Semester 1: October to March
Semester 2: April to September

Courses at Humboldt-Universität are taught in German. Some internationally oriented Master's courses are taught in English.

Faculty of Law Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences I (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences II (Geography, Computer Science, Mathematics, Psychology) Charité - Berlin University Medicine Faculty of Philosophy I (Philosophy, History, European Ethnology, Department of Library and Information Science) Faculty of Philosophy II (Literature, Linguistics, Scandinavian Studies, Romance literatures, English and American Studies, Slavic Studies, Classical Philology) Faculty of Philosophy III (Social Sciences, Cultural Studies/Arts, Asian/African Studies (includes Archeology), Gender Studies) Faculty of Philosophy IV (Sport science, Rehabilitation Studies, Education, Quality Management in Education) Faculty of Theology Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information.

Please check with your faculty for its internal application deadlines. After you have been selected by and accepted your faculty’s internal offer, your faculty would give you the application instructions of the partner university.

Exchange students on standard programmes may make a formal application for the preferential allocation of a place in a hall of residence ("Antrag auf bevorzugte Zuteilung eines Wohnheimplatzes"). It must be submitted to the International Office at Humboldt-Universität along with the application for studies at Humboldt.

Applications must be received by Humboldt-Universität before:

15 December       for the Summer Semester
15 May                   for the Winter Semester

In Berlin student halls of residence or dormitories are run by the Studentenwerk, the student welfare organization, rather than by the university. Halls of residence (Wohnheime) are located in various parts of the city and vary in standard and price (from € 130 to € 270 per month).

If the search for accommodation in Berlin was not successful before the arrival, staying in a student hotel or backpackers' hostel for a few days at a reasonable price is recommended. From there the search for accommodation can be continued.  Flat share opportunities advertised by students on notice boards in the university can be very helpful in the search.

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links for accommodation.

Applicants from all other countries need a visa for studies in the Federal Republic of Germany. A tourist visa does not entitle the holder to register as a student. Information on current entry regulations and the application forms are available from the Auswärtiges Amt.

After prospective students have received the Letter of Admission (Zulassungsbescheid) or confirmation of admission on the basis of exchange programme, a visa application should be made without delay because the processing will take time. The visa section of a consulate or embassy will normally issue a visa after a prescribed period of three weeks and two days (Schweigefrist), provided no objection has been received from the Berlin Foreigners' Registration Office. This is the minimum period of time required for the processing of the application.

All students are required to provide proof of health insurance cover when matriculating.

Every student on a course up to the 14th semester or up to the age of 30, is entitled to obtain health insurance cover from one of the recognized mandatory health insurance providers in Germany at a special student rate. As from 1 July 2009 the premium for health and nursing care is € 63.38 per month (or € 64.66 per month for a student over 23 years with no children).

If a student has private health insurance cover, a German mandatory insurance company may grant exemption from compulsory insurance cover in Germany. Once this option has been chosen, it will be irreversible until studies are completed.

Monthly health insurance premiums are put up moderately at regular intervals.

Humboldt-Universität has a partnership with two of the recognized mandatory health insurance providers, i.e. AOK and TK, which maintain special points of contact for students and are normally available when new students are matriculating. They can give advice and confirm mandatory health insurance cover, which is a requirement for matriculation.

Breakdown of Costs	Euros €
Accommodation	130 - 270
Food	160
Transport	30
Insurance	63
Others	100
Monthly Estimate	483 - 623

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Accommodation:

	http://www.international.hu-berlin.de/an_die_hu-en/wegweiser/04/04_04

Cost of Living:

	http://www.international.hu-berlin.de/an_die_hu-en/wegweiser/04/04_02

Course Information:

	http://studies.hu-berlin.de/beratung/sa

Health Insurance:

	http://www.international.hu-berlin.de/an_die_hu-en/wegweiser/05/05_01_02

Visa Information:

	http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Startseite_node.html

Others:

	http://www.international.hu-berlin.de/an_die_hu-en/studienbewerber/vorbereitung