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Language training at Zessko is

• accredited and UNIcert® certified, based on European quality standards (CEFR)
• university-specific: integrated, academically robust, competence-oriented, didactically innovative, geared toward mobility and employability
• needs-based: for beginners to advanced students, general academic language, subject orientation, course-independent learning, supervised independent study, language tandems, tutorials

Contact: Christoph Lehker

Student projects are a new form of academic teaching and learning. Independent learning in peer situations with academic advisers enables students to:

• freely design their studies in a modular framework
• put their ideas into practice and improve their ability to work on a team
• practically apply and expand their knowledge
• acquire key competences related to specific professions
• enrich the cultural and social life of the University of Potsdam

Contact: PD Dr. Ljuba Kirjuchina

The University of Potsdam is a member of the Brandenburg university network that supports and is named after ESiST. The program includes:

• the one-year course “Preparing for Studies in Brandenburg,” which allows students to acquire the higher education entrance qualification for the state of Brandenburg (linguistic, subject-specific and intercultural preparation, with an additional focus on academic languages and methodologies)
• University entrance examination (HZP)
• German Language Exam for University Admission (DSH), including prepration
• Intensive German courses for refugees at different CEFR levels
• Course offerings in the introductory study phase

Contact: Dr. Christian Jennerich