From the winter semester 2025/26, Deggendorf Institute of Technology will charge the following fees in accordance with Art. 13 Para. 3 Sentence 1 Number 2 of the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG)
- €60 application fee (multiple applications possible without further payment) at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology, plus
- €500 DIT service fee per semester for enrolled students (the academic year consists of two semesters)
These fees are to cover the costs of checking your documents and the selection process for applications and the services offered in the areas of onboarding, integration and preparation for career entry for international students. You can find more information here: These are our services
Irrespective of this, the student union fee must still be paid each semester.
Who is charged service fees?
Persons with a nationality outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).
The application fee starts at the beginning of the application phase for the winter semester 2025/2026 and also applies to the subsequent application phases.
The start for the service fees takes place with the admission / enrolment or re-registration for the winter semester 2025/2026. The tuition fees are charged per semester for the duration of the entire study programme and enrolment at DIT.
Who is exempt?
No service fees are charged for the following persons, subject to appropriate verification:
- Germans or persons treated as equivalent to Germans.
- Citizens of an EU member state and/or the EEA (EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).
- Persons with an established domestic connection (i.e. persons who have lived in Germany for at least 5 years and have been legally employed or at least one parent has lived in Germany for a total of 3 years during the last 6 years before the start of the semester and has been legally employed)
- Persons from the United Kingdom are exempt from the obligation to pay fees if they established their residence in Germany before 31 December 2020
- Persons from Turkey are exempt from the obligation to pay fees if they can provide evidence of an established domestic connection.
- Persons who have their habitual residence in Germany and are recognised outside of Germany as refugees within the meaning of the Geneva Refugee Convention and are not only temporarily entitled to reside in Germany
- Persons who have acquired their higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur) or an undergraduate degree (e.g. Bachelor) in the German education system. This does not include those who have only attended a preparatory college.
- Students who were already enrolled at DIT before the relevant fee regulations came into force (before 15 April 2023) and are continuing this degree programme.
- Persons seeking protection from Ukraine according to § 24 AufenthG
- Long-term tolerated persons with permanent residence in Germany and at least 15 months of uninterrupted, legally permitted or tolerated residence
- Exchange students as well as summer school and further education participants (tuition fees are sometimes charged for these).
- Students who are enrolled as part of a doctoral programme.
- Students with a relevant case of hardship.
Please refer to the fee regulations for further details, only available in German: Gebührensatzung
You can find information on paying the fees in the Primuss Portal. The fee notifications issued in this context are generated there.
If you have any questions, please send an email to gebuehren@th-deg.de
overview
From the application phase for the winter semester 2025/26 (start 15 April 2025)
➞ Application fee EUR 60 as a lump sum (multiple applications possible in one application phase)
➞ To be paid before documents are checked
From winter semester 2025/26
➞ Service fee EUR 500 per semester
➞ To be paid from admission or re-registration
➞ Processing via Primuss
The service fees only apply to students from so-called third countries
➞ No EU citizens or EEA citizens who started from the winter semester 2023/2024 onwards
these are our services
We offer our international students excellent services at moderate fees. Below you will find a list of the additional services we provide for the integration and academic success of our international students:
Study Support
- The Study Buddies programme for Deggendorf students
- Organisation of a pre-semester orientation phase for international students at all campuses
- Our student ambassadors support you during your orientation and application phase
- Our first semester mentors will help you as a fresher to manage your organisation and settle into your studies
Practical Support
- Accommodation support for students at all three teaching campuses.
- International Offices at all three teaching campuses, plus a Bavaria-Malaysia Coordination Office
- Intercultural seminars
- Health insurance assistance
Social activities
- Host family programme to bond local families with international students
- Intercultural events such as social evenings, cinema nights, etc. in Deggendorf and the European Campus
- International week, including "Taste the World" an international food fair in Deggendorf
- International tutors help with everyday life and organise activities for international students
Career Support
- CV check in several languages
- Interview training and career preparation seminars
- International mentoring programme, plus a job shadowing programme
These benefits are not exhaustive. Actual utilisation of the services is not required for the claim to arise. There is no entitlement to all services being offered at all times.