Guest auditorium

You can find the deadline for applying for guest auditor status on the following page: Semester dates

In accordance with Sections 5 and 11 (3) of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (NHG) - Fees and Charges - in the latest valid version, the universities are responsible for charging guest students a fee per semester.

According to the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences fee schedule, this fee is

• 50 euros for attendance of up to 4 semester hours per week
• 100 euros for enrolments of more than 4 semester hours per week up to a maximum of 10 semester hours per week

Exemption from the guest auditor fee:

If you are enrolled at a state-run university in Lower Saxony for the same semester, the fee can be waived. A valid certificate of enrolment must be submitted as proof.

Persons who are entitled to benefits in accordance with § 9 Para. 1 SGB XII, to assistance in accordance with SGB II or to benefits in accordance with the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act can be exempted on presentation of appropriate evidence.

 

As a guest student, you can take coursework and examinations with the approval of the responsible lecturer and the Dean of Studies. However, it is only possible to take the examination in the semester applied for.

A separate fee of 50 euros per examination is charged for taking coursework and examinations.

Courses for which fees are paid in accordance with § 1 of the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences Fees and Charges Regulations are excluded from this regulation.