Students in Germany
Enrollment

• Information on preparation course / summer course
• Information on Enrollment
• Health insurance enrollment
• Information on studying at a university / at a FH
• Health insurance university
• Health insurance for studying at a FH
• Information on internship
• Health insurance for internship
• Information on doctorate
• Health insurance doctorates
• Semester abroad in Germany
• Information on scholarship
• Information on Care Concept scholarship
• Information on international office
• Statutory health insurance for students
• Health insurance for students
• Health insurance for students FAQ
• Checklist Visa
• Blocked Account

Enrollment in a university or college (matriculation)

In order to be able to study at a German university or college, you must first enroll or, in university language, "matriculate.“ As a rule, you do this at the student office/registration office of the university. When you enroll, you are registered in the university's matriculation register and thus become a member of the university.

University/college entrance qualification

The prerequisite for enrollment is a general university/college entrance qualification:

• the general higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulreife, any subject can be studied),
• the subject-related higher education entrance qualification (fachgebundene Hochschulreife, study in the corresponding subject area),
• the university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife, entitles the holder to study at a university of applied sciences or in a multi-tiered course of study at a university);
• the master craftsman’s examination (entitles the holder to study all subjects) or
• qualifications comparable to the master craftsman's examination (entitles the holder to study all disciplines).

University/college entrance qualification for foreign students

If you did not graduate from school in Germany, your high school diploma must be comparable to the German general higher education entrance qualification or the university of applied sciences entrance qualification in order to be able to study at a German university/university of applied sciences/college. You can find out whether your diploma is recognized for studying in Germany on the website of the Conference of Ministers of Education, Kultusministerkonferenz. If your diploma is not recognized, you have to register at a preparatory college (Studienkolleg) in order to begin your studies in Germany. Here you will be able to prepare linguistically as well as subject-wise for your studies at a German university/college.

"Exmatrikulation" – De-registration

The opposite of enrollment is de-registration, with which one leaves the university.

Health insurance and enrollment

When enrolling, you must provide proof of your health insurance coverage. You can take out either private or public health insurance coverage. Our private insurance for students is more affordable than public health insurance for students and provides better benefits with a deductible of 300 euro per year. If you are already over 30 or will soon be 30, you should definitely take out private insurance because public health insurance for students over 30 costs approximately 150 euro, compared to approx. 107 euro for private health insurance.

If you take out private health insurance coverage with us, you will receive a certificate of insurance and exemption from mandatory public health insurance coverage within a few days of completing the application form. You can then enroll with these two documents. We can also offer you public health insurance coverage through DAK (Health Insurance Provider for German Employees).

It’s quite simple to find your student health insurance: just enter a few details about yourself in our plan finder, and you will be offered a student health insurance plan that suits your needs. Even if you are not yet a student and are, for example, a language school participant or Work & Travel participant, we have the right health insurance coverage for you.

Health insurance

Studies

Care Concept AG

Products health insurance