Students in Germany, no matter where they're from, are all insured with public health insurance companies. First find out whether your insurance at home will also cover doctor's and hospital fees during your stay in Germany. If not, or if insurance coverage is not sufficient, you will have to take out an additional insurance.
If you’re privately insured, you cover your medical expenses yourself. Then your insurance company will reimburse you. But the hospitals aren’t cheap. Under German law, there is an additional charge, aside from treatment, of € 10 per day for In-patients. However, this is limited to 28 days a year. If the decision is up to you whether or not to go into the hospital, you should first talk with your insurance company. Due to the expense and other formalities, it might be easier to visit a hospital in your home country.
In case of emergencies, dialing 110 or 112 on your phone will put you in touch with an emergency physician. You can dial these numbers free of charge from any telephone booth.
You need a health insurance to enrol at the University. You'll find the following offices located directly at the campus, however there are also several more available in the web and throughout Germany.
The TK bureau at the campus agreed to offer a special service especially for Automation and Robotics. The local office will provide special consultations and brochures in English.
TK Dortmund-Campus
Vogelpothsweg 85
44227 Dortmund
For more information, feel free to contact
The local bureau of AOK at the campus:
AOK Studenten-Service Dortmund
Vogelpothsweg 78 44227 Dortmund
(Very close to the University Train Station)
They also have a webportal especially for students in this area of the Germany, where you can find information about their services in English and in seven other languages.
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