As an EU citizen, you pay no tuition fees for bachelor's programmes at FU Berlin. The only recurring cost is the Semesterbeitrag of approximately €360 per semester (~€720 per year), which also includes the public transport pass in Berlin (Semesterticket). When you apply you also pay a uni-assist fee of approximately €75. The main cost of studying in Germany is the cost of living in Berlin: accommodation €450-€750 per month, food €250-€350 per month, health insurance ~€120 per month, so approximately €900-€1,300 per month in total.

Unlike American universities, FU Berlin does not use a holistic admissions process with essays and interviews. Many programmes are zulassungsfrei (open access, you get in if you meet the requirements), while others have a Numerus Clausus (NC), a cut-off grade set each year by supply and demand. For competitive programmes in social sciences, psychology or the life sciences, the NC may require a high Baccalaureate average. The decision is made predominantly on the basis of the grade, not on an extracurricular profile.

Yes, but with an assessment. The Romanian Baccalaureate can constitute Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (HZB), the right of access to university, but sometimes it has to be supplemented depending on the programme and grades. Check in the anabin database how your profile is recognised. The documents (diploma, transcript) are translated and usually submitted through uni-assist, which calculates the equivalent average on the German scale (1.0 the best, 4.0 the minimum passing grade).

uni-assist is a centralised service that evaluates and equates degrees obtained abroad for many German universities, including FU Berlin. Instead of each university checking the documents individually, uni-assist does it once and issues a pre-verification document (VPD). The fee is approximately €75 for the first application and ~€30 for each additional application in the same session. Watch the deadlines: processing takes a few weeks, so apply early.

Most bachelor's programmes at FU Berlin are taught in German, so you need C1 level, proven through TestDaF, DSH or the Goethe-Zertifikat C1. There are also programmes or courses in English, more numerous at master's level (for example in political science, international relations, the life sciences). For programmes in English you need IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL iBT 90+. If you want to study in German but do not yet have C1 level, plan a year of language preparation before applying.

FU Berlin is recognised in particular for social sciences and political science (the Otto Suhr Institute, one of the largest political science centres in Germany), humanities (modern languages, literature, history, regional studies), and the life sciences (biology, biochemistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine). In the QS subject rankings, the university achieves very good positions in English, modern languages, politics, sociology and social sciences. It is also a university of excellence (Exzellenzuniversität) in all three rounds of the German Excellence Strategy.

No. As a Romanian (EU) citizen you have the automatic right to study and work in Germany without a study visa. After arriving in Berlin you only need to complete your Anmeldung (registering your address at the Bürgeramt in the first few days), open a bank account and have health insurance (the European Health Insurance Card or a private German one). Then you complete your Immatrikulation at FU Berlin and pay the Semesterbeitrag. The process is much simpler than for a non-EU student.

Yes, as an EU citizen you have the automatic right to work in Germany without a visa or work permit, both during your studies (part-time) and after graduation. Germany is the largest economy in the EU, with strong demand for graduates in fields such as IT, engineering, life sciences, research, consulting and the public sector. Berlin in particular is a European hub for startups and tech companies. With a degree from FU Berlin recognised throughout the EU, you can later work anywhere in the European Union without a visa.