Semesterbeitrag Informationserteilung

All students are obliged to pay a semester fee before the start of a semester. Students will only be enrolled or re-registered for studies once the correct current amount has been received by the relevant office.

The semester fee is a compulsory fee that all students must pay before each semester in order to re-register for the upcoming semester. The fee is made up of

• Administration fee
• Contribution to accident, liability and theft insurance
• Germany semester ticket for local public transport
• Contribution to the student representation (student body contribution)
• Contribution to the student union.

The exact amount of the semester fee for each semester is published on the university websites.

Among other things, the semester fee is used to co-finance a certain proportion of the administrative expenses. The subsidy for student services is intended to promote the social and economic interests of students, e.g. student halls of residence, daycare centers and canteens. The share for the student representation aims to subsidize the costs of representing the interests of students internally and externally. In most cases, the contributions to discounted services such as public transport, cinema, theater, bicycle rental and so on are negotiated with the respective cooperation partners via the student representation. The distribution of funds to the cooperation partners is carried out by the student representatives.

The deadlines for transferring the semester fee vary from university to university. If the deadline for receipt of payment is exceeded, there is a risk of late fees and, if necessary, de-registration due to missing semester fees. The deadlines and contribution rates are published on the respective university websites. Students are also usually informed of the semester fee and the payment deadline by email or via other communication channels.

Under certain circumstances, it is possible to reclaim parts of the semester fee, e.g. the portion for the semester ticket in the event of a leave of absence. This partial exemption is regulated differently at each university and information on this can usually be found on the relevant websites.

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The semester fees are to be paid by applicants and students.
Depending on the payment method and financial institution, payment costs may be incurred. In the case of international bank transfers, it is sometimes difficult for applicants or students to obtain exact information about the fees for a payment from abroad and to pay the exact semester fee due to exchange rates. Excess amounts are refunded above a certain level. The details are determined by the respective universities.

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• Payment of the semester fee for applicants upon enrollment
• Payment of the semester fee for students once per semester to confirm their enrollment or re-registration
• The semester fee must be received on time and in the correct amount in the account of the respective university.
• Enrollment or re-registration can only take place once the semester fee has been received.
• If the fee is not received on time or the amount paid is too low, you will generally be de-registered at the end of the semester. The same applies if payment is not made in full.
• It may still be possible to pay within a grace period if the original deadline was missed. However However, additional late fees will be charged.
• The current semester fee is publicly available on the university website and is communicated via various channels for enrollment and re-registration.
• The terms of the financial institutions are not included in the deadlines. The deadline for payment of the semester fee is a cut-off deadline.
• For international transfers, payers must generally expect additional fees from the financial institutions.

Please contact the university at which you wish to enrol or re-register. Seealso find further information.

The university to which the semester contribution is to be paid is responsible.

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