Tuition fees apply to all international students who have enrolled at a higher education institution in Baden-Württemberg since the fall semester 2017/
Students from the EU and the EEA, or international students who obtained their Abitur or equivalent in Germany, are not required to pay tuition fees.
Please transfer the semester fee as well as any tuition fees, if applicable, to the bank account of the University of Mannheim indicated below before the re-registration deadline*. As a payment reference, please make sure to indicate your student ID number and name.
For example:
S1234567, John Doe
Please be aware that the date of receipt of payment (value date) on the account of the University of Mannheim is decisive, not the date of your bank transfer.
Bank details
Universität Mannheim
Baden-Württembergische Bank / LBBW
IBAN: DE23600501010001379273
BIC: SOLA DE ST 600
Late fees
If you re-register late, the university will charge a late registration fee of EUR 20 in accordance with its General Statutes of Fees (Allgemeine Gebührensatzung) as of 17 May 2006.
* If the deadline expires on a Sunday, a public holiday or a Saturday, the deadline expires at the end of the first subsequent working day (section 31 subsection 3 page 1 of the Administrative Procedures Act (Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (VwVfG)).
The law provides for a few exceptions in which international students are not required to pay tuition fees:
Exceptions on the basis of a German residence title (Aufenthaltstitel):
Employment in Germany:
Degrees obtained in Germany:
For more detailed information on exemptions from the obligation to pay tuition fees, please contact the bursar’s office.
Eligibility for an exemption from the obligation to pay tuition fees must be proven in due time before enrollment or re-registration, unless the exemption could not be proven at this point in time or the reason for the exemption occurred within one month after the beginning of the lecture period.
To request an exemption, please contact the bursar’s office stating the applicable reason for an exemption. They will provide you with further information on the documents to be submitted and the relevant request form. An exemption from the obligation to pay tuition fees for international students can only be granted upon request and subject to successful verification of suitable documents of proof.
Reasons for exemption:
Please apply for the exemptions due to an academic leave of absence in the comments sections of the requests for an academic leave of absence in Portal2.
On the website of the School of Humanities for the Master of Education (M.E.) in Teacher Education program, you will find the exemption request for the placement semester.
If other reasons for exemption apply to you, print out, complete, and submit the form together with the necessary proofs.
Requests for exemption from tuition fees must be submitted before the beginning of the lecture period.
In individual, exceptional cases and after extensive review, it is possible to defer the payment of the tuition fee or to be granted a tuition fee waiver. The requirement for submitting a corresponding request is that you are in severe financial difficulties that occurred through no fault of your own after you have started your studies. For example, this is the case if the financing of your studies suddenly and unexpectedly falls through.
In order to be granted a waiver or a deferral of payment of your tuition fees, specific requirements need to be met. You need to submit suitable documents to prove that you are in need of and eligible for a tuition fee waiver. In addition, you need to submit proof that no other financing options are available. Applications for scholarships may be relevant here, for example.
The tuition fee waiver or the deferral of payment only refers to the tuition fee. You still have to pay the semester fee. If you have already paid the tuition fee, you are no longer eligible to submit a request for a tuition fee waiver or deferral of payment.
If you fulfill the above-mentioned requirements and intend to apply for a tuition fee waiver or a deferral of payment, please contact the bursar's office before the re-registration deadline ends (in the spring semester between 1 May and 15 June, in the fall semester between 15 October and 1 December) and explain your situation in sufficient detail. The deadline for submitting a request is two weeks after the re-registration deadline.