Expenses
Semester contribution
All students - also exchange students from partner universities - will have to pay a fee for the enrollment (administration fee – 40 €) and a social contribution for the student services (41 €). The payment to the student services (Studentenwerk Heidelberg) is used as a contribution to cover the costs for the student facilities like Mensa, Cafeteria, Student Halls, and a contribution towards the Semesterticket.
Costs of Living
The costs of living for a student are about 720 Euro per month. These costs of living per month cover on average expenditures as follows*:
- Rent and additional charges: 281 €
- Food: 159 €
- Clothing: 51 €
- Textbooks and supplies: 33 €
- Car, public transport: 76 €
- Health Insuranc, medicine: about 59 €
- Communication (telephone, Internet etc.): 35 €
- Recreation, culture, sport: about 32 €
* Source: German Student Services (19th Social Survey of the Deutsche Studentenwerk, 2009)
Health Insurance
Admission to Heilbronn University is only granted if proof of proper health insurance can be provided. Student health insurance is available for approx. 66 EUR per month with the AOK (a German health insurance company).
Students from EU countries should contact their health insurance companies at home and ask for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
Non-EU students must also provide evidence that they have health insurance. This may be in the form of a health insurance certificate or card from your insurance provider at home. The University will then inform the AOK that you are insured, and you will be given a document exempting you from paying for German health insurance. This exemption certificate must be presented to the University before you can register as a student.