uni-assist

Recognition of foreign certificates by uni-assist

Uni-assist is the "University Application Service for International Students" that evaluates international school and
university certificates and examines whether they qualify for admission to university studies in Germany.

A recognition by uni-assist is possible all year round irrespective of any application period at UdK Berlin. Please
consider that the recognition process at uni-assist can take up to 6 weeks (starting with the receipt of your
documents and payment). Please contact uni-assist early enough so that you can apply within the application period
at UdK Berlin.

NOTE:
On behalf of the UdK Berlin uni-assist only does the preliminary review documentation of foreign certificates
and issues a document called Vorprfungsdokumentation (abbr.VPD) which has to be submitted together with the
UdK application form and the complete application documents within the application period to the admission office at
UdK Berlin.

Who has to turn to uni-assist before applying to UdK?

Bachelor
Applicants who acquired their University Entrance Qualification abroad and apply for the following study courses:
Architecture
Design
Communication in Social und Economic Contexts
Visual Communication
Music Education
Church Music
Sound Engineering
All Teaching Degree Programs
Art and Media (degree: Absolvent/-in)
Master
Applicants for all Master programs at UdK Berlin who obtained their first university degree abroad

Who doesn't have to turn to uni-assist before applying to UdK?

Applicants with a German University Entrance Qualification or a German university degree
Applicants with an APS Certificate (China, Mongolia, Vietnam)
Applicants who completed a Studienkolleg suitable for the program they're applying for at UdK Berlin

Which documents have to be submitted to uni-assist?

Bachelor
filled in application form (available on the uni-assist website)
simple copy of the University Entrance Qualifiation / school graduation certificate with transcript of results
Copy of previous study credits (if available)
Master
filled in application form (available on the uni-assist website)
simple copy of your first University degree with transcript of results

If the obtained certificates are neither issued in German nor in English a certified translation has to be submitted
additionally.

How to get your recognition from uni-assist

Registration in the uni-assist online portal (https://www.uni-assist.de/online)
Selection of UdK Berlin and the required study program/programs
Fill in all the neccessary forms and send them with all required documents to uni-assist
Please note: the uni-assist website displays all study programs irrespective whether the application is for summer
or winter semester, as it is possible to apply for uni-assist all year round. However, when applying for a study
program at UdK Berlin only the application deadlines on the UdK website are valid!

Where to submit the documents

You can either submit the documents digitally, in person or by regular mail. Contrary to information provided on the
websites of uni-assist, applicants for UdK Berlin who submitted their documents digitally do not additionally have to
send them in signed paper form.

Address:
Universitt der Knste Berlin
c/o uni-assist e.V.
Geneststrasse 5
10829 Berlin
Germany