Mechanical Engineering

APPLICATION FOR SUMMER AND WINTER SEMESTER

Mechanical Engineering offers

• 30 study places in the winter semester
• 20 study places in the summer semester

• July 15: Application deadline for the winter semester
• January 15: Application deadline for the summer semester

These dates are cut-off dates, which means that your application documents must be received by this date in order to be considered for the allocation of study places.

Start of lectures

• Beginning of October for the winter semester
• mid-March for the summer semester

the exact date can be found in the menu item Dates.

TO THE ONLINE APPLICATION

WHO GETS A STUDY PLACE?

The applicants with the best overall grades are admitted. In the last admission procedures, all applicants received a study place.

A preliminary internship is not required.

Special feature of the Engineering Design major:
Students in the bachelor's degree program in mechanical engineering with a major in engineering design must choose this field of study at the beginning of their first semester. This field of study starts each summer semester. Design aptitude is assessed by submitting two samples of work. In addition to the online application, you must send the two work samples (e.g. drawing, sketches) by January 15 to the Faculty Secretariat Mechanical Engineering by January 15.

The other fields of study are selected in the 4th semester.

Selection procedure - how is the overall grade calculated?

At RWU, the following rules apply to this course of study admission and selection regulations for Bachelor's programs are applied and carried out on the basis of the application documents. The preparation of a proposal list or ranking list is explained below: from the application documents, the applicant's position on a ranking list is determined according to the following procedure: Calculation of a weighted overall grade according to the formula
[(average grade of university entrance qualification)+(grades German, mathematics*2 and continued modern foreign language)/4] / 2

If there are more applicants than places, 90% of the places are awarded by the selection procedure (best overall grade) and 10% of the places are awarded by waiting period.

Improvements of the overall grade

This overall grade may be improved if one or more of the following qualifications are demonstrated:

• Completed vocational training in metal construction, mechanical and automotive engineering, mechatronics, energy and electrical occupations, and other occupational groups as defined in the Admission and selection statutes: 0,3
• Professional activity in the training occupation of at least 1 year: 0.1. This bonus is limited to 0.3 for 3 years of professional experience.

Extracurricular achievements, pract. Activities and recognized previous experience: 0,2 (max. 0,2)

• Federal Volunteer Service
• Relevant internships of more than 6 weeks duration
• Trial studies at the RWU → Talentscanner of the RWU

MOVE-UP PROCEDURE

Prospective students often apply to several universities and study programs. As a result, study places regularly become available again because an applicant decides to take up another study place. These vacant places are then awarded to those who did not make it in the first place. Places are again awarded according to the ranking list, i.e. first to those with the best overall grade.

Further information about the application and the allocation of study places can be found in the Admissions Office.

SEMESTER FEE

Each semester , a semester fee is due for all students upon enrollment or re-registration. This fee is charged at a similar rate by all universities in Germany.

Composition and amount of the fee

FEES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND FOR SECOND DEGREE PROGRAMS

In Baden-Württemberg, there has been a tuition fee for international students (non-EU citizens) and a second-study fee since the winter semester 2017/2018. Thus, in some cases, a tuition fee must be paid in addition to the semester fee.

Prior to enrollment, applicants from non-EU countries or applicants for a second degree will receive a form to assess whether a tuition fee obligation actually exists.

The amounts and detailed information can be found under Finances