Semester dues
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Semester dues
There are no tuition fees at the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts, but there are semester dues that you have to pay for enrollment or re-registration.
The semester fee for the winter semester 2025 is made up of the following components:
| Contribution to the student body (Beitrag der Studierendenschaft) | 20 Euro | Student body's contribution regulations (Beitragsordnung der Studierendenschaft der TH OWL) |
| Mobility contribution (Deutschlandsemesterticket) | 208,80 Euro | Student body's contribution regulations (Beitragsordnung der Studierendenschaft der TH OWl) |
| Contribution to the Association for Student Affairs | 106 Euro | Association for Student Affairs contribution regulations (Beitragsordnung des Studierenenwerks Bielefeld) |
| Semester due | 334,80 Euro |
The Enrollment Office will check for receipt of payment of the semester dues at the time of enrollment.
You will receive more information about this when you apply. Under certain conditions you can be exempted from the semester dues. For other offices, please prove that you have paid the semester dues by presenting your bank statement. The Enrollment Office is not in a position to issue such certificates.
For exemption from the obligation to pay the semester dues and for reimbursement of semester dues, please use the following form:
Request for refund and exemption
The conditions for the reimbursement of fees have changed in 2024. They are regulated in the "Beitragsordnung der Studierendenschaft" (student body's contribution regulations).
Re-registration
If you wish to continue your studies at the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts after the end of a semester, you must re-register for the following semester within a deadline set by the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Re-registration takes place solely by paying the semester dues on time.
You will receive a re-registration request via e-mail to your university e-mail address (firstname.lastname@stud.th-owl.de), which can be accessed through the university's webmail service. Please remit only after you have been requested to do so!
If you have any problems, please contact the Enrollment Office at: immatrikulationsamt(at)th-owl.de
Re-registration deadlines:
Re-registration winter semester : until 15 August
Re-registration summer semester : until 15. February
Bank details:
Payee: TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE OSTWESTFALEN-LIPPE
Bank: LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN
IBAN: DE 44 3005 0000 0000 0624 30
BIC: WELADEDD
Note to payee: RStudent ID Number (without spaces)
Germany semester ticket (Deutschlandsemesterticket)
The semester dues includes the Germany semester ticket (Deutschlandsemesterticket) for TH OWL students. This ticket allows you to use buses and trains on public transport throughout Germany. The ticket is managed via the “OWLmobil” app from the operator OWL Verkehr.
In our documentation you will find all the important information on requirements, procurement and use.
CampusCard (KISOWL)
All information concerning the CampusCard (KISOWL), i.e. the student ID card at the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts, can be found in a separate documentation.