Semester fees and charges

Semester fee for first-time enrolment and exchange students

The current semester fee for the gemstone and jewellery courses is 215,40 € for first enrollees. This is the sum of the following amounts:

  • ASTA: 16,00 € 
  • Semester ticket: 176,40€
  • Chip card: 23,00€
  • Delivery fee: 1,60€

First enrollees please pay after receiving the admission letter.

Exchange students please pay after receiving the information letter.


Please note that a bank transfer can take up to 5 days even for online transfers.

Re-registration / semester fee for students from the 2nd semester onwards

In order to continue your studies and take examinations in the following semester, you must re-register within the re-registration period.

The re-registration for the winter semester 2024/25 ends on 31. July 2024!

Please transfer the re-registration amount for the winter semester 2024/25 for the study location Idar-Oberstein (not for first enrollees) in the amount of € 192,40  (AStA € 16,00, semester ticket € 176,40) to the following bank account:

Recipient: LHK Mainz/Umwelt Campus Birkenfeld
Bank: Postbank Ludwigshafen
IBAN: DE 45 5451 0067 0009 6236 71
BIC: PBNKDEFF

Please indicate only your first and last name as well as your matriculation number and course of study in the reason for payment.

For each semester, students must re-register on their own responsibility within the re-registration period.

As soon as the semester fee has been received, the student is automatically re-registered. After successful re-registration, the study certificates are available for download in the personal StudIS portal under the heading Study Services - My Studies - Applications and Certificates.

In case of late re-registration, a late fee of € 25,00 will be charged.

If you have any questions, please contact your study service.

Tuition fees for the Master's programme in Further Education

The Master's programme in further education is subject to an tuition fee of 21 € per ECTS credit point. A semester with 30 ECTS thus costs 630 €; the complete Master's programme 2,520 €.

Second study fee

A second course of study is the acquisition of a second university degree that is thematically and formally independent of the first course of study, e.g. a further Bachelor's degree in another subject. The first Master's degree after a Bachelor's degree (or several) is not a second degree. A further Master's degree after a Master's degree, however, is. In these cases, a fee of € 700 per semester is charged in addition to the semester fee. Students on leave of absence for the duration of their leave of absence are exempt from the tuition fee.

Contribution for general consumables

All students enrolled on the Gemstone and Jewellery degree programmes are charged a fee of €90.00 per semester for general consumables in the workshops. The amount is determined annually in consultation with the student council. You will receive information about the payment modalities at the beginning of the respective semester.

The payment deadline is

  • in the summer semester: 15 May
  • in the winter semester: 15 November

If you are unable to pay due time, please contact the secretariat before the deadline (in the event of late payment without prior notice, an administrative fee of €10 per reminder will be charged).

Only students who are on an official "leave of absence" are exempt from this fee.

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