Semester fee payment (re-registration) & tuition fees

Starting in the winter semester 2017/2018, tuition fees will be charged to international students in Baden-Württemberg for Bachelor and consecutive Master programs. This fee is 1,500 € per semester; the re-registration or semester fee is added to this.

At the University of Applied Sciences, this applies to all courses of study except the courses of study "International Project Management" and "Smart City Solutions". Separate tuition fees are charged for these continuing education courses. The tuition fee for foreigners is to be paid by students who start a new course of study from now on. For enrolment or re-registration in the next semester, the total amount must be paid. In the practical semester and the semester on leave of absence you can be exempted from paying the tuition fee for foreign students. Students who were enrolled at a preparatory college in Baden-Württemberg before the beginning of the winter semester 17/18 to prepare for the assessment test do not pay tuition fees for international students in the course of study in which they are enrolled immediately after the successful completion of the assessment test. Basic information from the Ministry can be found here

You are not required to pay tuition fees if one of the three statements applies to you:

• Nationality Member State EU
• Nationality Member State EEA

Domestic university entrance qualification

• General qualification for university entrance,
• subject-related higher education entrance qualification,
• Advanced technical college entrance qualification,
• school qualification and delta examination, if the Fachhochschulreife or the subject-related higher education entrance qualification was acquired in Germany,
• a recognised vocational upgrading examination, provided that it was taken in Germany,
• vocational qualification and aptitude test, provided that the vocational training and experience was completed in Germany,
• any other national qualifications recognised by the Ministry of Education.

As a rule of thumb: If you receive BAföG, you are also exempt from the foreigner study fee. You are exempt or possibly exempted from tuition fees if you have a residence permit in Germany not only for the purpose of studying, but for family reasons (e.g. spouse, life partner or child of a German, an EU/EEA citizen or a foreigner with a settlement permit), because you have fled your home country or have an unlimited residence permit for other reasons. You may also be exempt from fees if you have already been living and working in Germany for 5 years or longer. You can find the detailed reasons here

The following are exempt from the obligation to pay tuition fees

• International students who come to Baden-Württemberg for a temporary stay under mutual state or university agreements,
• Erasmus students,
• International students from a partner university who come to the HFT as part of a double degree programme

The staff of the International Student Office will also be happy to assist you as a contact person Upon request, you can be exempted from the obligation to pay tuition fees

• during a semester of leave of absence, provided that the application was made before the start of the lecture period,
• during a practical semester of study,
• as asylum seeker with residence permit,
• on the basis of a significant disability that makes studying difficult within the meaning of § 2 of Book Nine of the Social Security Code.

It is important: The application must be made before the beginning of the lecture period!

How does the procedure work?

• If you are admitted you will receive a hearing form by e-mail.
• If you believe that you are covered by the exemption or exemption regulation, please return the form to us with the relevant evidence (copy of residence permit, passport, passport replacement, official certificate).
• If you are exempt or exempted, you will then receive a confirmation of the exemption or a notice of exemption from tuition fees.
• To enroll, please bring your original identification document, residence permit or other proof of residence with you.
• If you have to pay the tuition fee, you will receive a notification of fees. You must present proof of payment before enrolment.

We can refund the tuition fee

• if you exmatriculate with immediate effect within one month of the start of the lecture period,
• if the conditions for the exception were met, but they were unable to prove it until enrolment or re-registration due to an obstacle,
• prerequisites for a legal exception have been met within one month of the start of the lecture period.

You can find the refund form here

Starting in the winter semester 2017/18, the universities in Baden-Württemberg charges second degree fees of 650 € per semester, plus the above mentioned semester fees.

Second tuition fees are payable at the HFT-Stuttgart if

• you have a degree in an undergraduate course of study and are taking up a second or further course of study in an undergraduate course of study, i.e. you have already obtained a Bachelor's degree in Germany and are now aiming for another one.
• You have a degree in a consecutive Master's programme and are taking up a second or further course of study in a consecutive Master's programme, i.e. you have already obtained a Master's degree in Germany and are now aiming to obtain another.
• you are studying several courses of study at several universities in Baden-Württemberg at the same time, i.e. as soon as you have completed the first course of study, you will have to pay second tuition fees for the second course

You do not have to pay second student fees at the HFT-Stuttgart if

• you have already taken up a second or further course of study in an undergraduate or master's programme before the winter semester 2017/18
• you are taking up a Master's degree course after completing a Bachelor's degree and this is your first Master's degree course in Germany.
• you change the subject and/or the course of study without a degree
• Please note: However, if you as an international applicant have already obtained a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Germany and are now seeking a further Bachelor's or Master's degree at the HFT, this regulation no longer applies.

Exemption from the two-study fees is possible if

• you take a semester off or do an internship. The application must be submitted by the beginning of the lecture period of the respective semester
• is a disability that is severe enough to interfere with your studies. The application must be submitted at the beginning of the lecture period of the respective semester.

We can reimburse the tuition fee if

• you exmatriculate with immediate effect within one month of the start of the lecture period. You can find the application form here

You can find further information here.

Both the International Project Management and Smart City Solutions master's degree programs are continuing education programs that require tuition fees.

The amount of tuition fees to be paid in each semester can be found in the Fee Schedule below. In addition to the tuition fees, the current semester fee must be paid each semester

No tuition fees are charged during a semester of leave. Only the semester fees are then to be paid. Other fees such as international tuition fees or second tuition fees do not apply.

Possible reductions of tuition fees (e.g. due to raising a child) are listed in the fee regulations of the study program.

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