Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Application route

Through uni-assist

Source

“If you obtained your University entrance qualification (UEQ) outside Germany , you must apply via uni-assist”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/before-starting-university/application-process/guide-for-international-applicants · checked 14 November 2026

Mixed in practice, but uni-assist for our audience: applicants who obtained their school-leaving certificate or first degree in Germany use HSRW's own application portal, everyone with a qualification obtained abroad must go through uni-assist. uni-assist checks the documents and forwards qualifying applications to HSRW, which takes the final decision. No VPD procedure is mentioned. Seven bachelor's programmes are additionally allocated through hochschulstart.de (DoSV), where a BID and BAN must be obtained first; the application itself can then still be filed via uni-assist.

APS certificate (India)

Not stated by the university

5 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

• www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/before-starting-university/application-process/guide-for-international-applicants
• www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/before-starting-university/overview-for-international-applicants
• www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/before-starting-university/application-process/bachelors-degrees
• www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/before-starting-university/application-process/masters-degrees
• www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/before-starting-university/first-look-at-studying/faq-for-prospective-students

No HSRW page mentions the APS (Akademische Prüfstelle) certificate. Because every applicant with a foreign university entrance qualification has to apply through uni-assist, the APS requirement for Indian applicants is governed by uni-assist's country rules rather than by HSRW, and applicants should check it there.

Studienkolleg

Own Studienkolleg

Source

“Diese Ordnung gilt für Studieninteressierte, deren ausländische Zeugnisse den Zugang zu einer deutschen Hochschule nicht unmittelbar ermöglichen, und die von oder in Zusammenar- … beit mit der Hochschule Rhein-Waal auf die Feststellungsprüfung vorbereitet werden”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Regelungen_der_zentralen_Ebene/06_2013_feststellungspruefungo_na_veroe_06_2013.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

HSRW has its own statute (dated 30 August 2012, still listed among the current central regulations) for a programme preparing applicants for the Feststellungsprüfung, run "by or in cooperation with" the university, with its own selection procedure. There is no applicant-facing Studienkolleg page and no current intake information, and the preparation is aimed at German-taught degrees, so it is of little use for the English-taught programmes. uni-assist also lists "a Studienkolleg (preparatory course)" as a possible choice of study.

International office

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/get-to-know-us/organisation/facilities-and-centres/internationalisation-and-languages

Source

“The Centre for Internationalisation and Languages supports the university’s international activities and promotes multilingualism in study and teaching.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/get-to-know-us/organisation/facilities-and-centres/internationalisation-and-languages · checked 14 November 2026

HSRW has no unit called "International Office". Day-to-day support for international students comes from the Welcome Centre on both campuses (Students4Students tutors, help with forms and authorities, residence-permit support in Kleve), and admission questions go to the Central Study Advisory Service (ZSB).

Tuition for non-EU students

No tuition fees for any nationality. Every student pays only the termly fee (semester contribution) of 365.10 EUR for winter 2026/27, and non-EU students pay no surcharge.

Source

“For the 2026/27 winter term, the termly fee is €365.10. The termly fee comprises several components: Social contribution: €120.00 Student Union fee: €15.30 Deutschlandticket: €226.80 – this allows you to travel throughout Germany for the whole semester University sports support: €1.50 Support for university music: €1.50”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/all-about-university-life/costs-and-funding/tuition-fees · checked 14 November 2026

None of the listed components is a tuition fee. HSRW's fee statute (Hochschulabgabensatzung, 14 May 2018) lists only fees for second-degree and guest auditors, replacement documents and late re-registration - no tuition and no service fee for non-EU students, unlike some Bavarian and Baden-Württemberg universities. The DAAD International Programmes entry for every Rhine-Waal programme states "No tuition fees".

Semester contribution

€365.10 per semester, includes a transport ticket

Source

“For the 2026/27 winter term, the termly fee is €365.10.”

www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/study/all-about-university-life/costs-and-funding/tuition-fees · checked 14 November 2026

The Deutschlandticket is included and cannot be opted out of: "It is already included in the semester fee and therefore does not need to be purchased separately." Students on an external internship or a semester abroad are exempt from buying it. The ticket covers all regional and local buses and trains in Germany in 2nd class, but not ICE or EC trains.

Other compulsory fees

Not stated by the university

1 page checked, 7 Nov 2026

• www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/fileadmin/upload_redaktion/Dezernate/Rechtl_Akadem_Angelegenheiten/Regelungen_der_zentralen_Ebene/hochschulabgabensatzung_nichtamt.ges_.-fassung_2018_12_06_0.pdf

The fee statute lists no compulsory fee besides the termly fee: no application fee and no fee for non-EU students. It only sets incidental fees (late re-registration 15 EUR, replacement student ID 15 EUR, duplicate examination certificate 20 EUR) and 100 EUR per semester for second-degree students (Zweithörer) and guest auditors. The uni-assist handling fee is recorded on each programme.

Tuition per programme is listed with each programme below.