Application and Enrolment
Before applying please take note of the Hinweise zur Online-Bewerbung für deutsche Staatsbürger/innen und Bildungsinländer/innen (only in German) or the Information for international applicants (in English). In order to apply to TU Dresden, you have to choose between several different application portals. The appropriate portal depends on several criteria, such as your citizenship, the desired degree programme or the form of study. In order to find the correct application portal, simply respond to the questions in the following application switch. Please do also take note of the asterisked and other important information listed below.
Finding your application portal
What is your citizenship? * | I want to apply for… | Which university entrance qualification do you have? ** | Please use the following portal for your application |
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German citizenship |
an undergraduate degree programme (e.g. Bachelor’s, Diplom, State Examination) except for 1st semester Medicine/ Human Medicine/Dentistry |
German university entrance qualification (e.g.german Abitur) |
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Foreign university entrance qualification |
Attention! The following applicants do not apply via uni assist but via the application portal of TU Dresden:
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1st semester Medicine/Human Medicine/Dentistry |
German university entrance qualification (e.g.german Abitur) | ||
Foreign university entrance qualification |
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Access without Abitur for professionally qualified persons | Application for admission for professionally qualified persons | ||
Medicine/Human Medicine/Dentistry for a higher semester (as study credits have already been made) | German university entrance qualification (e.g.german Abitur) | TU Dresden application portal | |
Foreign university entrance qualification | uni assist application portal | ||
a graduate degree programme (e.g. Master’s, postgraduate course) |
German university degree |
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Foreign university degree |
Attention! Applicants for the following Master’s programmes and special applicants do not apply via uni assist but via the application portal of TU Dresden:
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studying abroad at TU Dresden (e.g. Erasmus) | German university entrance qualification (e.g.german Abitur) | Application for exchange studies | |
Foreign university entrance qualification | Application for exchange studies | ||
doctoral studies |
German university degree |
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Foreign university degree |
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Foreign citizenship |
an undergraduate degree programme (e.g. Bachelor’s, Diplom, State Examination) except for 1st semester Medicine/Human Medicine/Dentistry |
German university entrance qualification (e.g.german Abitur) |
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Foreign university entrance qualification |
Attention! The following applicants do not apply via uni assist but via the application portal of TU Dresden:
Please use: |
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1st semester Medicine/Human Medicine/Dentistry (EU/ EEA applicant) |
German university entrance qualification (e.g.german Abitur) | ||
Foreign university entrance qualification |
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1st semester Medicine/Human Medicine/Dentistry (non-EU/ EEA applicant) |
German university entrance qualification (e.g.german Abitur) | ||
Foreign university entrance qualification |
Attention! The following applicants do not apply via uni assist but via the application portal of TU Dresden:
Please use: |
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Medicine/Human Medicine/Dentistry for a higher semester (as study credits have already been made) | German university entrance qualification (e.g.german Abitur) | TU Dresden application portal | |
Foreign university entrance qualification | uni assist application portal | ||
a graduate degree programme (e.g. Master’s, postgraduate course) |
German university degree |
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Foreign university degree |
Attention! Applicants for the following Master’s programmes and special applicants do not apply via uni assist but via the application portal of TU Dresden:
Please use |
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studying abroad at TU Dresden (e.g. Erasmus) | German university entrance qualification (e.g.german Abitur) | Application for exchange studies | |
Foreign university entrance qualification | Application for exchange studies | ||
doctoral studies |
German university degree |
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Foreign university degree |
* If you have both a foreign AND the German citizenship, you always have to select the German citizenship!
** The university entrance qualification is the school leaving certificate in the case of applications for an undergraduate degree program; in the case of applications for an advanced master's degree program, it is the first university degree. In the case of the Abitur, please note the following:
- A German Abitur can also be acquired at a German school abroad.
- The Feststellungsprüfung at the Studienkolleg does NOT count as a German Abitur.
- A university entrance qualification (e.g. the International Baccalaureate IB) acquired at an international school in Germany counts as a foreign university entrance qualification.
Additional Information for International Applicants:
We have compiled a list of FAQ for all international applicants due to the changes the current Corona crisis brings with it.
If you already have applied in the previous year at TU Dresden and have obtained an admission, but were unable to start your degree, please inform about the process for re-applicants.
Additional information for teacher study courses regarding subjects with entrance restrictions (NC – numerus clausus): In the teacher study courses “Teaching in Middle Schools”, “Teaching in High Schools” and “Teaching in Vocational Schools” you are required to select two teaching subjects as part of your application. If at least one subject has entrance restrictions, the application deadlines for study courses with entrance restrictions (NC – numerus clausus) apply. If your chosen subject combination has two teaching subjects with entrance restrictions (NC – numerus clausus), you will only be admitted to TU Dresden, if you are granted admission to both these subjects (full admission). In order to optimise your chances for a full admission, it is sensible to apply for multiple subject combinations. Please note that each application for an additional subject combination must be submitted separately via the online portal.

International Office
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
Fritz Foerster Bau, 1st Floor Mommsenstraße 6
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
Technische Universität Dresden International Office
01062 Dresden

Branch of the Admissions office at the IHI Zittau
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Aufgrund von COVID-19 wird ab 17.3. keine Sprechzeit mehr durchgeführt. Anträge/Unterlagen bitte postalisch senden oder in den Außenbriefkasten werfen. Unumgängliche persönliche Vorsprachen bitte telefonisch vereinbaren.
Visiting address:
IHI Zittau Markt 23
02763 Zittau
Postal address:
Technische Universität Dresden IHI Markt 23
02763 Zittau
Office hours:
- Monday:
- 09:30 - 12:00
- Tuesday:
- 09:30 - 12:00
- Wednesday:
- 13:00 - 15:00
- Thursday:
- 13:00 - 15:00
Aufgrund von COVID-19 wird ab 17.3. keine Sprechzeit mehr durchgeführt. Anträge/Unterlagen bitte postalisch senden oder in den Briefkasten werfen.