Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
شاريتيه – الطب الجامعي في برلين
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Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the joint medical school of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Dating back to 1710, it is one of Europe's largest university hospitals, with four Berlin campuses and about 9,000 students, and more than half of Germany's Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine worked there. It offers medicine, dentistry, nursing and health sciences, plus several English-taught master's programmes such as International Health (MScIH), Epidemiology, Medical Neurosciences and Molecular Medicine.
Information last verified: November 4, 2026Official source
Tuition for international students
Medicine, dentistry, bachelor's and regular consecutive master's programmes charge no tuition; a semester fee (about €360) applies. Some professional master's programmes charge fees, e.g. the MSc International Health at €12,900 in total (4 instalments of €3,225).
Admission for international students
Admission for international students
Non-EU applicants compete for a limited quota in medicine and dentistry, need German at C1 level, and the winter-semester deadline is 15 July. Master's programmes have their own deadlines: Medical Neurosciences closes on 15 January (portal opens late November), and International Health applications go through internationalhealth.charite.de.
Official admission announcementLife and living
Berlin · Germany
Life and living
Berlin · Germany
Living in Berlin
Germany’s capital and largest city, home to Humboldt, Freie Universität and TU Berlin; most public universities charge no tuition.
Student housing
Students in Berlin pay about EUR 650 a month on average for housing (Moses Mendelssohn Institute, 2025), among the highest in Germany.
Transport for students
The Deutschland semester ticket costs EUR 37.80 a month from winter 2026/27, paid with the semester fee, and covers local transport across Germany (regular ticket EUR 63).
Top landmarks
Brandenburg Gate
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Reichstag Building
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Museum Island
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Berlin Wall – East Side Gallery
Last verified: October 2026
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Studying and living in Germany
Costs and living
Tuition: • No tuition at public universities in 14 states for bachelor’s, consecutive master’s and doctorates; students only pay the semester contribution (about €100–350 per semester, often including a transport ticket). • Baden-Württemberg (e.g. Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Freiburg, KIT): €1,500 per semester for non-EU students. • Technical University of Munich (TUM): €2,000–3,000 per semester for bachelor’s and €4,000–6,000 for master’s (rising from winter 2027/28). • Doctorates are tuition-free in every state. Living: proof of €992 a month (€11,904 a year) is required, usually through a blocked account (Sperrkonto). Students typically spend about €850–1,100 a month depending on the city (Munich and Hamburg are more expensive). Statutory student health insurance costs about €120–140 a month.
Working while studying
International students may work 140 full days or 280 half days a year without approval from the Federal Employment Agency, and up to 20 hours a week during the lecture period. Student assistant jobs at the university do not count towards this limit. After graduation: a residence permit of up to 18 months to look for a job matching your qualification, then a switch to a skilled-worker permit or the EU Blue Card.
Last verified: October 2026· Source
Guide to studying in GermanyFaculties and programmes
5 faculties · 8 programmes
Faculties and programmes
5 faculties · 8 programmes
Programmes taught at each faculty, with study levels and teaching language where the university publishes them. Admission and funding differ per programme.
Medicine
BachelorPhDDEGerman- General Medicine
Dentistry
BachelorDEGerman- Dentistry
Nursing and Health Sciences
BachelorMasterDEGerman- Curriculum & Instruction· Master
- Nursing· Bachelor
- Public Health· Bachelor
Public Health, International Health and Epidemiology
MasterDEGermanENEnglish- Public Health
- Statistics
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Medical Neurosciences and Molecular Medicine
MasterPhDENEnglish- Biology
Scholarships to study at this university
Scholarships from other funders that include this university among their partner universities.
DAAD EPOS Scholarship – MSc International Health (Charité Berlin)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Key questions and answers regarding eligibility, documents, and application steps.
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is listed as: Self-Funded. The exact benefits are not verified yet, so check the official website (https://www.charite.de/en/) before applying.
Eligible levels: Bachelor, Master, PhD.
Apply directly on the official website: https://www.charite.de/en/. ForsaEdu does not receive applications or charge any fee.
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