Semester contribution

The semester fee at Chemnitz University of Technology is made up of several parts. The Studentenwerk Chemnitz-Zwickau collects a portion, which is used to subsidise the canteen and to promote sport and culture. The student body also needs a small portion for the maintenance of the infrastructure, staff, various events and funding. The largest part of the semester fee is an instalment for the Student Annual Ticket. And the Culture Ticket for free visits to various museums, galleries and theatres in Chemnitz also wants to be financed by a small contribution.

The two tickets and the share for the students are the responsibility of the StuRa. However, not only the work of the StuRa, but also the work of the student councils is financed from the share for the student bodys. The student annual ticket accounts for the largest share, which is why the re-registration for the new semester is certainly a financial hurdle for many students. However, if you calculate this share down to a monthly fee, the student annual ticket with its Saxony-wide validity is cheaper than the regular monthly ticket for the Chemnitz city area only. And no one really needs to discuss the fact that the cultural ticket is more than paid for after just one visit to a single partner institution, considering the regular admission prices.

From time to time, we receive enquiries from former students about how the fee was made up in the individual semesters, because this suddenly became relevant for their tax returns. For this reason, we have made an effort in our archives and created this overview:

Development of the semester contribution