Service fees for students from third countries (non-EU, non-EEA)

From the winter semester 2024/25, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI) will charge service fees of 500 euros per semester for students from third countries* in accordance with Art. 13 Para. 3 Sentence 1 No. 2 Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG). These fees will be used to expand the services for onboarding, integration and career entry for international students. The services will be provided by a newly established International Welcome Centre (IWC). You are still required to pay the student union fee per semester. 

Who pays service fees?

Persons who start their academic studies from the winter semester 2024/25 with a *citizenship outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). Service fees are charged for the duration of the entire degree programme and enrolment at THI.

What services does THI offer?

We are improving our service in the IWC of the International Office in the following areas:

Onboarding

• Digital information events and support after admission 
• Support with the application for a residence permit
• Information on finding accommodation
• Support with questions about studying and living in Germany

Integration and German courses

• Intercultural seminars
• General and specialised German courses
• Regional studies events and excursions

Career entry

• Workshops and events relating to job applications, internships, final theses and starting a career
• Development of a contact database with companies
• Application support including application portfolio check

No service fees are charged for the following persons, subject to appropriate assessment

• Germans or persons of equal status to German nationals.
• Citizens of an EU member state and/or the EEA (EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).
• Students who have obtained their university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur) or an undergraduate degree (e.g. Bachelor's degree) in the German education system.
• Students who are already enrolled at THI before winter semester 2024/25 and are continuing this degree programme. 
• Exchange students, visiting students, participants of summer school or of Campus for Lifelong Learning (tuition fees are charged for some of these).
• Students who are enrolled on a doctoral programme.
• Other persons who are authorised to apply for a waiver of service fees in the application portal in accordance with the THI's Statutes of Fees and Charges and whose application is approved.

Link to Fees and Charges at THI(Please take special note of Annex 2)