# German as a Foreign Language
**Source**: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/organisation-and-institutions/university-administration/international-office/german-as-a-foreign-language
**Parent**: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/organisation-and-institutions/university-administration/international-office
### COVID-19
No on-site consultations until further notice. Alternatively, please contact us by email and phone.
### Please note!
The International Office will remain closed between December 24, 2025 and January 01, 2026 inclusive.
# German as a Foreign Language
As part of the International Office, section 6.4 is tasked with providing German language training and advice on all aspects on this issue. This includes the organization, realization and provision of advice regarding the German Language Proficiency Test for Admission to Higher Education (DSH).
[Learn more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/international-students/learning-german)1
## Frequent Topics
[Learning German](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/international-students/learning-german)1
[In-Semester German Languages Courses](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/international-students/learning-german/in-semester-german-language-courses)2
Reserve
[Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH)](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/international-students/learning-german/german-language-proficiency-test-for-admission-to-higher-education-dsh-1)3
[Intensive German Course Before Starting the Semester](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/international-students/learning-german/preparatory-courses)4
Reserve
## Section Management
Dr. Andrea Lax-Küten
[a.lax-kueten@uni-bonn.de](mailto:a.lax-kueten@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-5945](tel:+49 228 73-5945)
Head of Section
© Franz Huchel
Isabelle Scholtysek
[i.scholtysek@uni-bonn.de](mailto:i.scholtysek@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-1859](tel:+49 228 73-1859)
Deputy Head of Section
## Contact Persons
Sonja Hammer
[sonja.hammer@uni-bonn.de](mailto:sonja.hammer@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-7708](tel:+49 228 73-7708)
German language courses and
language exams
© Barbara Frommann
Sita Berg-Schlosser
[s.berg-schlosser@uni-bonn.de](mailto:s.berg-schlosser@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-1859](tel:+49 228 73-1859)
Teacher for German as a Foreign Language
© Barbara Frommann
Svetlana Nießen
[s.niessen@uni-bonn.de](mailto:s.niessen@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-1859](tel:+49 228 73-1859)
Teacher for German as a Foreign Language
Isabelle Scholtysek
[i.scholtysek@uni-bonn.de](mailto:i.scholtysek@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-1859](tel:+49 228 73-1859)
Teacher for German as a Foreign Language
© Karolin Skutta
Ulrike Wefers
[u.wefers@uni-bonn.de](mailto:u.wefers@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-1859](tel:+49 228 73-1859)
Teacher for German as a Foreign Language
© Karolin Skutta
Uta Brus
[u.brus@uni-bonn.de](mailto:u.brus@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-3011](tel:+49 228 73-3011)
German as a Foreign Language for NeurotechEU, Coordination
© Barbara Frommann
Jens Timo Müller
[j.t.mueller@uni-bonn.de](mailto:j.t.mueller@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73-6892](tel:+49 228 73-6892)
Media Didactics
© Barbara Frommann
## Contact
### German as a Foreign Language
**Contact**
**Address**
**Building II**\
Poppelsdorfer Allee 102\
53115 Bonn (Germany)\
[How to find us](https://goo.gl/maps/4vGU5BjyW4RBtvL79)5
### Office hours
- Tuesday and Thursday \
**10:00 am - 12:00 pm\
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- Thursday\
**01:30 pm - 03:00 pm\
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- and by appointment
## Links
1. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/international-students/learning-german
2. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/international-students/learning-german/in-semester-german-language-courses
3. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/international-students/learning-german/german-language-proficiency-test-for-admission-to-higher-education-dsh-1
4. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/international-students/learning-german/preparatory-courses
5. https://goo.gl/maps/4vGU5BjyW4RBtvL79