German International University (GIU) for International Students

German International University is a private, state-recognised university, so all programmes charge tuition. The latest fee GIU has published is 3,715 EUR per semester, for the academic year 2023/24. GIU publishes no difference between programmes, degree levels or EU and non-EU students. Confirm the current fee with admission@giu-berlin.de before you apply.

GIU does not publish a separate semester contribution. The semester ticket and the other costs above are not included in tuition, and GIU gives no year for them, so check the current amounts with the university.

For your student visa you also need to show 11,904 EUR for the year (2026, Federal Foreign Office), usually in a blocked account, and that money has to be transferred months before the semester starts.

GIU publishes no application deadline and admits on a rolling basis. If you need a visa, apply as early as possible and confirm the next intake with admission@giu-berlin.de.

You apply directly to GIU. Admission requires GIU's own computer-based admission test (a reasoning test and an English test). Design applicants also submit a portfolio. GIU accepts TOEFL iBT 86 or IELTS 6.5 as proof of English.

All 12 programmes are taught in English: 6 Bachelor's and 6 Master's.

Bachelor's: Media Engineering and Technology, Information Engineering and Technology, Mechatronics Engineering, Architecture and Management (all B.Sc.), and Design (B.A.).

Master's: Media Engineering and Technology, Information Engineering and Technology, Mechatronics Engineering, Architecture and Management (all M.Sc.), and Design (M.A.). Several Master's offer specialisations, for example Accounting and Financial Analysis, Finance and Economics, or Marketing and Strategic Management in Management; each Master's is counted once.

German International University (GIU) is a private university in Berlin, state-recognised by the State of Berlin in 2019. Its campus is at Am Borsigturm in Berlin-Tegel. It has about 389 students and offers Bachelor's and Master's programmes in engineering, architecture, management and design, all taught in English.

GIU Berlin is a separate institution from the German International University in Egypt.