HHU is a public university in North Rhine-Westphalia and charges no tuition fees for its Bachelor's, state examination and consecutive Master's programmes, for EU and non-EU students alike. Only some continuing-education programmes, such as the Master's in Public Health, the LL.M. programmes and the MBA, charge fees. Every student pays a semester contribution of 371.15 EUR for winter 2026/27, which includes the Deutschlandticket for public transport across Germany.

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.

HHU publishes one set of dates for all applicants. Non-EU Bachelor's applicants need a uni-assist pre-check issued for HHU before they can apply; HHU advises requesting it at least eight weeks before the deadline. Master's deadlines can differ by programme, so check the programme page. If you need a visa, apply well before the deadline rather than at the last minute.

Nine programmes are taught in English: the Bachelor's in Quantitative Biology and the Master's programmes in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Biochemistry International, Biology, Comparative Studies in English and American Language, Literature and Culture, Economics, Industrial Pharmacy, Physics and Translational Neuroscience. All other programmes are taught in German.

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf) is a public university in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, founded in 1965, with 28,201 students. It offers programmes in medicine, natural sciences, humanities, law, and business and economics.