As an EU citizen, you pay no tuition at HU Berlin. The only mandatory fee is the Semesterbeitrag (the semester contribution), roughly 300 EUR per semester, so around 600 EUR per academic year. This sum includes a public transport ticket for all of Berlin (Tarifbereich ABC: U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram, bus) for the entire semester.

The real cost of studying is living in Berlin: roughly 850-1,100 EUR per month (accommodation, food, health insurance). When applying, a uni-assist fee of roughly 75 EUR for the first application is added.

For most bachelor's programs, yes: the language of instruction is German and you need proof of C1 level, through DSH-2 or TestDaF (4x TDN 4). This is usually the biggest obstacle for Romanians, which is why we recommend starting language preparation at least 1 year in advance.

At master's level, HU has an increasingly broad offer of programs taught in English, where you need IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL iBT 90+ instead of German. Check the language of instruction on each program's page before applying.

In the QS World University Rankings 2026, HU Berlin is 130th worldwide and 7th in Germany. The university is recognised globally for the humanities, social sciences, law and the sciences, and in certain fields it appears much higher in the subject rankings.

HU is part of the Berlin University Alliance (with Freie Universität, TU Berlin and Charité), one of the alliances with "University of Excellence" status in Germany. It has 57 Nobel laureates associated throughout its history, the most of any German university.

For Romanians, the application to HU Berlin is usually submitted through uni-assist, the shared office that evaluates international diplomas for German universities. The main steps:

1) You create an account on the uni-assist portal and choose your HU program.
2) You upload your Baccalaureate diploma and transcript (certified translations if required).
3) You pay the uni-assist fee (~75 EUR for the first application, ~30 EUR for each additional one).
4) uni-assist checks the equivalence of your diploma (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) and forwards your file to HU.
5) HU makes the admission decision. Mind the deadlines: usually July for the winter semester and January for the summer one.

Yes. The Romanian Baccalaureate is generally recognised as a Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (the right of access to German higher education), assessed by uni-assist during the application process. In some cases, depending on the program and the subjects in your Baccalaureate, there may be additional requirements.

Beyond the recognition of the Baccalaureate, the decisive factor for programs with restricted admission (Numerus Clausus) is your grade average, and for German-taught programs it is proof of C1 level. For an exact assessment of your file, we recommend checking directly with uni-assist or with a mentor.

HU Berlin is where the "Humboldtian" model of the university was born, in 1810, conceived by Wilhelm von Humboldt. The central idea: teaching and research must go hand in hand, and students learn through direct participation in research, not just from textbooks. To this is added academic freedom and education through science (Bildung durch Wissenschaft).

This model became the basis of modern research universities around the world, including American ones. For you, as a student, it means early access to research groups, professors active in their field and a serious academic culture.

No. As a Romanian (EU) citizen you have the automatic right to live and study in Germany without a study visa. You must, however, within the first few days after arrival, do the Anmeldung, the address registration at Berlin's Bürgeramt.

For the Anmeldung you need a rental contract and health insurance (the European Health Insurance Card issued in Romania or German insurance). Registration gives you the official address used for a bank account, a phone contract and for the Imatrikulation at the university.

Yes, as an EU citizen you have the automatic right to work in Germany without a work visa, unlike the United Kingdom or the United States. Germany is the largest economy in the EU and needs qualified graduates, especially in engineering, IT, law, the sciences and administration.

Berlin has one of the most active startup scenes in Europe, alongside large companies and public institutions. With a recognised degree from HU Berlin and good German, you can work in Germany right after graduation, and an EU degree lets you work anywhere in the European Union.