Frequently Asked Questions
All students enrolled in the MPP, MIA, MDS, EMPA 1-Year track or exchange programme who will be under the age of 30 on their matriculation date (1 August) have to complete the digital reporting process.
As soon as possible! Depending on your personal circumstances, it may take some time to get all documents in order. Start early to avoid any complications that could ultimately prevent you from starting classes.
You need to contact a German public health insurance company and ask them to electronically confirm your insurance status to the Hertie School. More detailed instructions can be found in the Health Insurance Tutorial on Moodle.
Once the Hertie School receives your digital notification from a health insurance company, your student status will change to “Enrolled” and you will receive an automated email confirmation.
If the public insurance provider has sent a notification on your behalf but you did not receive an email confirmation from us, the notification could most likely not be received because of a difference in spelling of your name and/or address. Please ask the health insurance company to re-send the notification, using the exact same data as displayed in your MyStudies profile.
If you have an EHIC or GHIC, you can be exempted from taking out German health insurance. However, please note that you still have to complete the digital reporting process in this case.
Most non-EU health insurance plans do not qualify for exemption. You will likely have to take out German health insurance. There are a few exceptions but please note that only a German public health insurance company is authorized to make this assessment. Even if your insurance plan does qualify, you still have to complete the digital reporting process.
Yes. You must ask any German public health insurance company to evaluate your private insurance plan and exempt you from taking out public health insurance. They need to electronically confirm to the school that you have adequate private health insurance. More detailed instructions can be found in the Health Insurance Tutorial on Moodle. Please note that once you completed the exemption process you cannot switch to the public system until the end of your studies.
Your insurance should be valid starting 1 August, as this is the official beginning of the academic year and your date of matriculation.
You still have to complete the digital reporting process. You may start by taking out public student health insurance and then switch to the public voluntary insurance after the end of the first semester. If in doubt, please contact a German public health insurance company.