Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung

The Central Advanced (ZOP ) was incorporated on 1 January 2012 in the C2 Goethe certificate.

With the testimony of the Central Advanced Level (ZOP ) of the Goethe -Institut differentiated knowledge of standard German are detected. These language skills should allow the examinee to understand difficult texts and express yourself orally and in writing.

The ZOP is estimated as certification of mastery of the German language in the workplace. That the ZOP freed at German universities of language entrance examination. The ZOP is assigned according to CEFR C2 ( ALTE Level 5 Language ) is also the maximum level.

The examinations of the Goethe -Institut serve as proof of language skills in German as a foreign language and German as a second language regardless of the possession of German citizenship. There is no age restriction, but a minimum age of 16 years is recommended.