Semester Fees / Costs for enrollment & re-registration
Source: https://www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/topics-a-z/semester-fees Parent: https://www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/topics-a-z
You pay the semester fee for enrollment and re-registration via transfer to the University Cashier. It is not possible to pay the semester fee in cash to the University Cashier. And it is not possible to pay the semester fee in installments.
You can find the semester amount for the current re-registration semester in TU-portal (tuPORT) when you open the app "Study & Teaching" and select the app "My Account Balance".
You must include the personal reference provided in TU-portal (tuPORT) with your transfer. Otherwise we are unable to clearly match your payment to your matriculation number.
Refundable amounts will NOT be offset against semester amounts due. Please always transfer the semester amount required for the respective semester in full. Otherwise, re-registration is not possible!
Additional information about the re-registration can be found here.
The semester fees are made up of several other fees:
| €50.00 | Administrative fee | pursuant to Section 2 (7) BerlHG |
| €14.19 | Student body contribution fee pursuant to the student body contribution ordinance | in conjunction with Section 20 BerlHG |
| €85.00 | studierendenWERK Berlin contribution | pursuant to Sozialbeitragsverordnung |
| €149.19 | Total without the semesterticket | |
| €208.80 | Semesterticket contribution pursuant to the Semesterticket Regulations | in conjunction with Section 18a (4) BerlHG |
| + €2.50 | Contribution to the social fund for the semesterticket | pursuant to Sozialfonds-Satzung in conjunction with Section 18a (5) BerlHG |
| €360.49 | Total with the semesterticket | |
| + €19.94 | An additional late fee is charged in the event of a late re-registration made after the deadline stated in the reminder. | pursuant to Section 32 (3) AllgStuPO |
Please note the total amount of the semester fees for each semester, which will be displayed in your TU-portal (tuPORT).
An overview about the semester fees of previous semesters starting from winter semester 2025/26 (01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026) is available here.
You can find a receipt for the payment (Beitragsquittung) of semester contributions and fees in TU-portal (tuPORT) via the App "Study & Teaching" under "Notices and Certificates".
This receipt (Beitragsquittung) is available from the summer semester 2020. Earlier semesters must be verified with your own bank statements. If you would like to apply for areceipt (Beitragsquittung), you can find more information here.
If you are transferring your semester fee from abroad, please be aware that some banks charge additional fees for foreign transfers and that these are deducted from the amount transferred. However, the full required sum must be deposited into TU Berlin’s account in order to successfully re-register. Please inquire with your bank in advance about possible fees.
Refugees who receive benefits according to the "Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz" and Refugees with a residence permit according to section 24 Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) can get an exemption from the administrative fee of 50 euros under certain conditions.
The exemption of the administrative fee must be applied for each semester and preferably by the end of the respective re-registration period. An exemption after re-registration is also possible, in which case the administrative fee can be refunded. You can find the re-registration deadline under the section “Semester dates” for each semester.
To apply for the exemption of the administration fee, please write an e-mail to: campuscenter (at) studsek.tu-berlin.de
Be sure to include one of the following proofs in PDF format in the attachment to your e-mail:
- the notice about receiving benefits according to Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz
- front and back of the proof of arrival (this is valid for a maximum of 6 months)
- front and back of the residence permit (Aufenthaltsgestattung) according to section 55 Asylgesetz (AsylG)
- front and back of the tolerated stay permit (Duldung) according to section 60a Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG)
- front and back of the electronic residence title (elektronischer Aufenthaltstitel) according to section 24 Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG)
- front and back of the electronic residence permit in accordance with section 25 (4) Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG), if refugee status is also proven
- front and back of the electronic residence permit (elektronischer Aufenthaltstiel) according to section 25 (5) Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG), if refugee status is also proven
Please state the following subject in your e-mail: "Exemption from the administrative fee for refugees + matriculation number/TUB ID".
Submission is only possible to the above-mentioned e-mail address!
If you can demonstrate that paying the Semesterticket fee would cause you considerable hardship, you can request to receive a subsidy for it. More information is available on the General Students’ Committee (AStA) website.
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