Semester fees
The semester fees include your public transport pass for the whole semester as well as different administrative fees. The exact fees and contributions that make up your semester fee are listed below.
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Don't forget to include supporting documents when submitting a refund form. If you request a refund due to your removal from the register of students, this is to be done within 2 weeks of the removal.
Students in Financial Distress
Students who cannot afford the costs for the public transport passes may be granted a refund of the tickets’ fees within the scope of a hardship case regulation (if applicable).
Semester fees
Semester fee for the winter semester 2017/2018: €263.40
The semester fee includes:
- Administrative fee for
Kölner Studierendenwerk: €73.00 - Public transport passes throughout
North-Rhine-Westphalia: €176.30
(including SemesterTicket NRW: €50.90,
VRS semester ticket: €125.20 and
solidarity contribution: €0.20) - AStA fee: €13.10
- Nextbike rental bikes: €1.00
Semester fee for the
summer semester 2017: €261.70
The semester fee includes:
- Administrative fee for Kölner Studierendenwerk: €73.00
- Public transport passes throughout
North-Rhine-Westphalia: €174.60 (including VRS semester ticket: €123.35, SemesterTicket NRW: €50.90 and solidarity contribution: €0.20) - AStA fee: €13.10
- Nextbike rental bikes: € 1.00
Material procurement fee
Information on the material procurement fee
- Institut für Verbundstudien – IfV NRW [in German] Institute for Joint Degree Programs – IfV NRW
- Amtliche Mitteilung 2004 - Sonderreihe Nr. 4 [in German] (pdf, 3 MB) Official communication
Students enrolled in one of the joint degree programs at Gummersbach Campus are required to pay an additional material procurement fee of
- €110.88 for Bachelor’s programs
- €109.20 for Master’s programs
For more information on the material procurement fee, please contact the Institut für Verbundstudien – IfV NRW (Institute for Joint Degree Programs) or refer to TH Köln's Amtliche Mitteilung (official communication).
Information for students enrolled in programs parallel to professional employment
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Semester Ticket Form for eligible students enrolled in Programs Parallel to Professional Employment
From the summer semester 2017 on, students enrolled in programs parallel to professional employment (i.e. programs whose schedule allows a full-time employment) are no longer eligible for a public transport pass as well as the Nextbike rental bikes. Exceptions are only possible for students who work less than 20 hours/week. If this applies to you, please complete the "Semester Ticket Form" available for download and return it to the Office of Student Services.
These changes are due to the fares conditions of Verkehrsbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS) to which TH Köln's fees system has been adjusted.
This affects all students enrolled in the following Advanced Master's programs:
- Library and Information Science,
- Insurance Law,
- Web Science,
as well as all students enrolled in the following programs parallel to professional employment:
- International Business (Bachelor's program) in co-operation with FOM,
- Joint degree program in Business Information Systems (Bachelor's and Master's programs).
For all students enrolled in one of the programs mentioned above, the semester fee only includes:
- Administrative fee for Kölner Studierendenwerk and
- AStA fee
Tuition fees for Advanced Master's programs
In addition to the (reduced) semester fee, students enrolled in Master's program parallel to professional employment are required to pay the following fees:
- Library and Information Science (Master’s program)
Tuition fee: €1,350 - Game Development and Research (Master's program)
EU citizens:
€850 (per semester) +
€200 (one-time enrollment fee)
Non-EU citizens:
€1,750 (per semester) +
€200 (one-time enrollment fee) - Insurance Law
Tuition fee: €10,800
Payment options and refunds [in German]
Please note: The semester fee (which is to be paid for each semester) does not include the VRS semester ticket or the SemesterTicket NRW. See the semester fees overwiev. - Web Science (Master’s program)
Tuition fee: €1,400 (per semester)
