Find out here how, as an international prospective student, you can apply to our English- and German-taught Master’s programmes.
Application for an English-taught Master’s programme
TUBAF offers a range of courses of study taught in English. These are Master’s courses of study. You can find the entry requirements on the relevant course of study page. To ensure your application is successful, you will need to provide written evidence of all admission requirements, such as your Bachelor’s degree certificate and proof of your English language proficiency. You must upload this evidence to the university portal during the online application process.
- Mathematics for Data and Resource Sciences
- Mechanical and Process Engineering (MPE)
- Metallic Materials Technology (MMT)
- Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management
- Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management
- Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management
- Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management (SINReM)
- Technology and Application of Inorganic Engineering Materials (TAIEM)
Entry requirements for a Master’s degree programme taught in German
1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent higher education qualification
Most Master’s courses of study at TU Bergakademie Freiberg are so-called consecutive courses of study, which means they build on the corresponding Bachelor’s course of study at TU Bergakademie Freiberg. You can find details of the content of the Bachelor’s degree courses of study in the study and examination regulations and in the module manual for the respective course of study.
2. Knowledge of German
To obtain admission to German-language Master’s programmes, you must have a sufficient command of German. The following regulations apply:
- To be admitted to a degree programme taught in German, the certificate “German Language Examination for University Admission – DSH-2” or an equivalent language certificate (see below) is required. A DSH-1 grade in the DSH examination does not permit enrolment on a degree programme.
- At the time of application, applicants must provide evidence of German language proficiency at level B1 in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
- You can attend intensive German courses at levels B2 and C1 at the International University Centre of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg . At the end of the C1 intensive German course, you can sit the German Language Examination for University Admission on site and obtain the DSH-2 certificate.
- Alternatives to the DSH certificate: You do not need to sit the German Language Examination for University Admission if you hold one of the following language certificates or qualifications:
- German Language Diploma of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs – Level II (DSD II)
- Goethe Certificate C2: Advanced German Language Diploma (Goethe-Institut)
- Test German as a Foreign Language (Test DaF) at level 4 in all four sections
- telc C1 University with results of ‘very good’, ‘good’ or ‘satisfactory’
3. Note on English language proficiency in German-language courses of study
All Bachelor’s and Diplom courses of study, as well as numerous Master’s courses of study at TUBAF, are taught in German. Individual courses within German-language courses of study are taught in English. Furthermore, certain specialist literature is only available in English. For this reason, all students on German-language courses of study are advised to achieve a B2 level of English or higher.
Applying via the university portal
Applications for a Master’s programme are made via the TUBAF university portal:
First, you must register on the university portal and create an account. The system will then guide you through the application process. All application documents must be submitted in digital form (PDF files).
Application deadlines
You can find all application deadlines on the Applications webpage under the ‘International Applicants’ section:
Application documents in German/English & certified translations
All application documents must be submitted in German or English. If this is not possible, the application document must be submitted in its original language, together with a certified translation via the university portal.
Certification from the Academic Examination Centres (APS) in India, China and Vietnam
Applicants from India
Since 1 November 2022, prospective students with Indian school or university qualifications who wish to enrol on a preparatory course, a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme in Germany must submit an APS certificate when applying for their visa. Prospective students who receive a scholarship funded by the European Union and PhD students whose supervisor does not require an APS certificate for enrolment are exempt from this requirement.
Applications are made online: https://aps-india.de
Contact details for the APS office in New Delhi:
Gate No. 3, DLTA Complex, R.K. Khanna Stadium, 1 Africa Avenue, 110029 New Delhi, India
Applicants from China
Applicants from the People’s Republic of China must submit, along with their application documents, a certificate from the Academic Assessment Centre (APS) in Beijing confirming that their academic records have been verified. Applications for admission to study will not be processed without this certificate.
Contact:
Academic Assessment Centre of the Cultural Section of the German Embassy in Beijing
Landmark Tower 2 / Office 0311
8 Dongsanhuanbeilu, Chaoyang District
100004 Beijing
CHINA
Telephone: +86 10 65 90 71 38
Email address: kuaps [at] 163bj [dot] com (kuaps[at]163bj[dot]com)
Website: https://www.aps.org.cn/verfahren-und-services-deutschland/chinaverfahren
Applicants from Vietnam
In accordance with the resolution of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of 17 March2006, only those Vietnamese applicants who can present the certificate issued by the Academic Assessment Centre at the German Embassy in Hanoi as proof that they meet the requirements for admission to a first degree programme, as set out in the Conference of Ministers of Education’s assessment guidelines, will be admitted to study at a German higher education institution.
Further information: https://vietnam.diplo.de/vn-de/willkommen/aktuelles/aps/1236800
Contact:
German Embassy in Hanoi, APS
29 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh District
Hanoi
VIETNAM
Website: https://vietnam.diplo.de/vn-de
Hanoi
VIETNAM
Website: https://vietnam.diplo.de/vn-de
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