Pursuant to § 5 para. 1 no. 9 SGB V, students (except doctoral students) who are enrolled at state or state-recognized universities are subject to compulsory health insurance. Compulsory health insurance applies until the age of 30. After that, students are only required to have insurance if, due to the type of education or personal/family reasons, in particular the fulfilment of admission requirements through adult education, exceeding the age limit or a longer period of study is justified. Therefore, the Saxon Higher Education Act stipulates in § 19 para. 2 no. 3 that enrollment must be refused if students cannot prove that they have health insurance or are exempt from statutory health insurance. Further provisions are set out in: Social Security Code, Book V - Statutory Health Insurance (SGB V).

If you have statutory health insurance or are covered by a family member's statutory health insurance, you must immediately inform your statutory health insurance provider* that you will be studying at TU Dresden so that you can enroll. Your health insurance provider will then electronically forward your insurance details to TU Dresden so that we can enroll you as soon as we receive this notification, provided that all other enrollment requirements have been met. Please note that you will not receive a student ID card (Campuscard) and your enrollment cannot be completed if we do not receive notification of your insurance status from your statutory health insurance provider.

If you have private health insurance or are covered by a family member's private health insurance, you must request exemption from compulsory insurance from a statutory health insurance provider. The exemption is usually granted by the statutory health insurance provider with which you were last insured or, if you have never been insured in this way, by any statutory health insurance provider (e.g. AOK). In this case, you must also inform the statutory health insurance provider that granted the exemption about your future university so that they can notify TU Dresden of your exemption. Please note that you will not receive a student ID card (Campuscard) and your enrollment cannot be completed if we do not receive notification of your insurance status from your statutory health insurance provider.

*If your health insurance provider has any questions about the university sender number and company number of TU Dresden, please provide the following information:
University sender number (Hochschulabsendernummer - HASN): H0002752
Company number (Betriebsnummer): 05083454

If you or the family member through whom you are insured change the health insurance provider, you must inform the new health insurance provider about your studies at TU Dresden.

As a student on leave, you remain covered by statutory health insurance in Germany, even if you take out additional health insurance for your stay abroad. If you are staying abroad solely for the purpose of studying, it is generally assumed that your home base remains in Germany. As a rule, your statutory health insurance in Germany will continue. We recommend that you contact your statutory health insurance provider in Germany in good time before studying abroad to obtain individual advice and check the type of insurance you require (family insurance, voluntary insurance, etc.).

The university is obliged to notify your health insurance provider of your de-registration. Your health insurance provider will be happy to advise you on further health insurance coverage.

If you fail to pay for your health insurance, the health insurance provider will inform the university. In this case, the university is obliged to initiate your de-registration.

You will find additional information on health insurance in our FAQ international students.

There are no special regulations for members of the German Armed Forces. Students are still required to register with a statutory health insurance provider and notify the university.