Frequently asked questions
Don’t worry! We have designed a full-flex offer for this October 2020 intake | only applies to international students who are facing visa issues and travel restrictions due to Covid-19.
- Case 1: You are confident that you’ll have your visa and flight ticket in time?
Guarantee your seat in the programme, make your accommodation and travel arrangements and come to Germany to start your studies on campus. The orientation weeks start on 12 October 2020, the courses on 26 October 2020.
- Case 2: You are an international student experiencing visa delays and are unsure when you will be able to travel to Germany due to Covid-19?
Do not waste one semester, start with us on 12 October via interactive distance learning, save money and guarantee your seat in the programme now! Once you are enrolled within this distance format, you can arrive anytime. No late arrival deadline applies, as you have been doing your studies from home. Moreover, we would like to reward you for remaining agile in a modern study ecosystem and ask you to choose one of the following options by 28 February 2021.
- a) Earn a €1,500 voucher for your future tuition fees if you are obtaining at least 20 ECTS (credit points) starting your studies via interactive distance learning in your first semester (winter semester 2020).
OR
- b) You can earn an additional tuition-free semester, just by giving interactive distance learnig a try (in your first semester/winter semester 2020). No other conditions apply, give yourself more time to succeed.
How and when do I apply for option a or b? We will provide you with an application form during our orientation weeks. Please contact our study advisors or admission office if you wish to apply for one of the options. Deadline to choose option a or b is 28 February 2021.
- a) Earn a €1,500 voucher for your future tuition fees if you are obtaining at least 20 ECTS (credit points) starting your studies via interactive distance learning in your first semester (winter semester 2020).
Please contact our study advisor Lena Kommoß via email (studyinhamburg@srh.de) or telephone (+49 152 010 824 35).
She can guide you through our range of study programmes, the application process, admission requirements and financing options.
We are currently offering our English Virtual Info Sessions - every Tuesday 3-4pm (CEST)
You can sign up for them >> here.
Yes, you can still apply and submit your application online.
Please upload the last certificate or last term report you received from your school, or last transcripts from your previous university.
Fill in the final overall grade if you have it or enter a preliminary grade if you don’t (you will need to do a rough conversion to the German grading system here*).
Upon successful completion of the application process, you may receive a conditional admission allowing you to secure your seat in the programme.
Your final grades and certificate may be submitted at a later stage, as soon as they become available.
*If you cannot find your country in the conversion table, simply type in 2,7 - our admissions team will then readjust your grade.
If you cannot take one of the standard English proficiency tests due to COVID-19, we are currently also accepting the following online English tests:
- Duolingo Certificate | result needed: 95 Points
- TOEFL Special Home Edition | result needed: 87 ibt
- IELTS Indicator | result needed: 6.5 overall
Yes, there will be a winter semester intake in 2020 for both national and international students.
Thanks to our recently designed blended learning and study model (online classes + self study), you can start your courses online and you can already interact with your classmates. You will be able to study, exchange ideas and fully engage with your professors and fellow students in our virtual classrooms. You will also be able to hold presentations, work on practical projects or hand in essays and acquire credits through continuous assessment.
We have successfully been offering this blended learning and study model at our campuses in Berlin and Dresden since March 2020.
Don’t put your future on hold - We kindly ask you to apply now.
In case of visa delays or travel difficulties, you will be able to start your studies online and switch to on-campus studies upon reception of your visa and once travel restrictions are eased. We have introduced maximum flexibility for our autumn intake to allow us to cater to different situations which our students may find themselves in.
When you receive your study contract, we usually give you 2 weeks time to reflect and to think about our study offer (also called "guarantee").
After the guarantee ends, we have the right to offer the seat to someone else. Thus it is important so sign the contract in time and to pay any outstanding fees, such as enrolment fees and the deposit (Non-EU/EEA students).
Due to the nature of our university and the CORE Principle, we teach in small classrooms and working groups. As places are limited, it is imperative to reserve your seat.
No problem! You don’t need to take part in the distance format from home, just arrive on campus by the late arrival deadline – 30 November 2020. If you cannot make it until then, you may of course apply to defer your studies to the summer semester 2021 (April intake) by 30 November 2020!