# Berufliche Hochschule Hamburg (BHH)

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## Facts

- **Tuition, non-EU:** €0 — verified 2026-06-02
- **IELTS minimum:** 6 — verified 2026-06-02
- **Financial proof for a student residence permit:** €11,904 per year (2026, DAAD / Study in Germany — proof of financing (blocked account, 992 EUR/month for 12 months): https://www.study-in-germany.com/en/plan-your-studies/requirements/proof-of-financing/)

## Profile

- **Country:** germany (DE)
- **City:** Hamburg
- **Region:** Hamburg
- **Type:** public
- **Fields:** engineering, business, social-sciences
- **Study routes:** direct-bachelor
- **Website:** https://bhh.de/
- **Address:** Steinhauerdamm 5, 20459 Hamburg, Germany
- **Data verified:** 2026-06-02

## About

Hamburg is Germany's port city — a maritime culture mixed with serious money and a different energy than Berlin. It's larger, older, more conservative in feel, but with excellent public transport and walkable neighbourhoods. Student life is less bohemian than Berlin but more comfortable; housing is manageable on a student budget.

## Strengths

- Zero tuition for international students makes BHH exceptional even by German public-university standards.
- An IELTS 6.0 entry threshold is accessible for most CIS applicants with solid school English.
- Engineering, business, and social-sciences cover the three highest-demand fields among CIS students going to Germany.
- Hamburg is Germany's second-largest city with a major port, Airbus plants, and a dense small and mid-sized companies (Mittelstand) economy offering strong internship access.
- An EU/Schengen degree unlocks an 18-month German job-seeker visa and full EU labour market mobility after graduation.
- Germany grants international students 120 full working days per year, letting you partially offset living costs in Hamburg.

## Watch out for

- You must open a German blocked account (Sperrkonto) with roughly €11,904 to prove funds before the visa is issued.
- Daily life, public offices, and many bachelor programmes at German universities run in German — a serious barrier without B2/C1 level.
- Non-EU school leavers whose certificates are not directly recognised may need to pass an entrance course (Studienkolleg) before enrolling.
- Hamburg has a chronic student-housing shortage; expect high private-market rents and long waiting lists for university dormitories.
- BHH's applied-university format emphasises practice over research depth, which can limit PhD pathway options inside Germany.

## Accommodation

- **University dormitory:** yes
- **Dormitory cost:** €310–600
- **Private housing:** €620–680
- **Rent figures describe:** the city of Hamburg
- **How to apply:** Students apply for STW residences via the online portal at stwhh.de, ideally starting three months before their desired move-in date; a deposit of €400–800 (scaled to rent level) is required. Dual-study trainees additionally coordinate through their training company and the BHH campus, which includes its own 180-place residence opening with the new campus (2025).
- **Notes:** BHH is a public, state-run institution, so students are generally eligible for Studierendenwerk Hamburg (STW) housing on the same terms as other Hamburg university students. Its new campus (opened 2025) additionally includes its own 180-place residence for dual-study trainees, built as two-room shared flats with bath and kitchen. As a dual-study/vocational-academic hybrid, some students may also get housing help through their training company.
- **Source:** https://www.hamburg.de/politik-und-verwaltung/behoerden/bsfb/veroeffentlichungen/pressemeldungen/2022-05-20-bsb-ein-campus-fuer-ausbildung-studium-und-wohnen-zugleich-970460

## National and EU scholarships for this destination

- [DAAD Scholarships](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/daad.md) — Monthly stipend + travel & insurance (varies by programme)
- [Erasmus+](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-plus.md) — Monthly mobility grant set by the home institution + possible top-ups
- [Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-mundus.md) — Full scholarship: tuition + travel, visa & a monthly living allowance (set per programme)
- [Deutschlandstipendium](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/deutschlandstipendium.md) — €300/month (€150 federal + €150 private donor), for at least 2 semesters — 2026

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