Semester fees
The semester fee is composed of the contribution towards the student services and the semester ticket in order to use public transportation within Bayreuth.
Semester fees for the summer semester 2025:
The full amount of 163,04 € is comprised of:
- fee for the Association of Student Services: 87,00 €
- fee for the semester ticket: 76,04 €
Bank account details
Recipient:
Staatsoberkasse Bayern in Landshut
Bank account details:
Bayer. Landesbank München
BIC: BYLADEMMXXX
IBAN: DE36 7005 0000 4101 1903 15
Please include the following reason for payment:
your matriculation number,25S,surname,first name
Payment deadline
Semester fees are due together with the application for enrolment or the application for renewal of enrolment.
In cases of late or incomplete payment enrolment is denied or deregistration invoked.
Reimbursement
Students who have already re-registered for the winter semester or the summer semester, but who do not wish to start the coming semester after all, can receive their semester ticket back if they withdraw their registration up to and including 31 March (if re-registering for the summer semester) or 30 September (if re-registering for the winter semester).
Newly enrolled students who do not wish to begin their studies after all can have their semester ticket refunded if they withdraw their enrolment up to and including 31 March (if enrolling for the summer semester) or 30 September (if enrolling for the winter semester).
The student services fee will only be refunded after the start of the semester in the event of exmatriculation or withdrawal from enrolment up to and including 14 April in the summer semester and in the event of exmatriculation or withdrawal from enrolment up to and including 14 October in the winter semester (see § 6 of the Student Services Fee Statutes).
Application form:
Exemption from contributions
Semesterticket: Severely disabled students, who are entitled to free transport according to the Disabilities Act and are in possession of the supplementary sheet to their ID for severely disabled persons complete with respective stamps, are exempt from paying the Semesterticket contribution (§ 1 para. 3 of the Semesterticket contribution regulation). The existence of exemptions is to be reported and evidenced to the University every semester. To this end, the following documents are to be submitted:
- A copy of your ID for severely disabled persons
- A copy of the supplementary sheet for severely disabled persons complete with respective stamps
Association of Student Services fee Students who are enrolled in more than one university in Bavaria, for whom different Associations of Student Services are responsible, are liable for contributions only at the Association of Student Services in whose remit the first enrolment took place (Art. 121 para. 4 sentence 2 BayHIG). The existence of exemptions is to be reported and evidenced to the University every semester. To this end, the following documents are to be submitted:
- Confirmation from the university in whose remit the first enrolment took place regarding study progress to date
- Course certificates for the respective semesters, in the case that the enrolment does not proceed from the above-mentioned confirmation.
Supporting documents are to be submitted at enrolment, or in the process of re-enrolment.
Bases of Leyving
According to Art. 121 para. 2 and 3 of BayHIG in conjunction with Art. 121 para. 1 sentence 3 No. 1 and 2 of BayHIG, the Association of Student Services may levy a basic contribution (Association of Student Services fee) - especially for the establishment and operation of childcare facilities, the construction and operation of halls of residence, and the operation of catering facilities, as well as the provision of access to institutions concerned with cultural and social activity - and a contribution towards student transport (Semesterticket contribution). Further details are governed via the Association of Student Services as per regulation.
According to § 2 para. 1 of the Association of Student Services Fee Regulation and § 1 para. 2 of the Semesterticket Contribution Regulation, all enrolled students are liable for contributions. It therefore represents a solidarity fee, to be paid by all students.
The corresponding regulations can be found in the Internet pages of the Association of Student Services.