In Germany, there are two kinds of health insurance, public insurance and private. Without insurance, it is not possible for you to matriculate at a university. Up to the age of 30 years or until your 14th term of study you normally have to be insured by a public insurance company. But you also have the possibility to exempt yourself from the public insurance company if you would like to be insured over private insurance. For getting this exemption you will have to go directly to the public insurance company before you are going to matriculate at the university. But please note, if you exempt yourself from the public insurance company you can´t be insured over them as long as you are a student. The product Mawista Students is a perfect choice for foreign students in Germany!