EPD exam preparation

Update: 18.12. 2024 – The next possibility EPD (Supplementary German exam) to discard, is the January EPD.

We offer you one Preparation course with intensive training and many practical exercises. Daily Monday to Friday from 15:00 until 18.00 clock. The focus is on the written production and the first grammar part of the exam. The two weeks with her 30 Lessons have a price of € 240.-

Term for EPD preparation:

Our course:
January EPD: 07. January – 13. January 14.30-18 clock (EPD am 14.01)

Term for EPD preparation:

November EPD 2024 :21. October – 30. October 15-18 clock (EPD am 5.11)
January EPD 2025: 07. January – 13. January 14.30-18 clock (EPD am 14.01)
March EPD 2025: 26. Fever – 7. March, 14.30-17.00 clock (EPD am 11. March)

theSign up can be done online using the form below, You can pay by bank transfer or in ourAccord Online Shop. 

The course takes place in small groups, so that the individual learning situation can be addressed very well.

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The preparatory course takes place at the institute in Theresienbadgasse 1/ 14 instead of.
This is the small alley just opposite the Meidlinger Hauptstraße station.

Registration for the EPD at the VWU

The EPD takes place at the VWU. Registration takes place exclusively at the specified times at the VWU.
The VWU is currently conducting face-to-face exams for the written part (personal presence) planned.

If the written exam is not possible in attendance due to COVID regulations, it is omitted and there are extended and extended oral examinations. This will only be digital (via video conference) removed.

Registration for the exam is only possible at the VWU.
EPD September: Sign up: To. 17.8. bis Fr.. 30.8.2024 
EPD November: registration: To. 12.10. bis Fr.. 25.10.2024 
EPD January 25: Sign up: Fr. 6.12. The next possibility. 19.12.2024
EPD March 25: Sign up: To. 15.2. bis Fr.. 28.2.2025
EPD Aril 25: Sign up: To. 15.3. bis Fr.. 28.3.2025 

You can find all further information on thePage of the VWU.
VWU - preparatory course at the universities of Vienna | University Preparation Programme Vienna
A-1150 Vienna | Sechshauser Strasse 33A | T +43 1 3199991 | F +43 1 3199991-70 vwu @ vw | www.vwu.at

There is a mock exam?

A model test was provided for the online exams. theThe next possibility can be downloaded here.
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How often can you repeat the EPD?
The EPD is assessed in grades: 1 (very good), 2 (gut), 3 (satisfying), 4 (enough), 5 (not enough). The grade 5 means, that the test is negative. You can then repeat an exam a maximum of four times.

Which topics come to the EPD?

There is a list of topics drawn up by VWU-Vienna. During the examination there is a specific input text on each topic. You should be able to present and justify your own opinion, Pro- and weigh up counter-arguments, about before- and disadvantages can speak and write, contribute their own experiences on the topic, Being able to make suggestions and develop ideas and be able to describe and compare the situation in your home country or Austria.

The list of topics can be downloaded here for free:

How is the EPD structured??

The EPD lasts 180 Minutes. You are allowed to take a monolingual dictionary with you to the exam and use it.

part 1 – grammar
In the first task, sentences in the nominal style should be verbalized. In the second task, sentence beginnings must be continued, writing on a given topic.

part 2 – Write
Free opinion on a topic – You can choose from two different topics. The input text is, for example, quotes or various statements. In addition, you will be asked questions.

part 3 – reading comprehension
Here you get two or three texts and different types of comprehension tasks.

How is the oral exam structured??

If the written part of the exam is positive, can take the oral exam. The examination board consists of three people.

task 1
During the preparation time, you will be given two tasks on two different topics, from which you can choose one. For example, the input text is a graphic, a statistic or a short reading text. You have now 20 minutes to prepare for a five-minute presentation, a monolingual dictionary is available. You may take notes and use them during the oral exam. However, you should always speak freely.

task 2
After your presentation, you will receive an impulse, such as a picture, directly during the exam, a headline or a quote. You should have a spontaneous conversation about this.