The recognition of higher education qualifications is performed nationwide by the Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen [Central Office for Foreign Education] (ZAB). It also offers all the information necessary for this. In addition, the individual federal states and universities have set up extensive programmes to provide refugees with the best possible support in preparing for university studies, language learning and university access. In addition the federal states have agreed to make it possible for applicants who cannot prove that they have a higher education entrance qualification due to their flight, to study. A three-stage procedure is designed to determine eligibility to study. It includes the determination of personal requirements, residence status and the person’s educational biography.