Application and Enrolment

Enrolment:

The registration and enrolment has to be done online in viaCampus!
Please upload all required documents (see checklist below) there.

After submitting your online enrolment, a PDF file containing important information will be generated. Please download this file and keep it safe.

• It contains, on the one hand, your account information for your student account, which will be activated upon final completion of enrolment.
• Please note: Once enrolment is finalised, you will no longer have access to your enrolment account, but only to your student account.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study programme, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Checklist of documents to be uploaded:

• *University entrance qualification
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• **Identity document
• *Study (period) certificate
• */**Ex-matriculation certificate
• *Higher subject semester – Classification confirmation

Should we request documents in paper form, these must either have been received by the European University Viadrina by the deadline or submitted in original form.

*Please note our Information on application and enrolment.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the European University Viadrina in the semester of application.

Applicant group definition - Germans and educational residents:

Regardless of your citizenship, you have a German university entrance qualification (A level, high-school diploma or equivalent) or you have the German citizenship and hold a foreign university entrance qualification (A level, high-school diploma or equivalent).

Enrollment:

Use our portal viaCampus for the registration and enrollment.

The detailed overview contains a short version of the online enrollment procedure and a detailed list of the documents required for enrollment.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study program, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Checklist of documents to be submitted:

• Enrollment form
• University entrance qualification
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• *Return envelope
• **Identity document
• Study certificate
• **Ex-matriculation certificate
• *Higher subject semester – Classification confirmation

*Please note our Information on documents to be submitted.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the Viadrina in the semester of application.

Detailed overview

Advisory services:

Dear international prospective students, as foreigners with a foreign university entrance qualification, in addition to our Admissions Office, Viadrina International Affairs provides a special information page for International Prospective Students & Applicants at your service.

Application:

Please apply directly via uni-assist e.V. and note that a few degree programmes have a different application procedure. Always check the specific pages for the degree programme.

Enrolment:

The Admissions Office will send you the access data for our portal viaCampus and information on the further procedure.
Please upload all required documents (see checklist below) there.

After submitting your online enrolment, a PDF file containing important information will be generated. Please download this file and keep it safe.

• It contains, on the one hand, your account information for your student account, which will be activated upon final completion of enrolment.
• Please note: Once enrolment is finalised, you will no longer have access to your enrolment account, but only to your student account.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study programme, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Checklist of documents to be uploaded for enrolment:

• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• **Identity document
• *Study (period) certificate
• */**Ex-matriculation certificate

Should we request documents in paper form, these must either have been received by the European University Viadrina by the deadline or submitted in original form.

*Please note our Information on application and enrolment.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the European Universtiy Viadrina in the semester of application.

Applicant group definition - Foreigners with a foreign university entrance qualification:

You are not a German citizen and have a foreign university entrance qualification (A level, high-school diploma or equivalent).

Application:

Please apply directly to uni-assist e.V.

Enrollment:

The Admissions Office will send you the access data for our application portal viaCampus and information on the further procedure.

The detailed overview contains a short version of the online enrollment procedure and a detailed list of the documents required for enrollment.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study program, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Documents to be submitted for enrollment:

• Enrollment form
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• **Identity document
• Study certificate
• **Ex-matriculation certificate

*Please note our Information on documents to be submitted.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the Viadrina in the semester of application.

Detailed overview

Enrolment:

The registration and enrolment has to be done online in viaCampus!
Please upload all required documents (see checklist below) there.

After submitting your online enrolment, a PDF file containing important information will be generated. Please download this file and keep it safe.

• It contains, on the one hand, your account information for your student account, which will be activated upon final completion of enrolment.
• Please note: Once enrolment is finalised, you will no longer have access to your enrolment account, but only to your student account.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study programme, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Checklist of documents to be uploaded:

• *University entrance qualification
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• **Identity document
• *Study (period) certificate
• */**Ex-matriculation certificate

Should we request documents in paper form, these must either have been received by the European University Viadrina by the deadline or submitted in original form.

 

*Please note our Information on application and enrolment.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the European Universtiy Viadrina in the semester of application.

Applicant group definition - Professionally qualified:

Regardless of your citizenship, you have a professional qualification under German law.

Enrollment:

Use our portal viaCampus for the registration and enrollment.

The detailed overview contains a short version of the online enrollment procedure and a detailed list of the documents required for enrollment.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study program, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Checklist of documents to be submitted:

• Enrollment form
• University entrance qualification > see detailed overview
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• *Return envelope
• **Identity document
• Study certificate
• **Ex-matriculation certificate

*Please note our Information on documents to be submitted.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the Viadrina in the semester of application.

Detailed overview

Cultural and Social Studies (B.A.)

Deutsch-Polnisches Jurastudium (LL.B./Mag.)

International Business Administration (B.Sc.)

Internationale Betriebswirtschaftslehre (B.Sc.)

Kulturwissenschaften (B.A.)

Recht und Politik/Politik und Recht (LL.B./B.A.)

Recht und Wirtschaft | Wirtschaft und Recht (LL.B./B.Sc.)

Rechtswissenschaft (Erste juristische Prüfung [State Exam] /LL.B.)

Wirtschaftsprüfung (B.Sc.) (dual)

does not apply to International Business Administration (M.Sc.) and Digital Entrepreneurship (M.A.)

Enrolment:

The registration and enrolment has to be done online in viaCampus!
Please upload all required documents (see checklist below) there.

After submitting your online enrolment, a PDF file containing important information will be generated. Please download this file and keep it safe.

• It contains, on the one hand, your account information for your student account, which will be activated upon final completion of enrolment.
• Please note: Once enrolment is finalised, you will no longer have access to your enrolment account, but only to your student account.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study programme, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Checklist of documents to be uploaded:

• *Master entrance qualification
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• **Identification document
• *Study (period) certificate
• */**Ex-matriculation certificate

Should we request documents in paper form, these must either have been received by the European University Viadrina by the deadline or submitted in original form.

 

*Please note our Information on application and enrolment.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the European University Viadrina in the semester of application.

does not apply to International Business Administration (M.Sc.) and Digital Entrepreneurship (M.A.)

Definition of applicant groups - Germans and educational residents:

Regardless of your citizenship, you have a German university entrance qualification or you have the German citizenship and hold a foreign university entrance qualification.

Enrolment:

Use our portal viaCampus for registration and enrolment.

The detailed overview contains a short version of the online enrolment procedure and the detailed list of documents required for enrolment.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study program, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Checklist of the documents to be uploaded:

• Master entrance qualification
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• University entrance qualification
• **Identification document
• Study period certificate
• **Ex-matriculation certificate

*Please note our Information on documents to be uploaded
**Not applicable if you are studying at Viadrina in the semester of application.

Detailed overview

not applicable for International Business Administration (M.Sc.) and Digital Entrepreneurship (M.A.)

Advisory services:

Dear international prospective students, as foreigners with a foreign university degree, in addition to our Admissions Office, Viadrina International Affairs is at your service with a special information page.

Enrolment:

The registration and enrolment has to be done online in viaCampus! Please note the different deadlines for foreign applicants, because of the longer processing time.
Please upload all required documents (see checklist below) there.

After submitting your online enrolment, a PDF file containing important information will be generated. Please download this file and keep it safe.

• It contains, on the one hand, your account information for your student account, which will be activated upon final completion of enrolment.
• Please note: Once enrolment is finalised, you will no longer have access to your enrolment account, but only to your student account.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study programme, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Checklist of documents to be uploaded for enrolment:

• *Master entrance qualification
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• Tabular curriculum vitae
• **Identity document
• *Study (period) certificate
• */**Ex-matriculation certificate

Should we request documents in paper form, these must either have been received by the European University Viadrina by the deadline or submitted in original form.

 

*Please note our Information on application and enrolment.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the European University Viadrina in the semester of application.

not applicable for International Business Administration (M.Sc.) and Digital Entrepreneurship (M.A.)

Applicant group definition - Foreigners with a foreign university degree:

You are not a German citizen and have a foreign university degree.

Enrollment:

Use our portal viaCampus for the registration and enrollment and note the different deadlines for foreign applicants, because of the longer processing time.

The detailed overview contains a short version of the online enrollment procedure and a detailed list of the documents required for enrollment.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study program, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Documents to be submitted for enrollment:

• Enrollment form
• Entrance qualification
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• University entrance qualification
• Tabular curriculum vitae
• **Identity document
• Study certificate
• **Ex-matriculation certificate

*Please note our Information on documents to be submitted.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the Viadrina in the semester of application.

Detailed overview

Germans and educational residents:

The registration, application and enrolment has to be done online in viaCampus! Please mind deadlines.
Please upload all required documents there.

Foreigners with a foreign university degree:

Please apply directly at uni-assist e.V. and mind the application deadlines!

Dear international prospective students, as foreigners with a foreign university degree, in addition to our Admissions Office, the Office for International Prospective Students & Applicants is at your service with a special information page.

You will receive the access data for our portal viaCampus and information on the further procedure from the Admissions Office.

Checklist of documents to be uploaded for application:

• Master entrance qualification - additional documents may be required (country-specific)
• *Proof of language skill(s), if possible, upload with your application, but no later than upon enrolment

Checklist of documents to be uploaded for enrolment:

• *Proof of language skill(s), if not uploaded with the application
• */**Proof of health insurance
• Semester contribution
• **Identification document
• *Study (period) certificate
• */**Ex-matriculation certificate

Should we request documents in paper form, these must either have been received by the European University Viadrina by the deadline or submitted in original form.

 

*Please note our Information on application and enrolment.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the European Universtiy Viadrina in the semester of application.

 

After submitting your online enrolment, a PDF file containing important information will be generated. Please download this file and keep it safe.

• It contains, on the one hand, your account information for your student account, which will be activated upon final completion of enrolment.
• Please note: Once enrolment is finalised, you will no longer have access to your enrolment account, but only to your student account.

Applicant group definition

A. Germans and educational residents:

Regardless of your citizenship, you have a German university degree or you are a German citizen and have a foreign university degree. 

B. Foreigners with a foreign university degree:

You are not a German citizen and have a foreign university degree.

Application:

for A. Germans and educational residents:

Use our portal viaCampus for the registration and enrollment within the deadline.

Documents to be submitted for application:

• Application form (by post or e-mail)
• Entrance qualification (by post or upload)
• *Proof of language skill(s) (by post or upload)

for B. Foreigners with a foreign university degree:

Please apply directly to uni-assist e.V. and mind the application deadlines! 

You will receive the access data for our application portal viaCampus and information on the further procedure from the Admissions Office.

 

The detailed overview contains a short version of the online application and enrollment procedure and a detailed list of the documents required for the application and enrollment.

*Please note our Information on documents to be submitted.

 

Detailed overview

Digital Entrepreneurship (M.A.)

Europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht (LL.M.)

European Studies (M.A.)

German and Polish Law (LL.M.)

Geschichte der Moderne transkulturell (M.A.)

International Business Administration (M.Sc.)

Kultur und Geschichte Mittel- und Osteuropas (M.A.)

Literaturwissenschaft: Ästhetik - Literatur - Philosophie (M.A.)

Soziokulturelle Studien (M.A.)

Sprache - Medien - Gesellschaft (M.A.)

Recht der Wirtschaft (Certificate)

for all applicant groups

Application:

The applications should be sent directly to the program supervisors. Please refer to the pages of the respective degree programme for the application form. Here you will find the deadline for enrolment.

Enrolment:

The registration and enrolment has to be done online in viaCampus!
Please upload all required documents (see checklist below) there.

After submitting your online enrolment, a PDF file containing important information will be generated. Please download this file and keep it safe.

• It contains, on the one hand, your account information for your student account, which will be activated upon final completion of enrolment.
• Please note: Once enrolment is finalised, you will no longer have access to your enrolment account, but only to your student account.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study programme, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Checklist of documents to be uploaded for enrolment:

• *Proof of language skill(s)
• Semester contribution
• **Identity document
• Study (period) certificate (must include university semesters)
• */**Ex-matriculation certificate

*Please note our Information on application and enrolment.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the European Universtiy in the semester of application.

for all applicant groups

Application:

The applications should be sent directly to the program supervisors. Please refer to the pages of the respective degree program for the application form. Here you will find the deadline for enrollment.

Enrollment:

Use our portal viaCampus for the registration and enrollment.

The detailed overview contains a short version of the online application and enrollment procedure and a detailed list of the documents required for enrollment.
In general, you already submit most of the documents to the program supervisors with the application.

⇒ Specifically regarding the study program, please check the additional information and requirements, especially for the proof of language skills!

Documents to be submitted for enrollment:

• Enrollment form
• *Proof of language skill(s)
• Semester contribution
• University entrance qualification
• Identity document
• Study certificate
• **Ex-matriculation certificate

• *Please note our Information on documents to be submitted.
  **Not applicable if you are studying at the Viadrina in the semester of application.

Detailed overview

International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (LL.M.)

Master of Compliance & Integrity Management (MACIM)

Mediation und Konfliktmanagement (M.A./LL.M.)

Schutz Europäischer Kulturgüter (M.A.)

As soon as you have concluded a doctoral agreement and this has been confirmed by the doctoral committee, you can apply for enrolment as a doctoral student within the deadlines.

Enrolment:

The registration and enrolment has to be done online in viaCampus!
Please upload all required documents (see checklist below) there.

After submitting your online enrolment, a PDF file containing important information will be generated. Please download this file and keep it safe.

• It contains, on the one hand, your account information for your student account, which will be activated upon final completion of enrolment.
• Please note: Once enrolment is finalised, you will no longer have access to your enrolment account, but only to your student account.

Checklist of documents to be uploaded:

• Doctoral agreement
• Degree certificates
• Semester contribution
• **Identity document
• *Study (period) certificate
• */**Ex-matriculation certificate

*Please note our Information on application and enrolment.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the European University Viadrina in the semester of application.

As soon as you have concluded a doctoral agreement and this has been confirmed by the doctoral committee, you can apply for enrollment as a doctoral student within the deadlines.

Enrollment:

Use our portal viaCampus for the registration and enrollment.

The detailed overview contains a short version of the online enrollment procedure and a detailed list of the documents required for enrollment.

Checklist of documents to be submitted:

• Enrollment form
• Doctoral agreement
• Degree certificates
• Semester contribution

• *Return envelope
• **Identity document
• Study certificate
• **Ex-matriculation certificate

*Please note our Information on documents to be submitted.
**Not applicable if you are studying at the Viadrina in the semester of application.

Detailed overview

• You will be informed about the enrollment status and missing documents in viaCampus.
• Documents must be submitted in German or English.

Undergraduate Study Courses

Germans and educational residents:

Regardless of your citizenship, you have a German university entrance qualification or you have the German citizenship and hold a foreign university entrance qualification.

Foreigners with a foreign university entrance qualification:

You are not a German citizen and have a foreign university entrance qualification.

Professionally qualified

Regardless of your citizenship, you have a professional qualification under German law.

Master's degree programmes

Germans and educational residents:

Regardless of your citizenship, you have a German university entrance qualification or you have the German citizenship and hold a foreign university entrance qualification.

Foreigners with a foreign university degree:

You are not a German citizen and have a foreign university degree.

With one of the following university entrance qualifications, Germans and educational residents have the opportunity to enrol in undergraduate degree courses at our university:

• the general higher education entrance qualification,
• the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification,
• the technical college entrance qualification,
• the subject-specific technical college entrance qualification,
• the successful completion of a Studienkolleg (assessment examination) - gets assessed according to the chosen degree programme,
• professional qualification (see ‘Professionally Qualified Applicants - University Entrance Qualification’)

 

For proving your Master Entrance Qualification you have to submit:

• a Transcript of Records to assess the relevance of the (upcoming) university degree or
• your university degree certificate

If no university degree certificate is available yet:
Germans and educational residents submit a confirmation of the Bachelor's achievements - The Bachelor's certificate must be submitted to the Matriculation Office by the end of the first semester.

Foreigners with a foreign university degree please refer to this website.

To enrol in a Master's programme, we require proof of your first professionally qualifying university degree (Master Entrance Qualification).

You have not yet received your degree, but have completed all relevant examinations or you have not yet received your certificate?

The following information applies only to German universities:

• Please use our form to confirm your Bachelor's achievements or
• a confirmation from your relevant examination office that all examinations relevant to your degree have been completed.

Confirmation of Bachelor's achievements

A study (period) certificate has to be uploaded if you have ever studied or are currently studying at a German university.

This must state your subject semesters and all previous university semesters.

 

An ex-matriculation certificate has to be uploaded if you have ever studied at a German university outside of Berlin or Brandenburg.

 

For Degree Programmes in German and for for Degree Programmes in English you can apply at the Viadrina with the certificates given on the following information website...

 

Detailed Information

Officially certified copies of certificates and documents requested for application or enrollment must meet the requirements listed below.

An officially certified copy must contain at least:

1. a note certifying that the copy/transcript corresponds to the original (certification note)
2. the date and signature of the certifier and
3. the imprint of the official seal; an official seal usually contains an emblem. A simple type stamp is not sufficient.

If the certification does not meet the above requirements, the European University will not recognize the certification.

All authorities of the state, the municipalities, offices and associations of municipalities, other legal entities under public law subject to the supervision of the state, which are entitled to bear an official seal, e.g. residents' registration offices, the school issuing certificates, notaries, state insurance institutions, churches organized under public law, are authorized to officially certify documents. Certifications from health insurance companies, lawyers, auditors, associations, sworn accountants, etc. are not recognized.

further details

Applicants from the European Union:

Proof of insurance status – either statutory insurance or exemption from the statutory insurance obligation – is required for enrollment. To do this, contact a German statutory health insurance company and either have yourself insured (e.g. student) or exempted so that your insurance status can be reported electronically to the European University. The chip card or a paper certificate is not sufficient.

To report the insurance status, the health insurance companies may require the sender number of the European University: H0001747.

No proof of insurance require

• Students aged 30 and over
• Continuing education students
• Doctoral students
• Students getting enrolled at the college

You can take out voluntary insurance at the regular rate. Electronic proof of health insurance is not required for these students.

Applicants from outside the European Union:

Please note the information on the following website: General information for incoming students - Health insurance

Professionally qualified applicants must provide proof of their university entrance qualification in accordance with § 10 para. 2 sentence 1 no. 5-11 BbgHG:

No. 5: Certificate of a professionally qualifying university degree

No. 6: Certificate/proof of having passed the master craftsman's examination in a trade

No. 7: Certificate/proof of further training qualification

No. 8: Certificate of competency for the nautical and technical ship service

No. 9: Certificate of completion of a technical school in public sponsorship

No. 10: Certificate/proof of completion of further training in accordance with state law

No. 11: Certificate of completion of secondary school, certificate of completion of vocational training, proof of at least 2 years of professional experience following the training, curriculum vitae

A sworn translation of certificates and other documents is required into German or English. 

A sworn translation ist not required if the original documents were issued in English or German by the relevant institution, e.g. school and/or university, or as bilingual versions, i.e. in the original language with a translation into English or German.

What is a sworn translation?
A sworn translation, also known as an official translation, is a translation that has been prepared by a court-certified translator, also known as certified or sworn translator.

Who is authorized to issue a sworn translation?
A sworn translator is a person with special authorisation as a sworn or publicly appointed/authorised translator. Such a sworn translator is authorised to officially translate documents, i.e. to produce so-called sworn or court-approved translations.

Sworn translators are only authorised to certify translations they have produced themselves, but no other documents, in particular not the original document on which the translation is based.

What must a sworn translation look like?
An official translation contains the translation of the underlying document, which is affixed with the translation mark, the original signature, and the seal of the translator, as well as a copy of the original document that was translated.

 

Important: You must submit the sworn translation with the translation note, the original signature and the original seal. A copy will not be accepted.

Please note this section in addition if you wish to enrol in a higher semester due to existing achievements!

You must then submit an approved classification confirmation for enrolment.

Who? The procedure applies to all applicant groups.

How You submit an application for recognition of existing external academic achievements (Anerkennung von externen Studien- und Prüfungsleistungen).

Information on the procedure and forms can be found on the Faculty website:

• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences: You can find the specific examination board directly on the page of the study course.
• Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

Where? The examination board of the desired study course is responsible for the procedure.

When? Submit the application at least six weeks before the end of the applicable enrolment period.

What if
the application is approved: You submit the notification of approval to the Admissions Office, the application for enrolment is finally processed and the recognised achievements are recorded by the Examination Office during the first semester.
The application is not approved: If permitted, you will begin your studies in the first subject semester.
The notification is not received by the deadline: If permitted, you will begin your studies in the first subject semester. Upon receipt, the Matriculation Office will process an upgrade and the Examination Office will record the recognised achievements.

Attention: A different enrolment in the first subject semester is only possible for study courses without admission restrictions and if the study course in question is approved for the first subject semester.