The application with foreign certificate

If you have acquired your university entrance qualification (Abitur) abroad, you can gain admission to a course of study at the EH Ludwigsburg by having your foreign school leaving certificate recognized by the state. Mere translations of the foreign certificate into German are not recognized.

General information on the recognition of foreign educational qualifications in Germany can be found here.

If you are a German citizen and have acquired your university entrance qualification (Abitur) abroad, you must have your foreign school leaving certificate recognized by the following office:

Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart

Abt. 7 Schule und Bildung

Anerkennungstelle

Postfach 10 36 42

70031 Stuttgart.

The recognition of your certificate (with an average grade for the allocation of study places in German interpretation) must be received before you can apply to the EH Ludwigsburg.

If you have acquired your university entrance qualification (Abitur) abroad (also applies to EU citizens), you must apply for the examination and recognition of your foreign school leaving certificate at the following office:

Studienkolleg Konstanz

HTWG Konstanz

Brauneggerstr. 55

78462 Konstanz

The recognition of your certificate (with an average grade for the allocation of study places in German interpretation) must be available before applying to the EH Ludwigsburg.

For all degree programs at EH Ludwigsburg, applicants who have acquired their university entrance qualification in a non-German-speaking foreign country must submit proof of a language examination taken in Germany at level C1 with their application for admission. Usually, this requirement is fulfilled by a TestDAF certificate with at least 4.0 in all parts or DSH certificate 2 or 3. However, since German language skills are an admission requirement, the relevant certificates cannot be submitted later than the respective application deadline.