1. PROGRAMS OFFERED
1.1 VORBEREITUNGSSEMESTER/ PREPARATORY SEMESTER
Our RWU offers an English-speaking preparatory semester.
TAKEoff@RWU: By successfully participating in our preparatory semester, prospective students who wish to apply for one of our bilingual Bachelor's Degree Programs, increase their own chances of success. In addition to academic and subject-specific skills, it also teaches language and cultural skills. In this way, participants are optimally prepared for living, studying and working in Germany.
1.2 STUDIENGÄNGE/ STUDY PROGRAMS
Our RWU offers German-speaking, bilingual (English/German) and English-speaking degree programs.
Overview of all degree programs. International degree programs:
Summer term:
- B.Eng. Mechatronics summer 2025 intake, taught in English
- B.Eng. Electrical Engineering & Information Technology summer 2025 intake, bilingual: taught in English in semesters 1-4 & German in semesters 5-7
- B.Eng. E-Mobility & Green Energy summer 2025 intake, (bilingual: taught in English in semesters 1-4 & German in semesters 5-7)
- B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering/ International Project Engineering summer 2025 intake, bilingual: taught in English in semesters 1-4 & German in semesters 5-7
Winter term:
- M.Eng. Electrical Engineering & Embedded Systems winter 2025/2026 intake, taught in English
- M.Sc. Mechatronics winter 2025/2026 intake, taught in English
2. APPLICATION
2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION
Depending on the degree program, applicants must first register at hochschulstart.de (German-speaking study programs) or can apply directly through our RWU Portal (English-speaking study programs).
For further information: Application Information.
2.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ENGLISCH LANGUAGE SKILLS
Applicants who are interested in an English-speaking Bachelor's or Master's degree program must provide proof of sufficient English language skills.
Recognised certificates:
- TOEFL iBT: a total score of min. 70
- IELTS: an overall band score of min. 6.0
- equivalent certificates of the English level B2 (e.g. PTE Academic, Cambridge English Certificate) or
- equivalent degree certificates (e.g. IB DIploma including English HL, A-Level Certificate including English AL) might also be recognized
Further information is provided in our RWU Satzung über Immatrikulation.
GERMAN LANGUAGE SKILLS
International applicants who are interested in a German-speaking Bachelor's or Master's degree program must provide proof of sufficient German language skills.
Recognised certificates:
- DSH Test: mindestens DSH 2
- TestDaF: Durchschnitt von mindestens TDN 4, keine Einzelnote unter 3
- Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz: zweite Stufe
- Telc Deutsch: C1
- Goethe-Zertifikat: C1
Further information is provided in our RWU Satzung über Immatrikulation.
RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN DEGREE CERTIFICATES
International applicants who are interested in a German-speaking Bachelor's or Master's degree program must also provide an official recognition of their foreign degree certificate.
Applicants from non-EU countries who are interested in a German-speaking Bachelor's or Master's degree program must contact the Studienkolleg Konstanz. The main task of this institution is to check foreign degree certificates and thus to decide whether or not they entitle students to study at a university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) in Baden-Württemberg.
If this is the case (Anerkennung), the Studienkolleg transforms the final grade into the German grading system (Umrechnung) and issues an official certificate that entitles the holder to admission to higher education (Zugangsberechtigung). This official certificate must be submitted together with the other application documents to the university at which the applicant wishes to study.
If the examination of the foreign degree certificate leads to the result that the applicant cannot yet be admitted to a study program, the applicant must take an examination (Aufnahmetest) for the Studienkolleg. If the result is positive, he or she is admitted to the Studienkolleg, where he or she can spend two semesters preparing for studies in Germany. At the end of the Studienkolleg there is another examination (Feststellungsprüfung), the result of which then decides on possible admission to higher education. The Studienkolleg is free of charge.
At our university, 8% of the study places in each degree program are reserved for students from non-EU countries.
Further questions about the application process? Feel free to contact Ms Ercan/Ms Müller from RWU Admissions Office, application@rwu.de