Top Public Universities in Germany (TU9)

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TU Dresden

TU Dresden: a university of public research, the largest institution for advanced education in Dresden city, and one of the largest 10 largest universities in Germany.

The name Technische Universität Dresden only started to be used in 1961, but this university is one of the heritages from back 200 to 1828 years. This proves it to be one of the ancient colleges in Germany in the field of technology as well as one of the country’s grey-haired universities.

TU Dresden is now known in Germany as the institution which takes care of the whole syllabus and it is also a member of TU9 an association of nine leading Institutes of Technology in Germany. The university is among eleven German institutions that have been awarded the title of “University of Excellence” after completing the Excellence Initiative in 2012.

All three stages of the German Universities Excellence Initiative were won by the TU Dresden (Graduate Schools, Future Concept, and Clusters of Excellence).

Technische Universität Dresden — TU Dresden (tu-dresden.de)

TU Dresden Ranking

Technical University Dresden Ranking:

Times rank: 157

TU Dresden English Taught Programs

M.Sc. Advanced Computational and Civil Engineering Structural Studies
M.Sc. Biochemistry
M.Sc. Nanoelectronics Systems
M.Sc. Advanced Computational and Civil Engineering Structural Studies
M.Sc. Computational Modeling and Simulation
M.Sc. Transportation Economics
M.Sc. Ecosystem Services
M.Sc. Molecular Bioengineering
LL.M. International Studies in Intellectual Property Law
M.Sc. Regenerative Biology and Medicine
M.Sc. Organismic and Molecular Biodiversity
M.Sc. Physics
M.Sc. Organic and Molecular Electronics
M.Sc. Cartography
M.Sc. Distributed Systems Engineering
M.Sc. Organic and Molecular Electronics
M.Sc. Biology in Society
M.Sc. Nano biophysics
M.Sc. Hydro Science and Engineering
M.Sc. Tropical Forestry

University Entry Requirements

TU Dresden has the following international entry requirements

For Master

TU Dresden requires a completed 4-year bachelor’s degree with a good CGPA minimum of 2.5 or above.

TU Dresden English Requirement

IELTS: TU Dresden requires a minimum of 6.5 bands overall and 6.0 in each module.

TU Dresden Intake and Deadline

TU Dresden has two intakes, but September is the major intake. The application deadline is 31 May via uni-assist for all other international students, Major Courses Offer In September Intake.

TU Dresden Tuition Fee

TU Dresden is a public university and it has no tuition fee. But, it has a community fee of 300 Euro/Semester.

TU Darmstadt

The formal name of the university is the Technical University of Darmstadt, which is also known as Darmstadt University of Technology famed as TU Darmstadt. This research university is situated in Germany and was established in 1877. In the year 1899 university was honored to award doctorates. TU Darmstadt was the first university in the world that, set up a chair for electrical engineering and launched the first-degree course of electrical engineering in the world. 2004 was the year that came with the declaration of it becoming the first autonomous university in Germany.

TU Darmstadt is from the TU9 Alliance, the network of Germany’s most prestigious Technische Universitäten (technical universities), as well as the Leading Industrial Managers for Europe system that facilitates student transfers among top engineering schools.

Home – TU Darmstadt (tu-darmstadt.de)

TU Darmstadt Ranking

Technical University Darmstadt Ranking:

Country Rank: 03

QS rank: 269

University English Taught Programs:

Aerospace Engineering
Applied Geosciences
Applied Linguistics
Architecture
Autonomous Systems
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biomolecular Engineering
BA /Industrial Engineering – specializing in Civil Engineering
Business Administration/Industrial Engineering – specializing in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computational Engineering
Computer Science
Cognitive Science
Business Information Systems
Construction Law and Construction Management
Data and Discourse Studies
Distributed Software Systems
Educational Sciences
Business Administration/Industrial Engineering – specializing in Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Energy Science and Engineering
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
Environmental Engineering
Governance and Public Policy
History
Information and Communication Engineering (ICE)
Information Systems Technology
Inner Interior Development
Internet and Web-based Systems
IT Security
Linguistic and Literary Computing
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Materials Science
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics
Mechatronics
Physics
Political Theory
Rail transport, Mobility, and Logistics
Sociology
Sports Management
Sustainable Urban Development
Technology and Philosophy
Traffic and Transport
Tropical Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering Visual Computing

University Entry Requirements

TU Darmstadt has the following international entry requirements

For Master

TU Darmstadt requires a completed 4 years Bachelor’s degree with 65%+ marks or above.

University English Requirement

IELTS: TU Darmstadt requires a minimum of 6.5 bands overall and a TOEFL test (paper 580, iBT 92)

University Intake and Deadline

TU Darmstadt has two intakes, but September is the major intake.

Application deadline: First round Apply before 31 January

The second round of recruitment is before 30 April.

University Tuition Fees

TU Darmstadt is a public university and it has no tuition fee. But, it has a community fee of 216 Euro/Semester.

TU Berlin

Berlin Institute of Technology also, widely known as TU Berlin was the first-ever German university to embrace the name of Technical for the university. The list is long for the university alumni and professors, including two National Medal of Science Laureates, several US National Academies members, and ten Nobel Prize winners.

The University is one of the members of TU9, a society for the largest universities in Germany and highest for the International Managers in Engineering. It also helps students in transfer between engineering schools. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology has designated two innovation centers at the TU Berlin. The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy has classified the university as “The Entrepreneurial University” (“Die Gründerhochschule”). TU Berlin is a member of TU9, an incorporated society of the largest and most notable German institutes of technology and of the Top International Managers in Engineering network, which allows for student exchanges between leading engineering schools.

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Technische Universität Berlin – We’ve Got the Brains for the Future

TU Berlin Ranking

Technical University Berlin Ranking:

Country Rank: 32

QS rank: 147

TU Berlin International Study Programs

Architecture Typology (M.Sc.)

Building Sustainability (M.BA.)
Civil Systems Engineering (M.Sc.)
Computational Neuroscience (M.Sc.)
Computer Science (Informatik) (M.Sc.)
Energy Management (M.BA.)
Environmental Planning (M.Sc.)
European and International Energy Law (M.BL.)
Geodesy and Geoinformation Science (M.Sc.)
Global Production Engineering (M.Sc.)
ICT Innovation (M.Sc.)
Information Systems Management (M.Sc.)
Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability (M.Sc.)
Polymer Science (M.Sc.)
Scientific Computing (M.Sc.)
Space Engineering (M.Sc.)
Sustainable Mobility Management (M.BA.)
Urban Design (M.Sc.)
Urban Management (M.Sc.)

TU Berlin Entry Requirements

TU Berlin has the following international entry requirements

For Master

TU Berlin requires a completed 4 years Bachelor’s degree with 65%+ marks or above.

TU Berlin English Requirement

IELTS: TU Berlin requires a minimum of 6.5 bands overall and a TOEFL (PBT 510/CBT 225/iBT 90)

TU Berlin Intake and Deadline

TU Berlin has two intakes, but September is the major intake.

For the winter semester: 30 April

For the summer semester: 31 October

TU Berlin Tuition Fee

TU Berlin is a public university and it has no tuition fee. But, it has a community fee of 307 Euro/Semester.

Business courses offer 5000 to 6000 Euro per Semester.

TU Stuttgart

The Stuttgart University of Stuttgart is a major research university in Germany. Established in 1829 and made up of ten faculties. It is one of Germany’s oldest technical universities, offering top-rated civil, mechanical, industrial, and electrical engineering departments, among others.

A member of TU9, an incorporated society of Germany’s largest and most prestigious technical institutes advanced automotive engineering, efficient industrial and automated manufacturing, process engineering, aeronautical engineering, and activity-based costing are just a few of the university’s specialties.

University English Taught Programs

Air Quality Control, Solid Waste, and Waste Water Process Engineering (WASTE)
Computational Linguistics
Computational Mechanics of Materials and Structures (COMMAS)
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
English and American Studies / English Linguistics
Geomatics Engineering (GEOENGINE)
Information Technology (INFOTECH)
Infrastructure Planning (MIP)
Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD)
Integrative Technologies and Architectural Design Research (ITECH)
International Construction: Practice and Law – Master: Online, study while working
Materials Science
Physics

University Entry Requirements

TU Stuttgart has the following international entry requirements

For Master

TU Stuttgart requires a completed 4 years Bachelor’s degree with 65%+ marks or above.

University English Requirement

IELTS: TU Stuttgart requires a minimum of 7.0

A TOEFL (CBT) score of 213 points, TOEFL iBT 95 or TOEFL PBT 550

Minimum German level: A2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

University Intake and Deadline

TU Stuttgart has two intakes, but September is the major intake.

15 July for the following winter semester.
15 January for the following summer semester.

University Tuition Fees

Non-EU citizens pay tuition of 1,500 EUR per semester in TU Stuttgart.

TU Munich

TUM (Technical University of Munich) is a public research university with campuses in Garching, Freising, Heilbronn, Straubing, and Singapore. It is divided into 11 schools and departments, and it is backed by various research centers. It focuses in engineering, technology, medicine, and the applied and natural sciences.

TUM is a German Institutions Excellence, the Initiative University of Excellence that is consistently listed among the top universities in the European Union, with 17 Nobel Laureates and 23 Leibniz Prize winners among its researchers and alumni.

The Entrepreneurial University – TUM

University English Taught Programs

Aerospace engineering
Agricultural Biosciences,
Agro-Systems Sciences,
Architecture,
Automotive Engineering,
Biochemistry,
Bioeconomy,
Bioinformatics,
Biology,
Biomass Technology,
BM Computing,
Biomedical engineering and biomedical physics,
Neuroscience (Biomedical)
Business Education
Cartography
Chemical Biotechnology,
Chemical Engineering,
Chemistry, Civil Engineering,
Communications Engineering,
Computational Mechanics,
Computational Science and Engineering (CSE),
Conservation and Landscape Planning,
Consumer Science,
Data Engineering and Analytics,
Development, Production, and Management in Mechanical Engineering,
ESPACE – Earth Oriented Space Science and Technology,
Ecological Engineering,
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology,
Energy and Process Engineering,
Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology,
Environmental Engineering,
Business & IT (MBA)
MBA in General Management,
Innovation and Business Creation (MBA)
Finance and Information Management (FIM),
Food Chemistry,
Food Technology and Biotechnology,
Forestry and Wood Science,
Geothermic / Geoenergy
Health Science – Prevention and Health Promotion,
Industrial Biotechnology,
Industrial Chemistry
Integrated circuits design
Power Engineering
Quantum Science & technology

University Admission Requirements

TU Munich has the following international entry requirements

For Master

TU Munich requires a completed 4 years Bachelor’s degree with a 70% or 3.0 CGPA.

TU Munich English Requirement

IELTS: TU Munich requires a minimum of 6.5

TOEFL iBT min. 88 points

TU Munich Intake and Deadline

TU Munich has two intakes, but September is the major intake.

Application deadline: 30 June 2021

31 July 2021

31 August 2021 for Winter

For Summer 30 November 2021

31 January 2022

28 February 2022

TU Munich Tuition Fee

For Business: The tuition of 9,750 EUR per semester in TU Munich.

TU RWTH Aachen

Aachen, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is Germany’s largest technical university, with over 47,000 students enrolled in 144 academic programs. RWTH Aachen is a founding member of the IDEA League, a strategic alliance of five leading universities of technology in Europe, as well as its German counterpart TU9. It is also a member of DFG and the Top Industrial Managers for Europe network.

In 2019, RWTH Aachen successfully completed the third federal and state excellence strategy. For the following seven years, the institution will be sponsored as a university of excellence. In 2007 and 2012, RWTH Aachen was already a component of the federal and state excellence project.

Since 2007, RWTH Aachen is financed as one of eleven (formerly nine) German Universities of Excellence for its future strategy by the DFG and the German Council of Science and Humanities. The Integrated Interdisciplinary University of Science and Technology’s topic is Meeting Global Challenges and the RWTH 2020 Follow-Up Concept Knowledge, Impact, Networks, and it will receive money for linked graduate schools and clusters of excellence. The university consistently accounts for the largest amount of third-party money among all German universities, ranking first per faculty member and second overall, according to the most recent poll from 2018.

RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY – Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule – English (rwth-aachen.de)

RWTH-University English Language Programs

Automotive Engineering M.Sc.
Biomedical Engineering M.Sc.
Cognitive, Digital, and Empirical English Studies M.A.
Computational Social Systems M.Sc.
Computer Aided Conception and Production in Mechanical Engineering M.Sc.
Construction and Robotics M.Sc.
Management and Engineering in Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering M.Sc.
Data Analytics and Decision Science (DDS) M.Sc.
Data Science M.Sc.
Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Computer Engineering M.Sc.
Engineering Geohazards M.Sc.
Full-Time MBA Digitalization & Industrial Change
Laboratory Animal Science M.Sc.
Structural Engineering and Risk Management of Industrial Facilities M.Sc.
Media Informatics M.Sc.
Metallurgical Engineering M.Sc.
Management and Engineering in Technology, Innovation, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship M.Sc.
Networked Production Engineering M.Sc.
Periodontology, M.Sc.
Physics M.Sc.
Management and Engineering in Electrical Power Systems M.Sc.
Production Systems Engineering M.Sc.
Robotic Systems Engineering M.Sc.
Management and Engineering in Production Systems M.Sc.
Simulation Sciences M.Sc.
Software Systems Engineering M.Sc.
Sustainable Management – Water and Energy M.Sc. Transforming City Regions M.Sc.

TU RWTH Aachen Entry Requirements

TU RWTH Aachen has the following international entry requirements

For Master

TU RWTH Aachen requires a completed 4 years Bachelor’s degree with 70% or 3.0 CGPA.

TU RWTH Aachen English Requirement

IELTS: TU Munich requires a minimum of 6.5

TOEFL iBT min. 90 points.

TU RWTH Aachen Intake and Deadline

TU Munich has two intakes, but September is the major intake.

Application Deadline: 1st of March for the winter semester and of September for the summer semester

TU RWTH Aachen Tuition Fee

TU RWTH Aachen is a public university and it has no tuition fee. But, it has a community fee of 300 Euro/Semester.

TU Leibniz Hannover

The Leibniz University Hannover is a public research university in Hanover, Germany. Its full name is Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover. It is one of Germany’s largest and oldest science and technology universities, having been founded on May 2, 1831. Enrolled 25,688 students in the 2014/15 academic year, 2,121 of them were from other countries. This has nine faculties that provide 190 full and part-time degree programs in 38 subjects of study through its nine faculties. In 2006, it was named on Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, a mathematician, and philosopher who lived in the 18th century. The official English name of Leibniz University Hannover was approved in 2018.

Leibniz University Hannover is a member of TU9, a group of Germany’s top nine technology universities. It’s also a member of the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research (CESAER), a non-profit organization that brings together Europe’s top engineering schools. The German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), the world’s biggest science and technology library, is sponsored by the university.

Leibniz University Hannover – Leibniz Universität Hannover (uni-hannover.de)

Leibniz-University English Skill Programs

Aerospace engineering
Agricultural Biosciences
Architecture
Automotive Engineering
Biochemistry
Bioeconomy
BM neuroscience
Business Education
Bioinformatics
Biology
Biomass Technology
Biomedical Computing
Cartography
Chemical Biotechnology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Biomedical engineering and biomedical physics

University Admission Requirements

TU Leibniz has the following international entry requirements

For Master

TU Leibniz requires a completed 4 years Bachelor’s degree with a 70% or 3.0 CGPA.

TU Leibniz English Requirement

IELTS: TU Leibniz requires a minimum of 6.0

TOEFL iBT min. 87 points.

TU Leibniz Intake and Deadline

TU Leibniz has two intakes, but September is the major intake.

Application Deadline: 1 May for the winter semester
30 November for the summer semester.

TU Leibniz Tuition Fee

TU Leibniz is a public university and it has no tuition fee. But, it has a community fee of 433 Euro/Semester.

TU Braunschweig

The Technische Universität Braunschweig (unofficially the University of Braunschweig – Institute of Technology), often known as TU Braunschweig, is Germany’s oldest TechnischeUniversität [de] (equivalent to an American institute of technology). It was founded in 1745 as Collegium Carolinum and is a member of TU9, an incorporated organization of the most well-known and largest German technical colleges. It is consistently ranked among Germany’s best engineering schools. TU Braunschweig’s research profile is highly interdisciplinary, with an emphasis on aeronautics, and vehicle engineering, including autonomous driving and electric mobility, manufacturing, biological sciences, and metrology.

External research partners include the German Aerospace Center, the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, numerous Fraunhofer Institutes, and Germany’s national metrology institute (PTB), among others. The institution has its own research airport, making it one of the world’s few such research institutes.

Technische Universität Braunschweig (tu-braunschweig.de)

TU Braunschweig English Taught Programs

Biochemical and Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Sustainable Energy Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
Metrology and Analytics
Pharmaceutical Engineering

University Entry Requirement

For Master

Entry Requirements: 1^st division as per Germany grades which is 70%+

University English Requirement

IELTS: TU Braunschweig requires a minimum of 6.5

TOEFL iBT min. 90 points.

TU Braunschweig Intake and Deadline

TU Braunschweig has two intakes, but September is the major intake.

Application Deadline: 15 April for Winter Intake.

University Braunschweig Tuitions Fee

TU Braunschweig is a public university and it has no tuition fee. But, it has a community fee of 341 Euro/Semester.

TU KIT-KARLSRUHE

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a public research university in Germany that is one of the country’s largest educational institutions as well as the largest research institution in terms of financing. KIT is among the top public universities in Germany and It was formed in 2009 when the Institution of Karlsruhe (Universität Karlsruhe), a public research university founded in 1825 and commonly known as the “Fridericiana,” united with the Karlsruhe Research Facility (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe), a national nuclear research center founded in 1956. (Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, or KfK).

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is a member of the TU9, an association of the largest German universities of technology. It was one of the three universities that were given the status of excellence in 2006. In 2019, KIT was named one of eleven “Excellence Universities” in Germany’s “German Excellence Strategy.” KIT is one of Germany’s and Europe’s major technical institutions, having created the first German faculty of computer science in 1972. The German institution with the strongest research in engineering and natural sciences, according to various bibliometric rankings.

KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology