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• Semester fee

  Only the so-called "semester fee" has to be paid when studying at the Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences. This fee is obligatory for all students regardless of their income. There are no additional tuition fees (as of March 2022).

  With the "semester fee" you can benefit from the services of the Student Services Organisation and your student representatives, the General Students´ Committee (AStA). Most importantly, you will receive a semester ticket for the local public transport.

  Always new

  The semester fee is due upon enrollment and each semester upon re-registration. The amount is determined each time.

  For the summer semester 2025, the semester fee is 289.90 Euro and is made up as follows:

  • Social contribution for the Student Services Organisation: 98.00 euro
  • "Deutschlandticket" (Germany ticket): 176.40 euro
  • General Student´s Committee contribution (AStA): 15.50 euro (information on the hardship regulation)

  The semester fee for the summer semester 2025 must be paid by January 31st, 2025. For organizational reasons, we would like to ask you to transfer the amount only after you have received the corresponding request by e-mail from us. It will take a few days to process the payment. We therefore ask you to be patient until you receive the payment confirmation from us.

  The semester fee for the winter semester 2025/26 will be announced at a later date (probably February 2025). We would like to ask you to refrain from transferring any amount prematurely.

  Further information

  In the event of a precautionary re-registration for a semester, the semester fee will be refunded in full if the student submits the de-registration application and the refund application, which can be found in the Campus Office online account, with effect before the start of the official lecture period. After the start of the lecture period, the fee for the semester ticket will be refunded by 31.10. in winter semesters and 30.04. in summer semesters.

  The application for reimbursement of fees can be sent in the form of a pdf file or as a scan/photo by email to studierendenservice.lp@hshl.de for students at the Lippstadt campus and to studierendenservice.hamm@hshl.de at the Hamm campus.

  Alternatively, submission by post is also possible.

  The reimbursement of semester fees is only possible in the context of exmatriculation or semesters on leave.

  Student Services does not carry out the refunds itself, but merely forwards the applications. We are therefore unable to provide any information on how long it may take to receive a refund. In individual cases, this can take up to 3 months.

  Account Details
  Recipient: Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt
  IBAN-Nr.: DE85 4145 0075 0000 0110 80
  BIC-Code:  WELADED1SOS, Sparkasse Hellweg-Lippe
  Note to Payee: Student Number!
  
  Important information: All 1st semester students will receive their registration nummer during their registration provess. All students reporting back for their respective semester can find their registration number on their student ID.

• "Deutschlandsemester"

  The semester fee includes a so-called "Deutschlandsemesterticket", which you can generate online. Please visit the Deutschlandsemesterticket page where you can create your ticket in a few steps.

  This ticket entitles you to use all local public transportian in Germany, including buses, trams, city trains and subway trains as well as S-Bahn, regional trains and 2nd class regional express trains.

  The exact terms and conditions of use - e. g. the rules on who you can take along or the obligation to carry identification documents - are laid down by the responsible transportation authority.

  After ordering, the ticket will be available for download in PDF format, which must be uploaded to a mobile device. A paper printout is not permitted during ticket inspection.

• Accommodation in Hamm and Lippstadt

  Are you already enrolled or are you going to study at the Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences and are you looking for a place to stay? The Studierendenwerk Paderborn (student services) is responsible for the student residences of the HSHL. Additionally, there are a number of private offers for accomodation.
  
  Finding a flat or a room in a shared apartment can be quite a challenge in Germany. More information about finding accommodation in general provides the DAAD website.
  In addition, we have compiled a handout with detailed information and useful hints on finding accommodation in Hamm and Lippstadt for your support. You can download it here.

  Hamm

  The student's residence hall, "Lofts im Zentrum" (Downtown Lofts), is providing accommodation for 99 residents. Further information at Studierendenwerk Paderborn.

  Furthermore the Studierendenwerk Paderborn provides an online platform for landlords who want to offer private accommodations in Hamm. The Studierendenwerk is not a real estate agent and accordingly receives no commission. The service is free of charge and as part of their social commitment.

  Lippstadt

  In the midst of flower fields, privet hedges and the Weihe creek, on the corner of Unionstraße and Konrad Adenauer-Ring, there is the 3 story residence hall Unionstraße with 49 single 2-room shared apartments, provided by the Studierendenwerk Paderborn. Further information at Studierendenwerk Paderborn.
  
  

  Furthermore, the Studierendenwerk Paderborn provides an online platform for landlords who want to offer private accommodations in Lippstadt. The Studierendenwerk is not a real estate agent and accordingly receives no commission. The service is free of charge and as part of their social commitment.

  Private market

  Many students in Germany find an apartment for themselves or a shared flat with others on the private market. It might be difficult to rent an apartment without being in Germany, because many landlords would like to meet their future tenants in person before signing the contract. For international students it might also be challenging that some German landlords speak only little or no English at all. Flat advertisements are almost exclusively in German, too. The following list of common terms in advertisements from a private blog can be helpful in your search. Additionally we hereby offer you a German cover letter (including the translation, at your own convenience) which you can use when first contacting prospective landlords.