Please inform yourself about the program your are interested in first!

The study programs of the Viadrina:

• sorted by faculties:

• Law (= ReWi)
• Business Economics and Administration (= WiWi)
• Cultural and Social Sciences (= KuWi)

• or all study programs at a glance
  
  

Attention:

• DEUTSCH-POLNISCHES JURASTUDIUM
• You are interested into this program?
• In this case please follow the relevant application information!

Prepare your documents in good time, i.e. all the required documents and forms.

Please, be aware!

• Depending on the bachelor's program additional documents may be required.
  
  

Important for the Application for the 1^st Academic Semester
and the Enrollment for a Higher Academic Semester or with "Studienkolleg":

• All required documents must be submitted by the end of the deadline at the latest (see Step 3)!
• Official Certification:
  We accept documents without official certification for the application, but we reserve the right to request this later. However, a scan or copy of the original document, i.e. in the original language, must always be submitted! 
• Sworn Translations:
  Translations must be issued by a sworn translator (i.e. authorized by a court). Such translations are not required if the original document is issued by the responsible institution (e.g. school/university) in English or German. This also applies to bilingual versions, i.e. in the original language with translation into English or German.
• Read the detailed information on official certification and sworn translation carefully!
  
  

Important for the Enrollment for the 1^st Academic Semester
and Completing the Enrollment for Higher Academic Semester or with "Studienkolleg":

• If you meet the requirements for studying at the Viadrina, you must accept your study place by enrolling or completing the enrollment (see steps 4+5), respectively.
• We reserve the right to request certain documents in paper form from you, in addition to the regular enrollment documents. This applies in particular to officially certified copies and sworn translations of certificates, as well as the originals of language certificates.
• Read the detailed information on official certification and sworn translation carefully!

Application for 1^st Academic Semester:
>> via uni-assist ! <<

Foreign applicants with a foreign entrance qualification (secondary school diploma, e.g. Abitur or equivalent) can apply for the 1^st academic semester via uni-assist only! Please do not send any documents to the Viadrina!

uni-assist is a cooperation consisting of German universities that processes the applications of international students at Viadrina. Detailed information about uni-assist you will find at https://www.uni-assist.de/en.

• The application has to be done online via uni-assist!

• The application process is described step-by step at www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply. Please follow these instructions.
  

Deadlines:

• For winter semester:   from 01. June until 15. July
• For summer semester:   from 01. December until 15. January
  
  For the summer semester, an application for 1^st academic semester as well as enrollment with "Studienkolleg" ("Feststellungsprüfung") is only possible for the following bachelor's programs held in German language:

• "Kulturwissenschaften"
• "Internationale Betriebswirtschaftslehre"
• "Rechtswissenschaft"
  (first legal examination [state examination]) incl. degree "Bachelor of Laws".
  
  

Enrollment for Higher Academic Semester or with "Studienkolleg":
>> at the Viadrina ! <<

Foreign applicants with a foreign entrance qualification (secondary school diploma, e.g. Abitur or alent) who would like to enroll for a higher academic semester, as well as foreign applicants with an entrance qualification based on a "Studienkolleg" ("Feststellungsprüfung"), send their documents directly to the Viadrina.

An enrollment for a higher academic semester for all bachelor's programs is possible for the winter as well as for the summer semester.

• The enrollment has to be done online in viaCampus!
• After submitting the online registration, a PDF file will be generated.
• Page 1 is your request for enrollment. You can print this out and personally sign it by hand or provide it with a digital signature. You must submit this request together with the required documents.
• The information on pages 2 and 3 is for your personal records. These pages do not need to be submitted.
• Please note!
  We accept the documents either in paper form or scanned by e-mail to: zulassung@europa-uni.de! In the case of paper form, the postmark does not count, i.e. the documents must be received at the Viadrina by the end of the deadline at the latest!
  

Deadlines:

• For winter semester:   from 01. June until 15. September
• For summer semester:   from 01. December until 15. March
• However, we strongly recommend to submit your application as early as possible, i.e. until July 15^th for winter, and January 15^th for summer semester.
  
  

Important!

• Please note possible changes to the application deadlines, depending on the degree program you want to apply for or enroll in. It is not possible to do this before!
• All required documents must be submitted by the end of the deadline at the latest!
  This means:
• When applying for 1^st academic semester, your complete documents must have been uploaded at uni-assist! It will not be accepted if you send your documents scanned by email to uni-assist!
• When enrolling for a higher academic semester or with "Studienkolleg" ("Feststellungsprüfung"), your complete documents must have been submitted to the Viadrina! We accept the documents either in paper form or scanned by e-mail to: zulassung@europa-uni.de!
  Please note! In the case of paper form, the postmark does not count, i.e. the documents must be received at the Viadrina by the end of the deadline at the latest!

You have submitted your application in time by post: What happens next?

Your application or enrollment will now be assessed. You will receive the result of the assessment within 6 weeks after the end of the application/enrollment period as well as further information from us, especially about enrollment.

Application for 1^st Academic Semester:
>> über uni-assist ! <<

uni-assist examines whether your documents meet the requirements for completeness and form and whether you have a university entrance qualification. This can take up to 3 weeks.

• If the result is negative: You will receive information about this from uni-assist.
• If the result is positive: Your data will be forwarded to Viadrina and processed further here by the admissions office.
• As soon as the processing is complete, you will receive your access data for your viaCampus account by e-mail in order to enroll (see Step 4).
• Please note the status changes and the comments from the admissions office in your viaCampus account. You will always be informed about these status changes by e-mail.
  
  

Enrollment for Higher Academic Semester or with "Studienkolleg":
>> at the Viadrina ! <<

The Viadrina examines whether your documents meet the requirements for completeness and form and whether you have a university entrance qualification.

• If the result is negative: You will receive a rejection from us.
• If the result is positive: You will receive further information from us.
• Please note the status changes and the comments from the admissions office in your viaCampus account. You will always be informed about these status changes by e-mail.

If you have received confirmation of a study place and/or information about enrollment from us by e-mail or in viaCampus, you can enroll or complete enrollment, respectively. General information can be found in your viaCampus account and also on our website.

Enrollment after Successful Application for 1^st Academic Semester:

The enrollment has to be done online in viaCampus.

• You will receive the access data for this by e-mail from the admissions office (see above "What next?")
• After submitting the online registration, a PDF file will be generated.
• Page 1 is your request for enrollment. You can print this out and personally sign it by hand or provide it with a digital signature. You must submit this request together with the required documents.
• The information on pages 2 and 3 is for your personal records. These pages do not need to be submitted.
• We accept the documents either in paper form or scanned by e-mail to: zulassung@europa-uni.de! In the case of paper form, the postmark does not count, i.e. the documents must be received at the Viadrina by the end of the deadline at the latest!
  
  

Completing the Enrollment for Higher Academic Semester or with "Studienkolleg":

Please check in viaCampus if you possibly need to submit any missing documents.

Important!

• We reserve the right to request certain documents in paper form from you, in addition to the regular enrollment documents. This applies in particular to officially certified copies and sworn translations of certificates, as well as the originals of language certificates. Information on official certification and sworn translations can be found on our website.

You must have valid health insurance to enroll at a German university!

Applicants from within the European Union:

• You do not need a German health insurance policy. Your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is valid for study in Germany. If you do not already have the card, you will need to order it from your insurance company in your home country well in advance.
  
  

Applicants from beyond the European Union:

• For you, a German health insurance policy is obligatory. After you arrival in Frankfurt (Oder), you will have to set up such a policy with a German health insurance company.