Health in­sur­ance cover for stu­dents

Before you enrol you will need to contact your health insurance (HI) provider to confirm your insurance status. You must ask your HI provider to send an electronic record of your insurance status (for university enrolment purposes) to Saarland University so that you can enrol.

Note: The electronic record is referred to in German as 'Datensatz für die Einschreibung an der Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken'. We currently recommend that you include the German text when contacting your HI provider.

This electronic record from the HI provider must state

  • whether you are insured or
  • whether you are exempted from insurance, exempted from compulsory insurance or not subject to compulsory insurance

To make sure that we receive the electronic record of your insurance status, please clearly state to your HI provider that you want to enrol at Saarland University.

The different types of insurance

Special cases

Some students are not subject to compulsory statutory insurance requirements. Information about these exceptional cases is provided below:

There are two statutory health insurance providers with branch offices on the Saarbrücken campus, but you will find many other insurance companies located throughout Saarland.

Insurance companies located on campus