How much is to be payed

The amount of the fee varies from university to university because the fee for the different semester tickets (ÖPNV=Public Transport, VMT=Transport Association of Central Thuringia, Bahn=railway) differs. The following overview shows the amount of the semester fees and their structure.


With the wintersemester 2023/24, the semester fees consist of the following*. An additional fee for the student council must be paid at all universities. If applicable, a one-time fee for the thoska (Thuringian university and Studierendenwerk card), the multifunctional chip card, is added at the beginning of your studies. Please refer to the website of your university to find out the amount of these fees.

UniversityStudierendenwerkRail ticketPublic transport ticketVMT-TicketCulture ticketTotal
Cooperative University Gera-Eisenach; Eisenach74,00 €49,48 €---123,48 €
University of Applied Sciences Erfurt74,00 €71,00 €98,40 €12,40 €3,00 €258,80 €
University Erfurt74,00 €71,00 €98,40 €12,40 €3,00 €258,80 €
Cooperative University Gera-Eisenach; Gera74,00 €49,48 €32,50 €12,40 €-168,38 €
Ilmenau University of Technology74,00 €49,48 €---123,48 €
University of Applied Sciences "Ernst Abbe" Jena74,00 €71,00 €70,65 €12,40 €4,25 €232,30 €
Friedrich Schiller University Jena74,00 €71,00 €70,65 €12,40 €4,25 €232,30 €
University of Applied Sciences Nordhausen74,00 €49,48 €32,10 €--155,58 €
University of Applied Sciences Schmalkalden74,00 €49,48 €---123,48 €
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar74,00 €71,00 €36,40 €12,40 €-193,80 €
University of Music FRANZ LISTZ Weimar74,00 €71,00 €36,40 €12,40 €-193,80 €

* Please note: Participants in distance and continuing education programs with attendance time of less than 20 days per semester pay 60% of the basic fee set for all other students.


For the upcoming summer semester 2024, the semester fees consist of the following*. An additional fee for the student council must be paid at all universities. If applicable, a one-time fee for the thoska (Thuringian university and Studierendenwerk card), the multifunctional chip card, is added at the beginning of your studies. Please refer to the website of your university to find out the amount of these fees.

UniversityStudierendenwerkRail ticketPublic transport ticketVMT-TicketCulture ticketTotal
Cooperative University Gera-Eisenach; Eisenach85,00 €51,23 €---136,23 €
University of Applied Sciences Erfurt85,00 €73,50 €98,40 €12,40 €3,00 €272,30 €
University Erfurt85,00 €73,50 €98,40 €12,40 €3,00 €272,30 €
Cooperative University Gera-Eisenach; Gera85,00 €51,23 €32,50 €12,40 €-181,13 €
Ilmenau University of Technology85,00 €51,23 €---136,23 €
University of Applied Sciences "Ernst Abbe" Jena85,00 €73,50 €70,65 €12,40 €4,25 €245,80 €
Friedrich Schiller University Jena85,00 €73,50 €70,65 €12,40 €4,25€245,80 €
University of Applied Sciences Nordhausen85,00 €51,23 €32,10 €--168,33 €
University of Applied Sciences Schmalkalden85,00 €51,23 €---136,23 €
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar85,00 €73,50 €36,40 €12,40 €-207,30 €
University of Music FRANZ LISTZ Weimar85,00 €73,50 €36,40 €12,40 €-207,30 €

* Please note: Participants in distance and continuing education programs with attendance time of less than 20 days per semester pay 60% of the basic fee set for all other students.


An overview of how the semester fee has been composed in the past semesters can be found here.

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