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The international foundation programme VSI MINT provides a route for international applicants without a higher education entrance qualification  into the following bachelor's degree programme:

Bachelor Plus MINT (B.Sc.)

Participants on the VSI MINT programme spend the first semester preparing for academic study after which they can join a higher education access course for the Bachelor Plus MINT degree programme at Saarland University. After successfully completing the VSI MINT programme participants join the Bachelor Plus MINT degree programme, where they can carry over many of their credits.

Programme requirements and the application process

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Preparatory phase

The preparatory phase of the VSI MINT programme includes:

  • A German language course for beginners or advanced learners, depending on your current language level
  • Foundation courses in Mathematics and Physics

Participation in the German language courses is not required if you can demonstrate that you have the necessary German language skills.

At the end of the semester, participants take a German language exam (structured similarly to the DSH language proficiency test) and an intermediate exam in mathematics and physics.

The higher education access phase

The higher education access phase includes courses in Advanced Mathematics for (Science and) Engineering, Writing and Formatting Mathematical Texts, an Introductory Computing Seminar, German for technical purposes und mandatory elective(s) (Teaching and Learning Centre, Language Centre).

The aim of the higher education access phase is to equip students with the fundamentals needed in order to undertake degree-level studies in a STEM subject.

If you successfully complete the VSI MINT foundation programme, you will automatically receive a subject-specific entrance qualification for the Bachelor Plus MINT degree programme at Saarland University. That means that initially you will only be able to enrol for this one specific degree programme at Saarland University. (If certain conditions are met, it may be possible to switch to another degree course at a later date, see here.)

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