete level: 23 November 2026 - 29 January 2027 (200 lessons / € 1199)
You can find our registration form here
