FH Erfurt charges no tuition, for EU and non-EU students alike, because Thuringia does not charge tuition fees at public universities. Students who exceed the standard period of study by more than four semesters pay a long-term study fee of 500 EUR per semester.

Every student pays the semester contribution of 333.80 EUR: 95 EUR for the Studierendenwerk, 9 EUR for the student council and 229.80 EUR for the semester ticket, which includes the Kulturticket. First-semester students also pay 20 EUR for the thoska student card. Applicants with foreign qualifications apply through uni-assist, which charges 75 EUR for the first application and 30 EUR for each additional programme.

No tuition does not mean no proof of funds. For the student visa you still need to show 11,904 EUR for the year, usually in a blocked account, and that money has to be transferred months before the semester starts.

FH Erfurt sets no application deadlines for international applicants, who apply through uni-assist all year round; applicants with a German or EU qualification use FH Erfurt's own portal. Eight percent of places in restricted-admission programmes are reserved for international applicants, so places can fill up. If you need a visa, apply several months before the semester starts to leave time for the uni-assist check and your visa appointment, and confirm with internationalapplications@fh-erfurt.de.

FH Erfurt offers 1 degree programme taught in English: the Master's in Sustainable Engineering of Infrastructure (M.Eng.), which requires English at level B2. All other programmes, in architecture, civil engineering, building services and computer science, landscape architecture and forestry, social work and business, are taught in German; you need German at level B1 to apply and C1 before you start.

The Fachhochschule Erfurt is a public university of applied sciences in Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, founded in 1991, with 4,000 students. It offers practice-oriented Bachelor's and Master's programmes across faculties of architecture and urban planning, civil engineering, building services and computer science, landscape architecture and forestry, applied social sciences, and business. It is separate from the University of Erfurt.