Semesterticket and Social Fees

Semesterticket

Every student at Freie Universität Berlin is required to pay for the Semesterticket which is valid for entire semester (01.10.-31.03./01.04.-30.09.). The price for the Semesterticket is renegotiated every year with the public transport company and is currently about 225 EUR. Still, the price is far less expensive than six monthly tickets.

The Deutschlandsemesterticket is made available to you as a mobile ticket via the S-Bahn Berlin app. In the event of a ticket inspection, the digital Deutschlandsemesterticket must be presented together with a valid, official photo ID (e.g. identity card).

Please follow the detailed instructions for setting up the mobile phone ticket on the website of the semester ticket office.

Students leaving Freie Universität Berlin at least two months before the semester ends can be refunded for the months not used. They hand in their student ID cards / semester tickets, when they go to the Studierendenverwaltung for exmatriculation. The refund is then effected by the Semesterticket Office of the AStA.

 

Social Fees

Every student at Freie Universität Berlin is also required to pay social fees (Sozialgebühren) currently about 85 EUR. These are neither study nor registration fees. Rather, they go toward the Studierendenwerk, and to the AStA (Allgemeiner Studentenausschuss). The Studierendenwerk deals with food and lodging, it manages the residence halls (Wohnheime) as well as the canteens (Mensen) at the university. The AStA, as the student union, deals with all aspects of student life.