Free education

The German tradition of offering education virtually free of charge is of great benefit to students. Honoring this tradition, this master's program comes at nearly no cost. Thus, being accepted into our program is as good as winning a scholarship. We also do not impose an application fee.

Enrolled students are charged an administration fee of roughly 200 Euro per semester, most of which is accounted for by the “Semesterticket” that allows students to use public transportation in and around Bremen free of charge, including travels to the cities of Hamburg and Hanover. If you never use your “Semesterticket,” you can get a full refund for it.

The German federal state of Bremen has issued a law according to which students have to pay tuition fees of five hundred Euros per semester in addition to the amount mentioned above if a) they study for more than 2 semesters without residing and being registered in the state of Bremen, or b) they study for more than 14 semesters. The part of the law concerning the place of residence is currently under scrutiny by a court. To play it safe, international students should make sure to take their principal residence on the territory of the state of Bremen.

Costs of living

Decent meals at moderate prices are offered for students at all four universities. No car is needed: In Bremen even the Lord Mayor rides his bike to work.

The University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, which is one of the universities participating in the Master in Digital Media program, has an extensive website for international students addressing various aspects of living in Germany. There is also a section on the DAAD-Website describing the costs of living. Note that some of the information provided there may be specific to the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, and not applicable to the other three universities in our program.