On the following pages you will find a summary of the most important information about the application procedure and admissions process for your chosen course of study.
First subject | Pharmacy – Staatsexamen |
Nationality | Afghanistan |
Admission Permit | International University Entrance Qualification |
Start Semester | First Academic Semester |
University places in degree programmes with nationwide admission restrictions - in Heidelberg these are medicine, dentistry and pharmacy - are directly allocated by the university to prospective non-EU/EEA students with foreign university entrance qualifications.
The subject-specific selection statutes/admission regulations describe the procedure for applicants with German or EU/EEA citizenship as well as for international applicants with German university entrance qualifications from Germany or from a German school abroad (Bildungsinländer). According to the current allocation regulation of the Ministry of Science of the State of Baden-Württemberg, 5% of the total number of available study places in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy each are allocated to non-EU/EEA nationals with a foreign university entrance qualification. When allocating these study places, Heidelberg University follows Statutes on Preliminary Quota (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Molecular Biotechnology, Psychology)
As an international student applicant without EU or EEA citizenship with a foreign higher education entrance qualification, you apply online and upload the documents required for the application as PDF files.
The deadlines in the application procedure must be observed. The application deadline is a statutory deadline.
The application for a study place is made directly at Heidelberg University via the online application portal heiCO. The application deadline is a statutory deadline.
Winter Semester: Application at the University of Heidelberg: 01.06. - 15.07.
(no registration at hochschulstart needed)
In total, 5% of the university places are available in the degree programmes in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available university places, the University will implement its own internal selection procedure for the respective subject.
Once you have been admitted, you will be requested in your heiCO account to accept the study place within a deadline displayed there in order to be able to continue with online enrolment. If the place is not accepted by the deadline, the entitlement to the place expires. The enrolment will then first take place online.
University places in degree programmes with nationwide admission restrictions - in Heidelberg these are medicine, dentistry and pharmacy - are directly allocated by the university to prospective non-EU/EEA students with foreign university entrance qualifications. Following the timely submission of an application which fulfils all formal criteria, the application will be checked to ensure that the applicant meets all legal admission requirements for admission to study at the university.
In total, 5% of the university places are available in the degree programmes in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available university places, the University will implement its own internal selection procedure for the respective subject.
Applications for all degree programmes must be made via the online application platform heiCO.
The admission requirement for the undergraduate degree programmes (with the final goal of a Bachelor's degree or state examination) at Heidelberg University is, in principle, a university entrance qualification. When assessing foreign educational certificates, Heidelberg University follows the assessment suggestions of the Central Office for Foreign Education.
Further information on admission and study requirements for international prospective students can be found on our homepage Requirements for studies.
The language of instruction in all undergraduate programmes at Heidelberg University is German. In case of admission to a Bachelor or State examination programme, a German language certificate considered equivalent to the DSH-2 level must be submitted by the time of enrolment. For some programmes an even higher level must be demonstrated. Language requirements for international students