Navigating the SIM-portal

After you have entered the SIM application portal, you will see different tile fields. These will be referred to as "action tiles" in the following.

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What do I use which action tile for?

Studienplatzbewerbung

  • Admission-restricted Bachelor programs (1. semester or higher semesters)
  • All teaching programs (1. or higher semesters)
  • Master´s degree programs, provided that the application for admission has to be requested via the SIM portal (1. or higher semesters)
  • Non-EU-applicants for the state examination programs of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy
  • Appliactions for higher semesters of the state examination programs (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy)
  • Local clearing scheme

Zulassung hochschulstart liegt vor

  • Enrolment after an admission for the 1st semester in the state examination programs Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy, admissions issued by hochschulstart

Enrolment (incl. exchange students)

  • Bachelor Program´s without admission restriction
  • German Law (Bar examination)
  • Enrolment with an admission letter to the 1st or higher semester of a Master's program, provided that the application was not submitted via the SIM application portal.
  • Exchange students with an admission by the International Office (also Freemover)
  • Certificates (e.g.: Europaicum, Gender Studies etc.)

Continuing education

  • Programs of continuing education with enrolment
  • Programs of continuing education with registration

German Course / VSi MINT

  • Application for the study-preparatory German course
  • Application for the International foundation programme (VSi MINT)

If you cannot find the  answer to your questions on these help pages or in the FAQ, you can get in touch with us via the

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If you have any further questions, please read our

Frequently asked questions about the SIM portal