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2.8 German as a Foreign Language
Classes in German as a foreign language are available on 5 different levels free
of charge. The type and number of courses offered depends on the number of
students required and wanting to take them. Details are always posted on the
appropriate bulletin boards, which students are advised to check regularly.
Information is also available on the HFU website.
You can also take online German courses. The courses are free of charge (once
you are enrolled at HFU) and you can learn at you own speed. You can also
exchange opinions, problems or ideas, find partners for foreign language
learning or just spend your free-time together. Have a look
at: http://daf.hs-furtwangen.de/daf200/.
2.9 Tuition and Fees
There is no tuition fee for Bachelor’s programs and most Master’s programs.
Only the following Master‘s programs charge tuition fees:
Business Consulting MSc 1,500€ per semester
International Business Management/Executive MBA 4,500€ per semester
International Business Management MBA 4,000€ per semester
MBA Sales & Service Engineering 2,100€ per semester
MBA Medical Devices and Healthcare Management 4,125€ per semester
An administration fee of 40€ per semester is charged. Exchange students are
normally exempt of this fee on the basis of the cooperation agreement.
The contribution to the social services (Studentenwerksbeitrag) is 37€ and
has to be paid by all students.
2.10 Library
The library offers services to staff and students. Holdings include approximately
65,000 volumes of books and CDs (17,000 in Schwenningen), 250 current
journals (55 in Schwenningen), and nine daily newspapers. The opening hours
during the semester are:
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