Frequently Asked Questions

The enrolment office can't give you information on your eligibility, since this work is done by the examination boards. Please refrain from such enquiries. The only way to get an answer to this question is to hand in a complete application with all the necessary documents, which we can process to the examination board.  

There is no application fee at the University of Bamberg.

The University of Bamberg has no cooperation with uni-assist. Conversion of your grade is done by the academic registrar. We use the bayerische Formel and adhere to the guidlines set by the Kultusministerkonferenz.

Application period for the winter semester starts around mid-May, application period for the summer semester around mid-November.

For applicants who need a visa it is recommended to send a complete application for the winter semester until July 15th, for the summer semester around January 15^th. However, these dates are not a deadline.

Classes for the summer semester start around April 15th, classes for the winter semester around October 15th. Detailed information can be found here.

Usually, it's not necessary to send us a whole new application. Your letter of admission can be updated for the semester you wish to enroll - as long as the examination regulations haven't changed. Please contact us, we'll check this and either send you the updated letter of admission as PDF then or recommend a new application.

An application for the semester after the deadline, which is the last date for enrollment for most of our master's degrees, is not possible.

English proficiency letters are not accepted as language proof by the University of Bamberg, since they do not refer to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Thus, a comparison to other applicants is not possible. Please hand in one of the following certificates to prove your English proficiency: 

• IELTS
• TOEFL
• UNIcert
• Cambridge Certificate