Financial Issues
Fees and Payments
Re-registration
To continue your study each semester you have to pay the fees that arise with their study. This also applies to students who are in a practical semester, a semester abroad or a semester on leave.
In case of a re-registration after these periods an additional late fee (€ 25.00) has to be paid. The reminder will be sent to your HfWU email address. A missing re-registration leads to an exmatriculation ex officio (§ 62 (2) No. 4 LHG).
Re-registration periods
For summer semester: 10th January to 24th January
For winter semester: 15th June to 30th June
Enrollment Certificates
You can print out Enrollment Certificates (in German and in English) after a succesful re-registration.
Print these Certificates out here:
Re-registration through the Studierenden-Online-Portal (Selma)
Further information on online re-registration through the new student online portal Selma in the user manual
Change from summer semester 2026: The semester fee will be €168,60!
Semester contribution
Every semester all students have to pay the semester contribution of currently (from the summer semester 2026) €168,60. This amount consists of the administration fee, the Studierendenwerk fee and the student body fee.
The period for the payment and payment methods of the fees can be found under the category "Re-registration".
Do not hesitate to contact Mirjam Förder if you have any further questions or need consultation. You can also write an email to gebuehren@no spamhfwu.de.
Part-time Degree Programs charge a special tuition fee. Separate regulations apply here.
Refund of fees/contributions paid
Please note...
In case of a refund of fees, the deregistration ("exmatriculation") date is decisive (cut-off period)! More information can be found on the website of the Student Administration Office.
In case of exmatriculation before the start of the semester...
... you will receive a reimbursement of the semester contribution (and tuition fees, if applicable). Please submit the application for refund below and your StudiCard. The semester begins on March 1 for the summer semester. The start of the winter semester is September 1.
In case of deregistration/exmatriculation within one month of start of the lectures...
- the refund of administrative costs of € 80.00 is possible. The same rule is for people who have to pay tuition fees. Please submit the following Application for refund.
- In order to receive a refund of the Studierendenwerk fees, you must submit an application to the Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim. Other deadlines apply here, which you can find on their website. A copy of the notice of exmatriculation must be submitted with the application. We are not responsible for the refund and cannot influence it.
- The refund of the Studierendenschaftsbeitrag (17€) is not possible.
You can find the official start of lectures on www.hfwu.de/service under the category "Semestertermine & Blockzeiten".
We do not accept applications received by email. Please submit the application by post or in person with your original signature.
Laws and guidelines
(only available in German language)
BAföG in Germany
The most important source of funds to finance the studies is the Ausbildungsförderung nach dem Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz (BAföG, "The German Federal Training Assistance Act")
An Application for a training grant is therefore certainly worthwhile and recommendable.
Contact person BAföG in Germany for HfWU students
Studierendenwerk Tübingen-Hohenheim
Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts
Wilhelmstr. 15
72074 Tübingen
https://en.my-stuwe.de/bafoeg/
Insurances
Health Insurance
All students must have health insurance for the entire duration of their studies, as the universities are obliged to register the insured students with the relevant health insurance funds in accordance with § 200 Para. 2 SGB V in conjunction with the Student Health Insurance Registration Ordinance (Studentenkrankenversicherungs-Meldeverordnung). The insurance can be taken out through a statutory or private health insurance fund.
- If you are insured with a statutory health insurance provider,
you must provide proof. - If you have private health insurance or if you have health insurance abroad (for yourself or as a family member),
you have to provide proof that you are exempt from statutory health insurance.
In both cases, please contact your statutory health insurance provider (if you have one) or an alternative statutory health insurance provider and inform them about our registration number (“Betriebsnummer”): H0002042.
Your insurance status will then be sent to us directly. - If you are over 30 years old, you are exempt from this obligation.
HfWU must be notified immediately if you change health insurance providers. Please urgently contact your newly chosen health insurance company and inform them of our company number H0002042. Your insurance status will then be automatically transmitted to us.
Accident insurance
An accident that has occurred in connection with the operation of a university as well as an accident on the way home (i.e. between the university departments, on the way to the university and on the way home) can be reported using the form that you can find on our university pages regarding occupational safety under Aktuelles/Notfall. The university will report the accident to Unfallkasse Baden-Württemberg via the university. This will then clarify the further details with you.
For practical study semesters abroad and study semesters abroad, private accident insurance must be taken out. Accidents during this period are not covered by Unfallkasse Baden-Württemberg.