Fees
In the following sections you will find information regarding Registration, Admission, Payment, Discounts, Scholarships, Insurance, and Visa Requirements.
In order to quickly understand which costs to expect, please see the following table.
| FUBiS Term I 2021 Online | FUBiS Online Courses 2020 |
Term II 2020 - canceled | Term III 2020 - canceled | |
| Duration | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 4 weeks |
| Program Dates 2020/21 (arrival and departure dates) |
January 4 - 27, 2021 | July 20 - Aug 14, 2020 |
May 30 - July 11, 2020 | July 18 - Aug 15, 2020 |
| Registration deadlines | December 7, 2020 | July 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | June 20, 2020 |
| Fees & Tuition | ||||
| Program fee | € 90 | € 90 | € 250 | € 250 |
| Early registration discount |
- € 40 (until November 9, 2020) |
- € 40 (until June 15, 2020) |
- € 50
(until April 4, 2020) |
- € 50
(until May 23, 2020) |
| Semi-intensive German language class | € 800 (incl. € 300 online discount) |
€ 800 (incl. € 300 online discount) |
€ 1,650 | € 1,100 |
| Intensive German language class | - | - | € 2,475 | € 1,650 |
| Subject class | € 800 (incl. € 300 online discount) |
€ 800 (incl. € 300 online discount) |
€ 1,650 | € 1,100 |
| Housing Options | ||||
| Single room in shared apartment | - |
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Studentenwerk: € 635 | Studentenwerk: € 420 |
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- |
Studentendorf: € 685 | Studentendorf: € 455 | |
| Homestay | - | - | € 995 | € 695 |
| The Student Hotel | - | - | - | € 1,180 |
| Single room in youth hostel | - | - | - | - |
| Single room at Steps Hotel | - | - | - | - |
| Seminaris Campus Hotel | - | - | - | - |
| Optional Excursions |
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| Videobus Tour "Berlin Past and Present" | - | - | - | - |
| Street Art | - | - | € 10 | - |
| Potsdam | - | - | - | € 35 |
| Leipzig | - | - | € 60 | € 60 |
| Dresden | - | - | € 130 | € 130 |
| Lübeck | - | - | € 130 | - |
| Optional Service | ||||
| Insurance package* | - | - | € 65 | € 45 |
| Personal liability and accident insurance | - | - | € 20 | € 15 |
| Additional transcript copies | € 25 (€ 20 processing fee plus € 5 for each copy) |
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*The fees for the FUBiS insurance package apply to students up to 40 years of age.
Program Fee
A non-refundable program fee applies in addition to the tuition. The program fee is due along with the tuition one week after registration at the latest. The program fee includes the following services:
- Official FUBiS transcript (sealed copy will be sent directly to the students home address)
- Guided Tour through the Reichstag Building and the Federal Parliament - more information - not applicable for FUBiS online courses
- River Boat Tour through Downtown Berlin (only offered in Summer) - more information - not applicable for FUBiS online courses
- Student ID plus prepaid value for the student dining hall (Mensa) (reduced prices for meals at the dining hall of the Freie Universität, student tickets for sights, museums etc.) - not applicable for FUBiS online courses
- Access to libraries and computing (incl. internet/wifi) and printing facilities on the campus
- Welcome and farewell buffet - not applicable for FUBiS online courses
Tuition Fee
The Tuition Fee includes, in addition to the class, the course-related field work and the course reading material (reader).