Applications

How to apply for a place at our university

Applications for Winter Semester 2025/26 are possible from 15.05.2025 onwards. Please note that there are different application periods for our degree programs. You can find information on the specific application periods in our overview of degree courses. It is not possible to apply for your chosen degree program before the start of the respective application period.

The application period for the degree programs BA Management and Leadership in Early Childhood Education, MA Counselling and Intervention, and MA International Social Work begins on 01.05.2025.

• 1. Check if applications to your degree program are coordinated by hochschulstart.de

  Currently, this applies to the following Bachelor's programs at our university:

  • Architecture
  • Urban and Spatial Planning_Foundations
  • Forestry and Ecosystem Management
  • Social Work

  If you would like to apply for one of the degree programs listed above, please register first at hochschulstart.de.

  Please note: For all other Bachelor's and Master's programs, it is not necessary to register at hochschulstart.de.

  You can find more information on the "Dialogue-Oriented Service Procedure" (DOSV) used by hochschulstart.de here.

• 2. Register on our online applications portal "MeinFHEcampus"

  • Using hochschulstart.de:
    Registration and application only possible with BID (applicant ID) and BAN (applicant authentification number); your personal data will be transferred

  • Without hochschulstart.de:
    Enter your personal data in the registration form on the online application portal

• 3. Apply or enrol

  Depending on the degree program you have chosen, you may have to first submit an application or you might be able to enrol directly.

  • "Numerus Clausus" (NC) Bachelor's and Master's programs (restricted admissions)
    • Please apply online: you will be asked for data such as the required minimum university entrance qualification or Bachelor's grade
    • Upload the documents requested on the online applications portal "MeinFHEcampus"
    • Your documents will undergo a preliminary review by the Student Admissions Office
    • If everything is in order, your application will be validated and will progress to the selection procedure.

  • "NC-free" Bachelor's programs (no admission restrictions)
    • After choosing your degree program, you can enrol immediately online
    • Your enrolment will be checked by the Student Admissions Office after we receive it online.
    • If everything is correct and complete, you application will be approved and you can then complete the enrolment process by paying the semester fee and having digital confirmation of health insurance coverage (M10 notification) sent by your statutory health insurance company.
    • After successfully completing the enrolment process, you will receive a welcome package containing information for new students.
    • Once you have received this, you can activate your university account and upload a photo for your student ID card via the portal.
    • You will receive your student ID card (Thoska) by post before you begin your studies.

Types of admission

• Degree programs without admission restrictions (NC-free)

  After registering and selecting the degree program, you can go ahead with your enrolment directly through the MeinFHEcampus online portal.

  • The Student Admissions Office will digitally review the documents you have uploaded.
  • If everything is complete, your application will be approved via the online portal and you can complete your enrolment by paying the semester fee and requesting confirmation of insurance coverage (M10 notification) from your statutory health insurance. The M10 notification will be sent directly to our university by the health insurance company via electronic data exchange (please quote our company number H0000101).
  • If any documents are missing, you will be notified of this via the online portal..
  • After successfully completing the enrolment process, you will receive a welcome package containing information for new students.
  • Once you have received this, you can activate your university account and upload a photo for your student ID card via the portal.
  • You will receive your student ID card (Thoska) by post before you begin your studies.

  Please note: Communication between applicants and administrators is conducted exclusively via our online portal. No emails or letters will be sent in relation to the application process!

• Degree programs with restricted admissions (NC) coordinated by hochschulstart.de

  The following information applies to these degree programs:

  • Bachelor Forestry and Ecosystems Management
  • Bachelor Social Work
  • Bachelor Architecture
  • Bachelor Urban and Spatial Planning_Foundations

  Please note: For all other Bachelor's and Master's programs, you do not need to register at hochschulstart.de.

  1. Register at hochschulstart.de

  2. Register using your BID (applicant ID) and BAN (applicant authentification number) on the online applications portal of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt "MeinFHEcampus"

  You can find further information on how the Dialogue Oriented Service Procedure (DOSV) is carried out here.

  3. After registering, upload all the necessary application documents on the portals.

  4. Your application will be reviewed by the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt

  5. If all the necessary documents have been submitted in digital form, your application will be set to "valid", visible in the application portal "MeinFHEcampus"

  6. Valid applications will be entered into the selection process on hochschulstart.de.

  7. After the application deadlines, the selection process will be carried out.

  8. Please monitor the application portals closely. You will receive notification of admission shortly after the award procedure has been completed.

• Degree programs with selection procedures (restricted admissions/NC)

  The following Bachelor's degree programs are subject to extended selection procedures. Extra points are awarded for experience and existing skills, which can positively affect the awarding of university places: e.g. completion of relevant vocational training. Further details are regulated in the respective selection statutes.

  • Selection statutes: Bachelor's in Social Work
  • Selection statutes: Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education
  • Selection statutes: Bachelor's in Forestry and Ecosystems Management

• Master's programs

  • Apply by the application deadline using the application portal "Mein FHEcampus" and upload the required application documents..
  • If you meet the program-specific admission requirements, you will receive a notification of admission via the online portal.
  • If you wish to accept the offer of admission and enrol, please complete the online enrolment process in "Mein FHEcampus" by the enrolment deadline specified in the notification of admission.
  • The Student Admissions Office will digitally review the documents you have uploaded.
  • If everything is complete, your application will be approved via the online portal and you can complete your enrolment by paying the semester fee and requesting confirmation of insurance coverage (M10 notification) from your statutory health insurance. The M10 notification will be sent directly to our university by the health insurance company via electronic data exchange (please quote our company number H0000101).
  • If any documents are missing, you will be notified of this via the online portal..
  • After successfully completing the enrolment process, you will receive a welcome package containing information for new students.
  • Once you have received this, you can activate your university account and upload a photo for your student ID card via the portal.

  Please note: Communication between applicants and administrators is conducted exclusively via our online portal. No emails or letters will be sent in relation to the application process!