German Category

1. At least First-year Undergraduate student/First-year master’s student/First-year doctoral student. According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. TOEFL iBT 85 (Accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.0 or The General English Proficiency Test (High-Intermediate), 僅具備英語能力者，請詳閱注意事項.
or
3. German at least B1(Intermediate) level.
4. Not available to students in the Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine.

4 students for 1 semester.
(Limited to 4 exchange students for the 2nd semester)

Academic Calendar

Students must register as a full-time student at NTU and are liable for tuition fees at NTU while overseas. Students do not have to pay tuition fees to the host university, but remain liable for miscellaneous, accommodation, living, insurance, transportation and other personal fees.

1. The language requirements listed are the minimum standards. Applicants are advised to look into specific departments and courses to ensure they meet all prerequisites and additional language criteria. The host institution reserves the right to deny admission if no suitable departments or courses are available.
2. The vast majority of courses at this university are taught in German. Students with only English proficiency must ensure that there are sufficient English-taught courses available for enrollment.
3. Website of incoming exchange student information
4. Course catalogue
5. English taught courses are mostly offered at graduate level. If undergraduate students plan on taking courses in English, please ensure that you can easily find sufficient courses in the previous year's list corresponding to the semester you wish to attend (summer/winter) ➔ Useful links for planning your courses
6. Closed for exchange students: Dentistry, Pharmacy
7. The Faculties of Business Administration and Business, Economics and Social Sciences only accept students enrolled in degree programs corresponding to these faculties
8. The Faculty of Medicine will accept applications only once per year. Please make sure to nominate students interested in studying at the Faculty of Medicine in the following academic year before the nomination deadline of 10 April. Students need to have completed at least three years of studies prior to the exchange and provide proof of German language proficiency level B1 CEFR.

1. Living expenses (excluding rent) amount to approx. EUR 500-700/month.
2. Incoming exchange students without European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) are required to take out German statutory health insurance (approx. 110 EUR/month for students).
3. Incoming exchange students can take German language courses free of charge if space is available. Pre-semester intensive language courses (usually A1-B2) start approx. two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
4. Semester fees: All students of Universität Hamburg, including exchange students, pay a mandatory contribution fee per semester (reduced fee for exchange students in Summer Semester 2025: EUR 293), which includes a public transport pass for the Hamburg Public Transport Area

Finding accommodation in Hamburg : Studies : University of Hamburg

A limited number of rooms in student residences are available for incoming exchange students; rents vary (EUR 370–510). The housing application form provided by the exchange coordinator must be submitted by 15 June for the winter semester, by 15 December for the summer semester.

We recommend to apply for a student residence hall, but incoming exchange students are free to search for accommodation on their own. Rents vary according to size and location, but are usually much higher than in residence halls.

Most departments offer orientation sessions at the beginning of the winter semester, some at the beginning of the summer semester.