Hochschulzulassung

university admission, admission to higher education

noun HOHKH-shool-tsoo-las-sung Rare

Usage Note

Hochschulzulassung is the formal process by which applicants are admitted to a university programme. Restricted places are allocated via the central Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung. Not all courses have restricted admissions.

Examples

"Die Hochschulzulassung für Medizin ist in Deutschland stark begrenzt."

Natural Translation

University admission for medicine is highly restricted in Germany.

Literal Translation

The university-admission for medicine is in Germany strongly limited.

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