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It is an advantage for foreign applicants for a place of study if they are
able to attend a language course before leaving their home country. Sometimes
these are offered by the home university or the German cultural institutions
(e.g. the Goethe-Instititut) in the home country. The addresses of such
institutions can be obtained from German embassies and consulates.
In Germany there are branches of the Goethe-Institut at which intensive
language courses take place in various towns. Further information on these
can be obtained from:
Information on university vacation courses and holiday courses is available from:
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