TestDaF Institute
The TestDaF Institute was founded in the spring of 2001 to develop tasks for the test German as a Foreign Language (TestDaF), to conduct this test and to ensure adequate quality assurance. The TestDaF makes it easier for students to study at German universities, as applicants can take it in their home country.
The TestDaF institute is a non-profit institution and an affiliated institute of the Ruhr University Bochum and the FernUniversität in Hagen . It is an observing member of the Association of Language Testers in Europe . The TestDaF Institute is advised by a board of directors on scientific questions and is supported both legally and financially by the Society for Academic Study Preparation and Test Development eV .
aims
The objectives are:
- the preparation of all examination tasks,
- their correction,
- the further development and
- the organization of the test used worldwide.
The institute offers several examination dates every year, for which all examination documents are made available to the test centers.
Test centers and participants
There are around 440 test centers in 92 countries, and the TestDaF Institute strives to continuously increase the number of centers. New test centers are to be opened, especially at universities abroad and at universities in Germany.
The tasks of a test center are:
- the organizational preparation and implementation of the TestDaF exam,
- advising and registering interested parties,
- the issuing of certificates,
- the marketing for the exam.
In 2012, 24,261 people took an exam. A total of 160,351 candidates from 181 countries took the TestDaF between 2001 and 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; offline.
