University of Bamberg

For many years, the University of Bamberg has offered two German language courses for international applicants, but due to increased demand, an additional, free course was added in the 2016/17 winter semester with funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). All three of these courses geared towards both refugees and all prospective international students who don't yet possess the language proficiency required for university studies in Germany. However, in the 2017/18 winter semester, displaced persons and refugees represented the largest proportion of the 50 course participants: a total of 18 people from Syria, Iran, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Armenia and Iraq began preparation courses for the required DSH proficiency exam. The most strongly represented refugee group is from Syria, and this group was second only to China in terms of the total number of international students preparing for the required level of German proficiency this semester.