Application & Enrolment
On this page you will find all the important information about "Application and enrolment". This includes deadlines, procedures and information on required documents. You can find an overview of the current admission limits for the summer semester 2025 in the linked PDF (PDF, 141.08 KB) (opens in a new window), (not accessible) - ideal for orientation.
Application period
The application portal for winter semester 2025/26 is still open for available study places.
To the online application portal (external link, opens in a new window)
Online application
1. Register
Please note the following information:
Have you obtained your higher education entrance qualification abroad?
You can find all the information you need to apply on our Application with a foreign school-leaving qualification pages.
Are you already studying at Ostfalia and would like to change your degree programme?
Then use your intranet access data (Ostfalia ID) and apply via the Ostfalia application portal.
Have you already studied at Ostfalia in the past or attended a guest lectureship?
If so, please send an e-mail to the Enrolment Office (opens your email program) stating the new degree programme you are applying for, your former matriculation number and your date of birth so that we can activate your access to the online application portal.
Student Advisory Service (Kopie 2)
availability by phone:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Thursday: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday and before holidays: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
If the previous points do not apply, please complete a new registration in the online application portal.
In the registration mask, you enter your personal data and assign a password. Then answer the security question, accept the data protection information and finally click on "Register".
You will then receive an e-mail with the user ID you need to log in. By clicking on the link in the e-mail, you will be redirected to the application portal.
University Start
2. Apply
Please fill out the application in the Ostfalia application portal (external link, opens in a new window) completely and truthfully. The online application guide (PDF, 212.20 KB) (opens in a new window), (not accessible) can help you with this. It explains the application process step by step.
Please note the information on bonus options for grade improvement (pages 4 and 5 of the guide) in order to utilise all options for grade improvement.
3. Download your application confirmation
Please download your application confirmation immediately after submitting your application and save it securely or print it out, as you may need it for the family fund or other institutions. We do not send confirmation by email and you will not receive a PDF!
For open-admission degree programmes, admission is guaranteed if the application has been submitted correctly and all criteria and admission requirements have been met.
Admission and enrolment
You have been admitted if the status of your online application has changed to "Admission offer available". You will receive an email about the status change. However, please also check the status of your application in the application portal regularly.
You will find your letter of admission in your inbox in the application portal.
There are two more steps to take in order to speed up your enrolment:
- Apply for enrolment in the application portal (click on the "Accept offer" button, click on the "Apply for enrolment" button and complete the details).
- Upload the required documents, as listed in the letter of admission, to the application portal by the deadline using the upload fields. Please note the information on health insurance.
Note on health insurance:
Please note that you will not receive any paper documents from your health insurance company. It is sufficient if you provide the health insurance company with our university identification number "H0000481" so that your insurance status can be reported directly to the university online by the health insurance company.
Your enrolment can only be completed once you have applied for enrolment in the online application portal, uploaded all the necessary documents and received the electronic notification from the health insurance company.
You are only enrolled as a student at Ostfalia once you have received confirmation of enrolment by email and can download the enrolment and BAföG certificate from the Ostfalia application portal.
- Guide to enrolment (opens in a new window), (not accessible)
- Information sheet on health insurance (opens in a new window), (not accessible)
- Information sheet on the semester fee (opens in a new window), (not accessible)
- Semester fee scholarship for first-year students of the Studentenwerk OstNiedersachsen (opens in a new window), (not accessible)
Withdrawal of enrolment
You can apply to withdraw your enrolment up to four weeks after the start of lectures. This means that enrolment is deemed not to have taken place from the outset.
As a precaution, we would like to point out that an application for withdrawal of enrolment with fee refund without the partial amount for the "Deutschlandsemesterticket" can only be submitted until 21 October 2025 with the following application (reason for repayment: "Withdrawal of enrolment"):
Please note that a refund of the fee for the "Deutschlandsemesterticket" must be applied for separately:
For reimbursement of the Deutschlandsemesterticket, please complete the application for reimbursement of the Deutschlandsemesterticket fee (external link, opens in a new window) and submit it directly to the AStA (external link, opens in a new window) of Ostfalia University.
Deadline for the winter semester 2025/26: 21.10.2025
Legal regulations
- Regulations on the selection procedure for admission-restricted undergraduate degree programmes at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences (opens in a new window), (not accessible)
- Regulations on proof of practical experience for a degree programme at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences (opens in a new window), (not accessible)
- Immatrikulationsordnung der Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (opens in a new window), (not accessible)
Contact the enrolment office
Reachability times
Office hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm