Admission procedure

Applicants		Universität Hamburg Application and Admissions Team (Team Bewerbung und Zulassung)

Complete and submit applications		Assess applications
		Selection procedure
Applicants receive an email informing them that their letters of notification are available in their STiNE accounts.		Write and send out letters of notification
Completion of enrollment applications
Submit enrollment applications and required documents by the deadline		Receive enrollment applications and required documents
		Verification of enrollment applications and required documents
Receive provisional semester documents including student ID number provisional student ID provisional semester public transport pass (valid within the Hamburg Public Transport Association, HVV) new personal login details for STiNE account		Complete provisional semester documents
Receive separate iTAN letters including a list of transaction numbers necessary for completing individual steps in STiNE
Pay semester contributions in accordance with payment requests in STiNE accounts under "Dokumente" (documents)		Receive semester contribution payments and further outstanding documents if applicable
		Send out permanent semester documents and provide proof of enrollment (and § 9 BAföG confirmation) in applicants' STiNE accounts under "Dokumente" (documents)

Admission procedure - FAQs

What happens after the application deadline expiration date?

The expiration of the application marks the beginning of Universität Hamburg's admission procedure. Acceptance and rejection letters are sent out as soon as the processing of all admission applications is completed.

I missed the application period! Can I still be admitted?

Remaining program vacancies after the admission period will be published under: www.uni-hamburg.de/restplaetze. Late placement for available spaces is your only option to get into a program outside the official application period. Everybody can participate, regardless of any prior applications.

Selection criteria

For information on the selection and admission procedure, quotas and criteria for study place allocation please select your application category: first-year student; advanced semester student; advanced course student (Hauptstudium); MA applicant.

How to find out whether you have been accepted

After the application deadline you should check your STiNE account, so you won't miss the publication of the acceptance letters.

Accepted or rejected? How to get to know...

On the indicated dates we will email the result of the admission procedure to the email address stated in your online application. You can also find your acceptance or rejection letter in your STiNE account under "documents."

You will need your personal access data. Please remember that you had to change your original password when logging in for the first time. Thus, the original password emailed to you is no longer valid. Please contact STiNE line in case you encounter any problems in accessing your account.

What to do when I have been rejected

If you did not receive an offer of admission, please read our special instructions under rejection letter.