The Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin is a public university and charges no tuition fees, for EU and non-EU students alike. Every student pays a semester contribution of 371.80 EUR for winter 2026/27, which includes the Deutschlandsemesterticket for public transport across Germany. Each application costs 60 EUR, paid by card through the online portal (muvac), and is non-refundable.

For your student visa you also 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.

The school publishes one set of dates for all applicants. The deadline is for the application and pre-selection; auditions follow in mid to late January for the summer intake and in early June for the winter intake. If you need a visa, plan for the time between the audition result and the semester start.

None. All programmes are taught in German. Bachelor's applicants without a German school-leaving certificate need German at B2.2, shown by enrolment at the latest, and their German is also tested in the music theory exam. Master's and Konzertexamen applicants currently need no German certificate, but German is recommended. The school offers 22 Bachelor's and 28 Master's programmes in instrumental and orchestral music, voice and music theatre, conducting, composition and electroacoustic music, plus postgraduate Konzertexamen programmes.

The Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin (Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin) is a public music university in Berlin, founded in 1950, with 572 students. It offers programmes in instrumental and orchestral music, voice and music theatre, conducting, composition and electroacoustic music.