Certificates for graduates of the Studienkolleg Zittau

Recently, in the festive atmosphere of the Citizens’ Hall at Zittau City Hall, 42 graduates of the preparatory college were presented with their diplomas. They come from 17 countries, including Indonesia (the largest group, with 12 graduates), Poland, Morocco, Russia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bolivia, China, Jordan, Cameroon, Romania, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Vietnam, and successfully passed the “Examination to Determine the Eligibility of Foreign and Stateless University Applicants for Admission to Universities in the Federal Republic of Germany” (Assessment Exam) in the specialized tracks of Engineering and Economics, respectively, as well as the “German Language Exam for University Admission of Foreign Applicants” (DSH).

With their successful degree, the graduates of the preparatory college have cleared the first hurdle and, through hard work and dedication, have acquired German language skills that form an excellent foundation for successful studies at a Saxon university. The graduates’ desired fields of study range from Business Administration to molecular biotechnology, chemistry, electrical power systems, automation and mechatronics, energy and environmental engineering, computer science, Mechanical Engineering, ecology and environmental protection, economics and languages, economics and computer science, all the way to industrial engineering and housing and real estate management.

The top graduates of the preparatory college are Ayana Ochirova from Russia with a good average grade of 1.5, as well as Linda Rosita Hellena Hehanussa and Jordie Rinsyaputra with a good average grade of 1.6. The latter two are from Indonesia.

It is particularly gratifying that numerous graduates of the preparatory program wish to begin their studies at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences.

This year, the cultural program for the ceremony was organized exclusively by international students at the university. Special highlights of the event included the musical accompaniment on the grand piano by the Indonesian student Jordi Rinsyaputra, who, together with his computer science teacher Matthias Leipert, played Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5 for four hands. This was followed by a wonderful dance and singing performance by Indonesian students. Another musical interlude was jointly performed by Anastasia Mukhina, a doctoral student from Kazakhstan on the flute, and Yekaterina Litvin, a business administration student, on the piano.