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Admission Requirements
Academic Merit
The admission requirements are regulated in the examination regulations §3 of this degree program. Students’ admission and enrollment will comply with the following requirements: a first-cycle degree qualification according to the European Qualifications Framework or an equivalent degree qualification in the field of Civil Engineering. This equivalence requires an examination of equivalence by the program’s Admission Board.
The qualifying degree has to be passed with an average grade higher or equal to B (or a final grading higher or equal to B) according to the ECTS grading system, i.e. the best 35% of students (corresponding to a grade of up to 2.8 (“gut”/“good”) in the German grading scale). Knowledge of the English language, native speaker, or at least level B2 is required.
Tuitions Fees
Transparent Costs
The tuition fees are susceptible to slight change before the application process opens:
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Applicants without EU/EEA citizenship: The total amount of the fees per student for the entire program is 13600€, i.e. 3400€ per semester.
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Applicants with EU/EEA citizenship or who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in EU/EEA: The total amount of the fees per student for the entire program is 7600€, i.e. 1900€ per semester.
In addition, the Selection and Examination Board will select 15 students per year based on merit who have their tuition fees waived. The reduced fees for these students are as follows:
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Applicants without EU/EEA citizenship: The total amount of the fees per student for the entire program is 7600€, i.e. 1900€ per semester.
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Applicants with EU/EEA citizenship or who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in EU/EEA: The total amount of the fees per student for the entire program is 4600€, i.e. 1150€ per semester.
This sum encompasses the contribution to students' services for the entire program, known as "Semesterbeitrag," at TU Dortmund University, along with the tuition fees required for enrollment at the University of Trento and Ecole Centrale de Nantes.
Current Status and Schedule
Mark Your Calendar
Enrollment in the degree program follows different patterns depending on your nationality and your educational certificates. All the needed information can be found at the two links below. The application deadlines for the winter semester of 2025 are as follows:
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Applicants without EU/EEA citizenship with a foreign university degree obtained in a country outside the EU/a country of the European Economic Area. The following application period applies to this group of persons: 01.01.2025 to 15.06.2025. link
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Applicants with EU/EEA citizenship or a university degree obtained in a country part of the EU/a country of the European Economic Area. The following application period applies to this group of persons: 01.01.2025 to 31.07.2025. link
We strongly advise the service provided by MyGermanUniversity to help with your application!
Visa
Come to Europe
Step 1: Get a student visa to come to Germany.
This visa has limited validity and its main purpose is to enter the country. This visa is issued by the embassy.
Step 2: Get a residence permit for 2 years in Germany
The residence permit can be requested once you are in Germany. We will schedule a meeting with the local authorities. For your stay in Italy and France, we rely on the European directive "REST" that allows you to move to the EU for your studies. We will give you details on the procedures once you are here.
Enrollment
Approval of Admission Received!
After you received a letter of access or admission, we strongly suggest to start with your enrollment procedure as soon as possible. For this, TU Dortmund University offers a detailed checklist of information and steps you have to take. link