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Distributed Systems Engineering

The International Master's Program in Distributed Systems Engineering is a 2-year program offered by the Faculty of Computer Science at the Technische Universität Dresden. It will prepare students for a future career in the very broad field of distributed systems and their applications. This field is characterized by continuously emerging technological advancements and a highly active research community. Students need to be aware of both the fundamentals of distributed systems and their practical application in realistic scenarios. Therefore, the programs structure ensures that students first acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge and expertise before they will get the opportunity to apply their skills in practice in the context of an internship, various practical courses and, if desired, even in their Master's thesis.

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Important Announcements

Apply for DSE 2020!

On April 1, 2020, the application phase for DSE 2020 starts! We have a dedicated online portal to help you with the aptitude assessment regulations. Don't worry: you do not have to do a test. You only need to provide some information in our DSE Application Portal!

Lectures & Exams during COVID-19

Dear DSE students, due to #COVID19 lectures (in classroom) and exams are postponed. Online lectures will somehow start around April 06. SCIS & Academic Advisory Services are only available by mail. University is closed from March 21 onwards. Check the link below!

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19

Dear students, we assume you heard the news. Semester start is postponed to beginning of May. However, lectures and seminars start as online courses regularly on April 6. Please consult the chairs' web pages and keep yourself updated otherwise using the link below.

DSE Mailing List 2019

DSE Academic Advisory Services

Questions about DSE? Now you can approach us via one general e-mail address: dse-info@mailbox.tu-dresden.de!

International Master's Program in Distributed Systems Engineering

The International Master's Program in Distributed Systems Engineering is a new 2-year program offered by the Faculty of Computer Science at the Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden University of Technology). It will prepare students for a future career in the very broad field of distributed systems and their applications. This field is characterized by continuously emerging technological advancements and a highly active research community. Students need to be aware of both the fundamentals of distributed systems and their practical application in realistic scenarios. Therefore, the programs structure ensures that students first acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge and expertise before they will get the opportunity to apply their skills in practice in the context of an internship, various practical courses and, if desired, even in their Master's thesis.

The courses of the program are taught in English and all students are highly encouraged to spend at least one semester abroad, either at one of our partner universities or at another research or industrial institution of their choice.

The program starts every fall and the next possible starting date will be October 2020. For more information, browse this site, read our flyer or feel free to contact us.

We also prepared a couple of (unofficial) documents-guides for the DSE students:

Guide to Electives and Internships explains the structure of the DSE program and suggests which courses to take depending on your dispositions.
Distributed Systems Engineering 2019 contains the basic information (lectures' timetable, accomodation, Emeal cards for the canteen) for new DSE-2018 students.