Traveling Expenses

Travel for Interviews

Traveling to TU Berlin for an interview

TU Berlin is committed to hiring qualified staff in all areas of the University.

Travel to job interviews is generally not considered official travel. Section 1 of the German Travel Expenses Act (BRKG) defines official travel as travel commissioned by the employer for its own employees. In all other cases, compensation for travel to interviews is governed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior’s travel allowance regulations for interviews.

For reasons of cost, it is essentially not possible to compensate candidates for travel expenses incurred for interviews.

In exceptional cases where the interview is of particular interest to TU Berlin, it is possible to assume the costs for certain candidates using budget funds.

If individual faculties would like to subsidize a candidate's interview travel using central budget funds, the faculty must submit the request form "Interview Travel - Application for Cost Assumption from Central Budget Funds" (Vorstellungsreise - Antrag auf Kostenübernahme aus zentralen Haushaltsmitteln) - to the Travel Expense Office.

If funds are granted, the faculty can include this in its invitation to the candidate. Please pay close attention to the guidelines for reimbursement.

If the faculty has committed to reimbursing a candidate for expenses on the basis of the travel expense regulations, candidates from Germany and abroad (excluding those living in Berlin/Brandenburg) can be reimbursed for the following expenses:

  • Travel by train (Deutsche Bahn) - up to the amount of the lowest fare, excluding the fee for a seat reservation
  • Travel by car - 0.20 euros per kilometer traveled, maximum reimbursement is 100 euros
  • Travel by plane from another country - up to the amount of the lowest fare/class
  • Necessary overnight expenses - up to 50 euros per night, excluding board and other services

Interview candidates must submit the travel allowance request together with the travel expense report, the report appendix (Anlage zur Reisekostenabrechnung), and the creditor master data form (Kreditor Stammblatt) to the unit which issued the invitation or the Travel Expense Office. All receipts must be attached.

Candidates must request reimbursement within three months of the interview from either the relevant faculty/unit or the Travel Expense Office.

Please note that you must inform the candidate in the invitation whether travel expenses will be reimbursed and in what amount.

Contact & Location

Organization name Traveling Expenses
Office II RK 01
Building Hauptgebäude
Room H 7120
Address Straße des 17. Juni 135
10623 Berlin
Please note:Currently only available by email or phone
Organization name Traveling Expenses
Office II RK 02
Building Hauptgebäude
Room H 7121
Address Straße des 17. Juni 135
10623 Berlin
Please note:Currently only available by email or phone
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