Applications Applications

If you are a student at another university which has signed a cooperation agreement with HAW Hamburg regarding student exchanges or joint degree courses, you can apply to be enrolled as a visiting student. You should be in at least the third semester of your studies.

As a visiting student you are entitled to complete the course work and exams. It is only possible to complete graduation exams if this has been formally agreed between your university and HAW Hamburg. Your visiting studies should be completed after two semesters. In exceptional cases they may take up to four semesters.

You are required to pay the semester contribution (without the administrative fee) during your time as a visiting student.

Students at German universities: Please send a mail to studierendensekretariat (at) haw-hamburg (dot) de indicating which university you are currently studying at and the subject area you would like to study as a visiting student.

Students from universities outside Germany: Please contact the HAW Hamburg International Office.

If you are studying at another university, you can be admitted to individual courses as an auditing student for one semester. You are entitled to complete the coursework and exams in the individual courses you are admitted to. However, you are not permitted to complete interim or graduation exams pertaining to the degree course as a whole.

HAW Hamburg students are permitted to attend individual courses from other degree courses and complete up to four examinations or coursework items, as long as there is enough capacity and the Dean's Office of the faculty offering the course agrees. This does not entitle students to switch degree courses or enrol in the degree course in question.

Admission

You can download the admission application here. Please send the completed application by regular mail to the Student Admissions and Registration Office mailing address within the application period. Please note that we can only process complete applications that have been approved by the department offering the course.

Required documents:

• Certificate of enrolment

• A copy of your passport or personal ID

Admission to first semester courses in degree courses with limited capacity is not possible.

Validity

Admission is valid for one semester at a time. You can complete a maximum of four semesters as an auditing student in HAW Hamburg courses.

Even if you are not studying at a university and do not want to complete a degree course at HAW Hamburg, you can still attend courses. You can undertake guest studies as part of a continuing education programme or event, or in an individual course over the duration of a semester. An administrative fee of €70 per semester will be charged. Once your application has been approved you will receive a fee notice.

You can receive a certificate of attendance upon request. Please speak with the instructor at the beginning of the course to organise this.

Please note that you are not permitted to complete coursework or exams and that you cannot work towards a degree. You are also not entitled to receive any social benefits provided to students. If a particular degree course has limited capacity, it will not be possible to attend as a guest auditor.

Applicants who have applied unsuccessfully for a study place at HAW Hamburg will not be admitted as guest auditors in the particular degree course they applied to.

Admission

In order to be admitted as a guest auditor, your previous education or work should make it possible for you to understand and follow the course content.

You can download the admission application here. Please send the completed application to the Student Admissions and Registration Office mailing address or submit it to the administrative office of the particular department. Please note that the application must be approved by the department offering the course.

In order to process your application, we require the following documents:

• Your personal ID card or a similar piece of ID (copy)

• Proof of previous education and employment (copy)

You will be admitted for one semester at a time and will receive a document certifying that you are entitled to attend HAW Hamburg. Guest auditors will be charged a fee (currently €70). You will receive an invoice once you have been admitted.

Application deadlines

We must receive your complete application by

• 15 April for the summer semester or

• 15 October for the winter semester.